Felt boots are made of the natural raw materials (selected 100% sheep's wool - no even one gram of synthetic materials and blue vitriol are in them. They have medicinal effect when being worn for a long time (1-2 hours a day, they warm articulations, a person wearing them is being healed from articulate diseases.
The history of valenki began many centuries ago. The first their prototype was founded in 4 century B.C. The ancient legend has it that valenki have therapeutic virtues. The lambswool hairs allegedly stimulate blood circulation in the feet, strengthen the immune system.
Each valenok is cut out of a single, seamless strip of lambswool. It is dipped in acid and then in boiling water. Before being oven-dried, it is beaten into shape to form a heel and a point at the toe. From old times valenki were national footwear in Russia, and were worn not only by peasants and military but also by members of the tsar family.
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