Open AccessTaasavastamas turbakiudu
Author(s) -
Liisa Kallam,
Liisa Tomasberg
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
studia vernacula
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2504-6748
pISSN - 1736-8138
DOI - 10.12697/sv.2013.4.138-150
Subject(s) - peat , economic shortage , handicraft , textile , clothing , raw material , work (physics) , business , engineering , geography , archaeology , mechanical engineering , ecology , linguistics , philosophy , government (linguistics) , biology
This article provides an overview of the use of peat fibre as a raw material for textile products in Europe in the past and today. The authors find that the use of peat fibre is more justified in felt material and in handicrafts than in industrial manufacturing. As there is a shortage of artists who work with peat textiles and there is no earlier tradition in Estonia, there remains a lot to discover in this field.