Glossary entry

Finnish term or phrase:

villankarstaus

English translation:

carding wool

Added to glossary by Graeme Walle (X)
Nov 19, 2009 07:14
14 yrs ago
Finnish term

villankarstaus

Finnish to English Other Other Cutural history; rural history
Paid work done at home by countryside women and their children in 19th century and early 20th century. Something to do with wool. See http://www.turku.fi/public/default.aspx?contentid=52934
Proposed translations (English)
4 +2 carding wool

Proposed translations

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carding wool

The verb is karstata.

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Note added at 6 mins (2009-11-19 07:21:24 GMT)
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or
wool carding:
http://images.google.fi/images?hl=fi&source=hp&q=wool cardin...
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agree urbom : yep
37 mins
Kiitos, urbom!
agree Arja Whiteside (X)
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