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Pig bristles

Pig bristles – Pig hair is not a common material in the textile industry and was used mainly as an emergency or supplementary material. In Slovakia, the use of pig bristles is documented in Horný Vadičov, where until the Second World War men produced footwear called bristle slippers by braiding the material on a form. Pig bristles were also added to wool, which was then spun into yarn.
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Phase Phase 1
Origin Animal
Material group
Material type fiber
Material specification pig
Text source https://uluv.sk/encyklopedia/pletenie-na-forme/ https://sk.wikipedia.org/wiki/Textiln%C3%BD_odpad
Traditional / Innovative traditional
Sustainability Yes
Sustainability description biodegradable
Fiber color white, grey, light yellow or light brown, black
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Technologies

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  • knitting

    knitting

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  • spinning

    spinning

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Táto fáza projektu Knižnica lokálnych textilných materiálov bola podporená Fondom na podporu umenia.
This phase of the project Library of Local Textile Materials was supported by the Slovak Arts Council.

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