Meppel Nu

· 21 Oct 2020

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Feeling it on the clogs or not at all?

#KLOMPEN 😍 It's a well-known saying: feeling it on the clogs, but not everyone just makes a link with certain activities or activities. Meppel Now has for a store annex #klompenmakerij in Meppel made this picture. In the store, the clogs that they make themselves are sold. There are still few clog makers in the Netherlands.

Clogs are #houten #schoeisel which has been worn in large parts of Europe since ancient times and especially from the Middle Ages. Making clogs was mainly a manual occupation, until in the course of the 19th century machines came into being. In the late fifties of the 20th century, production fell rapidly, as fewer and fewer people wore clogs. Today, the craft is limited to a few clog makers. Other names for a clog are hollow block, hollow block, pat and clone.

The size of a lump is shown in centimeters, where the inside is measured with a measuring rod. Walking on clogs requires a special technique. People who have never done it can have a lot of trouble with it and will soon lose the clogs. Curving the toes when lifting the foot, the lump is held. People who often walk on clogs do this unconsciously.