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Saturday 06 February, 2010

How Are Ugg Boots Made?

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How Are Ugg Boots Made?

Now once the sheepskin hides are taken from the sheep then the process of preparing the hide for manufacturers and ensuring the hides are up to export standard begins. Well we all know about this Ugg boots fashion craze that's hit the world don't we? But how is the humble Ugg boot made? The number one essential factor needed for manufacturing an authentic Ugg boot is the material (the sheepskin hides).

You may be aware that are their plenty of different Ugg boots styles popping up on the internet these days. If you do a few basic searches on the net you will find yourself a cheap pair of non-authentic Uggs somewhere, but let me tell you 99% of Ugg boots sold on the internet are made in china. China made Australian Ugg boots? Hmm how do those work? Anyway these China boots are manufactured using inferior sheepskin internal material and probably suede external material which doesn't allow the boot to breath and leaves you with a smelly boot you won't want to put back on after 4-5 wears.

If you want a boot that's warm in winter cool in summer then you must insist on a boot manufactured with Genuine Australian. Double faced Sheepskin preferably Australian Merino Sheepskin. One of the questions often asked about Ugg boots is: Do you have to really kill the poor sheep just to make a pair of sheepskin boots? The answer is YES. The sheep has to be slaughted to obtain their hide and fleece. But I must say that the sheep is not slaughted purely for the fleece. The primary purpose for the sheep is its meat for table eating. This is a huge industry in its own. The hides are used as a secondary means of revenue from the slaughter.

These china made copies just don't stand up to the Genuine Australian Made boot. So one thing for sure if you're interested in buying a pair of sheepskin Ugg boots on the internet or anywhere for that matters, don’t try to save a dolor or two when purchasing your boots? Woolskins are usually preserved with salt prior to being processed by tanneries. At the tannery the skins are processed in large vessels called Ugg Persephone Sandal which vary in capacity from 3000 to 15000 liters. In contrast to hide processing, in woolskin processing mechanical action is kept to a minimum in order to minimise felting of the wool. Rotating blades on the paddles move the skins slowly and gently, and processing is performed at much higher float ratios (typically 20-35 liters of water per skin) than are used in hide processing.

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