fur shoes, drying to the right shape

”[New] fur hoes, mine and my daughters […] they are filled with hay, so that they will dry and harden to that shape. […] I use furshoes in a daily basis, when it is very cold. My eldest daughter don’t use them so much anymore, probably due to her friends in school. But when we go to grandma’s, she wears them, they are for dry frosty weather […] I don’t even have a decent regular winter shoes, and I rather use furshoes, since they feel more comfortable.” (~ 30, female, artisan and student in nursing)

Traditional and indigenous skill of handicraft used for providing winterclothing for the Family.