Kukmorskie felt boots

Modern felt boots have long ceased to be associated with a dirty gray color, clumsy galoshes. Today these are stylish and popular footwear, not only in Russia, but also abroad. Some models can be compared to works of art in design - with delicate embroidery, original appliqué, and chic fur trim.

As for the domestic manufacturer of felt boots, the undoubted leader in terms of the quantity and quality of products is the Kukmorsky Combine.

The felting factory, located in the Tatar village of Kukmor, dates back to the middle of the 19th century, it was founded by the Komarov brothers. By 1917, the collective of the plant consisted of one and a half thousand employees, many of whom worked at home. Interestingly, in the Soviet period, the company provided a third of the inhabitants of the Soviet Union with felt boots. Today it is still the largest production of felted footwear and clothing in our country, more than 700 employees are successfully working here.

Traditionally, Kukmor felt boots are made from sheep wool (it can be coarse, semi-coarse or soft) of off-season haircuts. As for handmade work, the famous Romanov sheepskin, which is quite common in Tatarstan, is ideal for it.

Kukmor products have a uniform density, without thickening and loose areas. In addition, there are no seams on felt boots, except for decorative ones. All products are manufactured strictly in accordance with GOST, which is mandatory indicated on the manufacturer's label.

Finished products are painted in a variety of colors only with natural dyes.

The company has a widely developed system of individual ordering - you can initially choose the desired size, color scheme, exclusive decor of felt boots.

It is interesting that doctors speak extremely positively about the benefits of Kukmor products. Sheep wool, due to its ability to accumulate dry heat, is very useful for diseases such as colds, rheumatism, sciatica. This hypoallergenic material is indispensable for allergies to synthetics and pathologies of the respiratory system. Since felted footwear prevents deformation of the feet, it is recommended for disorders in the work of the musculoskeletal system. The ventilation properties of the Kukmor felt boots prevent the occurrence of fungal infections. In addition, these shoes help relieve nervous tension, prevent fatigue in the legs and back. Wearing wool on bare feet improves blood circulation by eliminating congestion.

Future felt boots are originally shreds of sheep's wool. Before being turned into a finished product, the raw material must go through many production stages.

The process begins with the preparation of wool - it is washed in a special composition, rinsed in the bathroom, and then dried for forty minutes.

Clean wool has a crumpled appearance. It is loosened, raw materials of different shades are mixed (in a strictly defined proportion). A homogeneous mass is taken in the carding shop - there it is combed with combed rollers and wound into coils.

In the course of the next stage, the wool is wound onto blank covers - the basis of future boots is formed. Lapping takes place on machines using steam. After the cover is taken out, and the felt boot is pulled manually according to certain patterns. This is also a semi-finished shoe, which is called a "cone".

This is followed by the manual work of a specialist - the toe, heel, and also the sole of the felt boot are formed. The result is a giant sock of a strictly specified size and thickness. The woolen product is steamed again. The specialist thickens (adding wool) the most wear parts of the felt boots, checks that there are no thin spots.

In the felting shop, felt boots enter a huge wooden drum, where, due to mechanical impact and high temperature, the workpieces are dumped and reduced in size. Then the products are sent to the dryer, where the temperature reaches almost one hundred degrees.

Almost dry products are waiting in the finishing shop for a purely cosmetic revision - cleaning from excess lint, matching in pairs and determining the size, trimming the bootleg. In the vulcanization shop, felt boots are made of rubber soles.

The last stage is shoe decoration using embroidery machines, and sometimes by hand.

The lineup of Kukmor boots includes male, female and children's options. Male models, as a rule, are black, have minimal decor (lettering or geometric pattern).

Women's boots are more graceful, presented in a rich color scheme (in addition to traditional colors, there are blue, light blue, coral). Snow-white models decorated with fur of the same color look cute. Felt boots with a completely fur bootleg look rich.

Women's models are often decorated with beautiful floral embroidery, volumetric appliqué, tassels and pom-poms. Original models that imitate lacing (especially if it is of a contrasting color).

As for the sole, it can be rubber (in women's models, supplemented with a heel) or felt (knocked down).

A significant niche in the assortment of footwear of the Kukmorsky Combine is occupied by the children's line (by the way, in addition to felt boots, there are also felt boots, boots, slippers and even booties). Valenki for boys, as well as for men, are mostly black. Models for girls are most often white or pink, with an elegant fur trim. Children's options are distinguished by colorful and varied embroidery: horses, Christmas trees, hearts, cars, you can even see Santa Claus and Spider-Man on felt boots.

Kukmor felt boots are distinguished by a harmonious ratio of price and quality, for this reason they are so in demand among buyers.An adult model can be purchased for 1,500-3,000 rubles, while children's models cost less - about 1,000 rubles.

The company has an established sales system - products can be purchased both wholesale and retail.

Almost all owners of Kukmor felt boots are satisfied with their purchase, consider them the best footwear for a cold and snowy winter, in which their feet never freeze.

As for the parents who buy the products of the Kukmor plant for their children, here we find an extremely positive assessment. These shoes are ideal for toddlers who do not walk on their own and sit in strollers while walking. They can be worn over warm socks.

Since winter in our country lasts a long time and there are often significant temperature drops, many parents, in addition to felt boots, acquire transparent galoshes. In this case, the child is not afraid of slush, as well as wet floors in shops and clinics.

The most pleasant advantage, according to buyers, is, of course, the price of Kukmor felt boots, incomparable with the cost, for example, of winter leather boots.