Estonian and Norwegian local sheep wool- research and study materials for textile students in higher education
Tartu University ·Estonia
About this project
<p><span style="font-size: 11pt"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: 10pt"><span style="font-family: "Tahoma", sans-serif">The main goal of the project is to create a <strong>study material </strong>about the quality and properties of three local sheep wool in Estonia and in Norway and to pilot a <strong>wool study program</strong> for textile students which will help to widen the usage of local wool as a quality textile material. In Estonia there is a lot of prejudice about the quality of local wool and most of it (85-90%) is destroyed as waste. There is no Estonian wool quality system and not enough research about properties and suitable usage areas of local wool that could support the wider usage of local raw material. In Norway there is a very good wool quality system but there is not enough study material and programs for craft students.</span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size: 10pt"><span style="font-family: "Tahoma", sans-serif">The project helps to find the best performance for fabrics made from local wool and to promote and develop local wool usage among crafters, artisans and consumers. Local wool factories can use the results of the project to better promote their products. Estonian wool is getting more conscious attention as a valuable craft production material.</span></span></p>
Bilateral cooperation results
The partners have planned to co-write and publish more articles in the future. A new project has already got funded within Tartu University based on development of the test results from the project. There are ideas for follow-up projects
Project partners
- University College of Southeast Norway Donor project partner· Norway
- Selbu spinneri AS Donor project partner· Norway
- Tallinn University of Applied Sciences Project partner· Estonia
- FIE Rannar Lehis Project partner· Estonia