Horsehair

As horsehair the shorter and harder body hair and the mane and tail hair of the horse as well as the ingredients substance made ​​up articles of Tailoring and Skinning are called. It was formerly everywhere, where horse breeding was operated, collected for the market. It was first boiled with water and then sorted by panting and by color. The long hairs were formerly used mainly for the production of worn by the women and men of the nobility wigs. The short hair was twisted into braids ( Krull or Kroll hair) and as a cushioning material, as a filling for mattresses, pillows and horsehair riding saddle or in the tailor used as a deposit. It also whole horsehair blankets are made. They were also processed by Siebmachern, fishing produced one from fishing lines. Even today, the classic cushioning material is used. For fully upholstered mattresses bounce is again reinforced by a steam treatment. To date, it is used in brush and horsehair broom and remains superior to synthetic fibers, at least in the ability to re-erection.

A particular area of horsehair is stringing bows.

Horsehair deposits found its application until a few years ago in the classic tailoring and skinning for the padding of the front parts of jackets or coats. For the twisted braids hair was either teased by hand or with the carding machine ( clutter Bock) shredded, it thereby creates an almost springy, very elastic product. In the Skinning it was, inter alia, in the main time of Muffmode, mostly in mass production in the clothing, along with cotton instead of down bags.

Ross Hair is not only to spin, but only by being umspinnt with cotton, they can be formed into an endless weft. With linen of woven horsehair yarn was treated as horsehair inlay or simply as " horsehair " in the clothing trade. It was until recently entirely by hand ( Pikierstich ) connected to the outer fabric, especially for front and reverse. This elaborate processing form found exclusively in high-quality clothing application, the high bounce of horsehair gave the part a lasting smooth case. Instead natural horsehair you ever used more prepared to Viscosebasis Art horsehair ( Crinol ).

Because of these properties horsehair fabric is also found in the upholstery industry use. Here it denotes an outer shell of about 70 % horsehair Share ( shot ) with a warp of cotton, polyester or silk. Previously used frequently, you need him today for refurbishing old and new very high quality upholstered furniture as well as wall hangings of representative old rooms. In addition, Horsehair is used in upholstery as a filler; with the hair puller is stung under the Fasson canvas and the horsehair distributed evenly.

In horsehair yarn is the shot of an endless umzwirnten with cotton thread yarn which does not have to be manually inserted into the shed. By Umzwirnung the horsehair work not so easily removed.

Is horsehair, among many other applications, including Perchtenkostüme in use.