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29-716: Morlands was a retailer of sheepskin products, based in the South West of England. The company originally manufactured sheepskin jackets, boots, and other footwear from its base in Glastonbury in Somerset , England . The retailer held a closing down sale advertised on their website in January 2024, signalling their intention to close down. Morlands of Glastonbury has now closed its online store in March 2024. In 1870, John Morland (1838–1934) bought

58-656: A ton , in Romania a cojoc . In the English-speaking world, one may speak of a shearling coat . During the 1970s in Britain the suedehead subculture adopted this item as an identifying fashion, and it also had some popularity with hippies in North America. Sheepskin-lined Ugg boots became popular worldwide in the late 1990s. The use of sheepskin seat covers in moving vehicles dates back centuries, perhaps as long ago as

87-517: A tannery in Glastonbury, particularly attracted by the water (essential to the tanning process), which he described as being "of unusual purity". John Morland was chairman from the day he founded the company until he died in 1934 at the age of 96. A devout Christian he was a highly regarded speaker at Quaker meetings, both in Great Britain and abroad. He was four times the mayor of Glastonbury and

116-424: A turban . It has special cutouts for the face, and the part that covers the shoulder also covers the woman’s chest. There are several types of kimesheks , differing in shape, decoration, and the length of the shoulder covering. The design of the kimeshek also changes as a woman ages. The kimeshek was considered the primary headpiece for Kazakh women until the 1930s. The white color is chosen because it symbolizes

145-509: A cloth lining, often insulated with a thin layer of wool. Popular among young Kazakh men, the jargaq shapa is decorated with traditional patterns and worn on important occasions. The coat ( ton ) is often made of sheepskin, but may be made from the skin of raccoons ( janat ishik ) or silver foxes ( qara tulki ). Nobles often wear kok ton , fur coats made from blue cloth covered (and trimmed) with beaver skin. Tons are often made by sewing together tanned sheepskins with wool on

174-418: A layer of wool or cotton. Festive velvet chapans are decorated with appliqué , brushing, and gold embroidery. This type of robe was worn by wealthy Kazakhs. A syrmaly is a chapan which is quilted and strengthened with denser fabric. A qaptal is a lined chapan, and a shabu is a chapan trimmed with fur. Headgear indicate a woman's relationship status. Unmarried girls wear a skullcap scarf and

203-600: A member of the Liberal party. Both his sons and grandsons went on to become Directors of the company. Morlands produced a range of products from sheepskin including, from the early 20th century, coats, rugs, and foot muffs for Motor car drivers. In 1928 the company made a profit of £13,867. In 1940, Morlands' made flying jackets and boots for the RAF pilots who fought in the Battle of Britain although this caused some ethical discussions within

232-506: A moisture-repellent finish. Mouton is often dyed brown to resemble beaver, but it is also made in many other colors. Kazakh clothing Kazakh clothing , worn by the Kazakh people, is often made of materials suited to the region's extreme climate and the people's nomadic lifestyle. It is commonly decorated with elaborate ornaments made from bird beaks, animal horns, hooves and feet. Although contemporary Kazakhs usually wear Western dress,

261-434: A primitive, horizontal loom . Women wear a shirt-like garment known as a köylek . Different fabrics are used, with more-expensive fabrics for festive wear and common fabrics for everyday use. The köylek is made by folding a piece of fabric in half and sewing the sides from the armpits to the bottom hem. A köylek usually worn by unmarried Kazakh girls is typically made from a light, soft fabric which accentuates

290-434: A warm, fur-edged cap. Wealthier girls' hats are made of bright velvet fabric and embroidered with golden thread. The bridal headgear of a bride is known as the saukele . These headdresses, often over a foot tall, are embedded with valuable ornaments such as pearls, coral, and pressed silver. Long suspension brackets, jaqtau , are fastened to the sides of the saukele and frame the bride's face. They sometimes reach

319-491: Is also resistant to flame and static electricity. Wool is considered by the medical profession to be hypoallergenic . Sheepskin is a natural insulator, and draws perspiration away from the wearer and into the fibers. There, it traps between 30 and 36 percent of its own weight in moisture, and it is for this reason that sheepskin is commonly used to make chamois leather . Testing at the Royal Melbourne Hospital and

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348-793: Is made from the crushed root of the Taranovy plant. Red dye is made from the root of Uiran Boyau , and orange dye is often made from dried pomegranate crusts. Kazakhs often use white wool, and consider wool from the neck of a sheep valuable. The hair of the Bactrian camel is also used for more luxurious clothing. An undercoat , collected after the camel has molted , it is considered particularly valuable. Imported cotton , silk, and woolen fabrics were used by Kazakh nomads . The feudal nobility used imported fabrics to make their clothing; less-affluent Kazakhs wore more easily accessible materials, such as furs, leather, and homemade wool. Fabrics were home-spun on

377-413: Is not usable. Other problems include louse infestation, dead wool and regrowth. Skins are classed, packed and sold in standardized wool lengths: Mouton fur (North America) or beaver lamb (UK) is sheepskin which has been processed to resemble beaver or seal fur ( mouton is French for "sheep"). Mouton fur is lambskin whose hair has been straightened, chemically treated, and thermally set to produce

406-536: Is often worn over the kimeshek . Men wear two types of skin shirts (without an undershirt ), inner and outer trousers and loose-fitting robes made from various materials and belted with leather or cloth. During the 18th century, the top trousers ( shalbar ) were sewn from homespun camel hair fabric and skin. They had embroidered silk patterns in vegetable shapes, the ends often sheathed by an ornate band and lace and edged with fur. Jackets were sewn from monochrome dark (occasionally multicolored) fabrics. They had

435-414: Is used to produce sheepskin leather products and soft wool -lined clothing or coverings, including gloves, hats, slippers , footstools , automotive seat covers, baby and knee rugs and pelts. Sheepskin numnahs, saddle pads, saddle seat covers, sheepskin horse boots, tack linings and girth tubes are also made and used in equestrianism . The fleece of sheepskin has excellent insulating properties and it

464-574: The Bronze Age , when wagons and carriages were first used. The more sophisticated, tailor-made sheepskin car seat covers of the modern era have been popular in Europe for decades, and grew in great popularity in the United States in the mid 1970s. The quality of the skin used in each application depends on several factors, mostly whether the pelt, which is the back of the hide, will be visible or not. Where

493-516: The CSIRO Textile and Fibre Technology Leather Research Centre confirmed the advantages of medical sheepskin in the prevention and treatment of pressure ulcers. Sheepskin coats, vests, and boots are common in the traditional dress of peoples throughout the Old World (wherever sheep are raised). They seem to be especially popular in the steppes of Eastern European and Northern Asia, and according to

522-600: The Turkic people wear more traditional clothing for holidays and special occasions. Traditional materials used in Kazakh clothing include fabric , skin , felt , and fur . Embroidery , fur, jewelry , and ornamentation may also be used for decoration. Imported materials such as silk , brocade , and velvet can also be used for clothing, but are more expensive than traditional materials. Traditional materials, such as horsehair , fox fur , sheep's wool and rabbit hides, are used in

551-607: The French knight Robert de Clari , they were part of the national costume of the Cuman people who lived there circa 1200CE. In Ukraine a sheepskin coat is called a kozhukh and a vest a kozhushanka are an iconic part of the national costume, while in Russia the same coat was usually called tulup ( ru:тулуп (одежда) ). In Spain such a coat is called a zamarra , in Tibet a chuba , in Kazakh

580-479: The Quaker family. The company was a family business for over a hundred years before running into difficulties in the recession of the 1980s. The large tannery closed and the manufacturing process was moved to a smaller building. Boots and gloves are still available. It was part of the G.R. Holdings company in the 1990s and 2000s before being taken over by Whitworth CS Holdings in 2019. The 31-acre (130,000 m) site of

609-410: The bride's waist. Less prosperous women make the saukele from cloth or satin and decorate it with glass beads; the zhaktau are added later. After the birth of her first child, a woman wears a hat made of white fabric (often for the rest of her life). The details of the hat vary by region to region. It has two parts; the bottom ( kimeshka ) is placed on the head and the top is twisted to form

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638-447: The ears. A kulapara is a hood worn by hunters, shepherds, and herdsmen which attaches to the coat collar. For camouflage, hunters wear differently colored kulapara in different seasons: white in winter, green in summer, and yellow in autumn. A taqiya is a light, round hat decorated with patterns which include zoomorphic embroidery, flowers, and animal horns. In 2021, 14-year-old Kazakh Snezhanna Lee, an Aktobe native, won

667-410: The inside; more prosperous Kazakhs wear tons made from the wool of four- to five-month-old lambs. An aiyr qalpaq is a pointed, upturned cap, usually worn by the upper class. The fabric cap is decorated with unique, ornamental patterns to indicate wealth, power and social status. A borik is a warm, round cap trimmed with otter, marten or raccoon fur, and a tymaq is a fur hat which covers

696-645: The old Morlands factory in Glastonbury was scheduled for demolition and redevelopment into a new light industrial park, although there have been some protests that the buildings should be reused rather than being demolished. As part of the redevelopment of the site a project has been established by the Glastonbury Community Development Trust to provide support for local unemployed people applying for employment, starting in self-employment and accessing work-related training. Sheepskin Sheepskin

725-453: The pelt is visible, better quality hide with minimal seed will be used. Seed contamination is where patches of scar tissue remain, resulting from a healed seed burrow wound during the animal's life. This scar tissue can fall out leaving small holes after the pelt is processed or it can remain in place leaving imperfections in the pelt which cannot be corrected. Seed contamination is graded as follows: In general, wool affected by skin diseases

754-427: The production of clothing. Preparation of the materials includes skinning, drying, and greasing the hides with a mixture of sour milk and flour. After four days, the skins are washed and soaked in a concentrated brine . After more drying, the underside of the hide is scraped with a skinning knife before being heated; this gives the skin its whitish color. The fur is then ready for dyeing in a variety of colors. Yellow dye

783-400: The purity and sanctity of the female headpiece. The kimeshek , as an important part of Kazakh culture, defines a woman’s role in society and her marital status. The zhaulyk is a traditional headpiece worn by older women, wrapped around the head. The term "ak zhaulyk" is used to honor revered mothers and grandmothers, while the phrase "zhaulyk salu" refers to this tradition. The zhaulyk

812-433: The sleeves for warmth during early spring and fall. A woman's kupe is distinguishable from a man's by its embroidered collar. A staple article of Kazakh clothing is the chapan or shapan , a long, loose robe. Unlike other clothing, it is not gender-specific and is worn by men and women. Chapans are made from various fabrics and are available in a range of colors (most often monochrome or dark). They are lined with

841-439: The waist. Kunikey means "sun-like" in Kazakh , and the word is used to describe this type of clothing. Kazakh girls wear trousers made of sheepskin, homespun cloth, and heavy cotton fabrics. They may be short ( shalbar ) or long ( dalbar ). A kupe is a coat worn by women and men which is typically made of fox fur or, occasionally, goatskin . It is usually lined with camel or sheep wool and hemmed with otter fur on

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