Comfortable and fashionable vests of wool

Change styles, materials, only always remain warm and comfortable vests of wool. Shops offer many models. You can choose a sleeveless jacket with fur outside, inside and felted. Most of them have a lining and large pockets. Of all the variety stands out a group of vests, knitted from woolen threads.

History of vests

If you look at clothes, the prototype of the waistcoat was the first knight's armor. They were made of metal and covered their back and chest, they were put on top of soft warm shirts. Hands moved freely, without hampering movements. This is the value of a sleeveless jacket and is now appreciated. It only protects it from cold and drafts.

In Europe, the first to wear men's jackets under frock-coats and dress coats. Then women began to wear comfortable and practical clothes. Gradually, the sleeveless vest from simple comfortable clothes turned into an indispensable subject of wardrobe not only adults, but also children. Natural waistcoats made of wool protect from cold and heat, treat, allow the body to breathe freely. They are constantly changing with fashion.

Sheepskin vests

Clothing that warms and protects from rain is made from whole processed skins. Vests of sheep's wool are sewn with fur inside and are covered with a cloth for beauty. The long pile does not cause allergies and creates an air layer, maintains the optimal body temperature. Lanolin, animal wax, by its nature is an antiseptic and superbly restores health. Ovchin is applied to the body, to the diseased joints.

For sleeveless jackets made by fur outside, it is cut on the machine exactly, create volumetric drawings. For the dear take a karakul - curly skin of a young lamb. The surface of the waistcoat turns textured and beautiful. Sheep wool is well colored, creating strong tones and even different patterns.

The cropped pile has a scaly surface and compacts well, forming a nonwoven web - felt. Thin and soft, he goes on making clothes, costume jewelry, hats. From dense material, boots, various cuffs and gaskets for mechanisms, upholstery of furniture and much more are made. The needlewomen create original decorative products, carpets. Nomadic tribes and shepherds make from it yurts, horse blankets, animal litter.

Finely ground Merino

Merino sheep were bred at the beginning of the last century. A long and soft coat made it possible to create thin fluffy threads and felt. Fashion designers liked the look of a gentle material and on the podium appeared vests of merino wool in the best collections of all seasons. From painted in different colors of fur create whole pictures, spreading pile by hand.

Waistcoats made of camel wool

The camel's fur is distinguished by a hollow hair creating an air layer. He keeps heat better than others and protects the body from the scorching sun. Shaved hair can not be dyed and used only in its natural form. This limits the variety of products.

In camel wool, the greatest content of lanolin. The curative properties of this fur were used by the Persian scientist and doctor Avicenna in the Middle Ages. The court physician of the Samanid emirs applied the fluff of the "desert ships" to the sick places of patients. Nowadays, healers use animal skins to treat bronchitis, asthma, gout, psoriasis and other diseases. They use the feature of lanolin soaked in the skin and evaporate at a temperature of 35 degrees, when a person sleeps or wears a camel fur on the body.

Wallow

Belief believes that the first felt was created in Noah's ark. During the Flood the sheep were in a close enclosure. The wool fell from their feet. The journey was long. When the ship landed on land and everyone started to go out, they saw a dense carpet on the floor. Since then felt is widely used by people.

Shoes made of felt are made without seams. Use special patterns, which are applied layers of shorn with animal wool. To create clothes, use a similar technology or cut out of a single canvas and stitch. The pile is compacted, knocked down. After receiving a stable form, they begin to knead, to wiggle.

Vest with own hands

The needlewomen like to sew original clothes for themselves and their relatives. To work with skins, you need skills, knowledge and special equipment, it's easier to learn how to punch a waistcoat out of wool. Master class for every taste is not difficult to find.

Let's analyze the basic steps in creating a unique sleeveless jacket. For work you will need:

• Table with a strong lid;
• Pattern on tracing paper or other smooth paper;
• Sheared animal hair;
• viscose;
• A sprayer with a soap solution;
• Fine mesh;
• Wooden hammer or vibro-machine hand;
• Brush for combing wool.

The pattern of the backrest and front shelves is made of a material with a glossy surface. Ideally, this is a medium-thick color film, strong. The dark tone will allow to see the uniformity of the unfolded wool. Drying after felting waistcoats made of wool give shrinkage. All the dimensions of the pattern should be increased by 20%.

Felting on a pattern

To obtain a strong base, the first layer is laid out viscose, clouds, without direction. She must completely cover the pattern. Next, all the decomposed fibers should be moistened with warm soapy water, most conveniently with a sprayer. Wool is laid out in two layers with a perpendicular direction. The substrate is wetted and rubbed. It is more convenient to grind the lap through a fine mesh. The next layer is carded. It does not have a specific fiber direction. Spread it must be a thin even layer. Next - the familiar wetting and lapping.

The backrest is turned over, the patterns of the shelves are laid on it and, in turn, produce felling in the same order. Particular attention is paid to the sides and shoulders at the joints, since the waistcoat is seamless. The resulting thin felt is removed from the pattern, placed on a towel or a cotton cloth and rolls around - rolls and pushes in various directions until a strong cloth is obtained.

In this way, you can make only an ordinary sleeveless jacket, but also a fashionable jacket made of wool with a hood, mittens, valenochki and many beautiful and unique things. For clothes, use a softer Merino wool. Shoes are made from sheep's wool.