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villankarstaus

English translation: carding wool


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Finnish term or phrase:villankarstaus
English translation:carding wool
Entered by: Graeme Waller
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07:14 Nov 19, 2009
Finnish to English translations [PRO]
Other / Cutural history; rural history
Finnish term or phrase: villankarstaus
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
Graeme Waller
Finland
Local time: 19:46
carding wool
Explanation:
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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Alfa Trans
Local time: 19:46
Grading comment
Thanks Marju
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Summary of answers provided
4 +2carding wool
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5 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
carding wool


Explanation:
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...


    Reference: http://www.knitting-naturally.com/carding-wool.html
Alfa Trans
Local time: 19:46
Native speaker of: Finnish
PRO pts in category: 34
Grading comment
Thanks Marju

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  urbom: yep
37 mins
  -> Kiitos, urbom!

agree  Arja Whiteside
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