Zillertal Doggl
The Zillertaler Doggl ( Plur : Doggln ) is a traditionally manufactured shoe that is mainly worn and manufactured in the Tyrolean Unterland, especially in the Zillertal , a side valley of the Inn Valley. The Ziller Doggl is on a wooden afford (foot model made of wood) in layers stitched and bonded felt slippers, which was made of fabric waste and remains of worn workwear. The layers of felted sheep's wool and cotton fabric are glued together using a mixture of rye flour and water, the so-called “rye cardboard”. The top layer of the Zillertal Doggl consists of original Zillertal loden , which is also worn as a jacket in the classic Zillertal men's costume. The sole is a 1 cm thick, high-strength felt that insulates and gives the shoe construction support.
The Tyrolean stone sheep as a raw material supplier
The stone- gray Tyrolean stone sheep provides the raw material for the Zillertal loden, which forms the Doggl outer skin. It was considered almost extinct. Through the personal commitment of individual breeders, the breed of sheep could be brought back to a population of around 670 ewes by 2015.
particularities
The production on the wooden strip and the gluing and sewing of the layers of fabric create a solid construction that reflects body heat, insulates and gradually adapts to the wearer's foot. The Loden outer skin of the Doggl is particularly durable because it is tear-resistant.
The Zillertal Doggl gradually becomes smoother and smoother as you wear it.
Variants: The Zillertaler Doggl is available as a half -open slipper , as a half-shoe variant (the most common variant) and as a winter-outdoor variant with a half-height construction that extends over the ankle. A profiled plastic sole is often applied here today, which makes the Zillertaler Doggl non-slip on ice, snow and asphalt.
Manufacturing
The Zillertal Doggl is still made by a few shoemakers and a few housewives and farmers in the Zillertal and neighboring valleys.
literature
- Karin Ceballos Betancur: Off to the pushes . In: Die Zeit 49/2009 of November 26, 2009 ( online , accessed November 6, 2016).
Web links
- Warm, soft and woolly , kultur.tirol.at, October 19, 2011, accessed on November 6, 2016.