The Story Passed Down From Felt

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The Story Passed Down From Felt

By admin / Date Feb 24,2022

The earliest record of wool felt is 6500 BC, which is more than 8,000 years old. Its production method has been circulated in ancient Rome, and it is a well-known manual technique in Europe. Nowadays, ingenious craftsmen have developed wool felting skills to the extreme.

Every wool felt has a legend

There are many legends about the origin of wool felt, the most interesting of which is about Clement, the patron saint of western shoes and hats.

Once, Saint Clemente ran desperately in the woods in order to avoid the enemy’s pursuit. His feet began to feel hot and painful, but he still tried to get rid of the enemies who were chasing him. At this time, he found some in the woods. The wool stopped and started collecting, wrapped the collected wool around the feet, and then put the feet back into the shoes, which relieved the pain. When he finally reached safety, he took his aching feet out of his shoes and found that the wool that surrounded his feet had become a pair of felt shoes. Since then, wool felt has been widely used as an item to drive away demons and bring good luck.

Of course, there are different opinions about the origin of wool felt. For example, the Sumerian mythology, or the well-known story of Noah's Ark, also mentions the origin of wool felt; in the literature of the Three Kingdoms period, the poem "Rain beats a wool felt" has also appeared. Until now, nomads in Central Asia such as Mongolia, Xinjiang, and Kyrgyzstan have relied on sheep weaving, yurts, rugs, and clothing for food, clothing, shelter, and transportation. These products are indispensable in the lives of nomads. necessity.

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