Best gift ever for your loved ones… Sleeping under an Icelandic eiderdown duvet is just like sleeping under a warm cloud.
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Eiderdown is the rarest and lightest insulation material of natural origin in the world. Sleeping with an eiderdown duvet is a warm, light and cozy experience. Eider down holds a significant volume of air, thus making it very light with great insulation.
Eiderdown has small, unique, hook-like threads that lock it together, providing the insulation’s air pockets.
Every spring the eider birds gather in small islands in the mouth of the River Sela in Vopnafjordur for nesting. There are the bird protected with some shelters and we give them privacy to lay their eggs.
All our eiderdown is carefully cleaned and inspector assesses quality of the eiderdown. There for all our eiderdown products are first qualities.
Authorized quality inspectors ensure that buyers of Icelandic eiderdown always receive a high quality product. An inspector assesses the down’s cleanliness, smell, color and cohesion and then confirms its weight. According to law, only eiderdown that has passed this strict quality control may be sold in Iceland or worldwide.
Sleeping with an eiderdown quilt is a warm, light, cozy experience. Down holds a significant volume of air, thus making it very light with great insulation.
Eiderdown has small, unique, hook-like threads that lock it together, providing the insulation’s air pockets.
Icelandic eider farmers take great pride in the manufacture of their eiderdown goods. Custom-made quilts are available. The size and amount of filling can be adjusted to suit everyone from infants to adults. Also made from Icelandic eiderdown are baby carriage warmers, designer clothing, and souvenir samples of Iceland.
Approximately 3,000 kg of Icelandic eiderdown is produced every year.
The supply is dependent on weather conditions each year. It takes 60-80 nests to produce one kilogram of down.
The Icelandic eider duck is a local species that lives along the country’s coast.
Eider farming and down collection is based on centuries-old traditions. Farmers provide wild eiders protection from predators, patrolling colonies day-and-night during nesting season.
A unique relationship has developed between farmers and eiders. They trust each other.
In spring the farmers prepare for the arrival of the eider. They clean the nesting area. To encourage the bird’s return, farmers often use radios and colorful items.
At nesting time the female eider sheds the down from her breast. This exposes her body warmth to the eggs while nesting. When it’s safe for the eiders, farmers carefully collect the down.
When an adult eider is two to three years old it begins nesting. It usually returns to the area where it hatched to start a nest of its own