Sheepskin seat cover
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A sheepskin car seat cover is an aesthetic and protective automobile accessory fabricated from natural sheepskin
pelts. Soft and plush, sheepskin car seat
covers are said to relieve pressure points in the neck, back, and legs while driving, and also protect automobile seats from wear and tear. The wool
len fleece is flame and static resistant, helping to prevent a build up of static electricity that synthetic covers often produce. Sheepskin is also a natural insulator, and draws perspiration away from the driver and passengers' skins and into the fibers. There, it traps between 30 and 36 percent of its own weight in moisture.
Typically, the covers are fashioned from sheepskin pelts that may be shorn for a more uniform appearance. Sheepskin seat covers are usually availably with several different lengths of wool to choose from. The sheepskin pelts are machine-stitched together on the underside to create a smooth sheath that covers the automobile seat and fastens beneath it with sturdy elastic straps.
The use of sheepskin seat covers in moving vehicles dates back centuries, perhaps as long ago as the Bronze Age
, when wagons and carriages were first used. As long as primitive wagons and more elaborate carriages have existed, people living near sheep have been draping the animals’ pelts over their seats to offer comfort and warmth.
The more sophisticated, tailor-made sheepskin car seat covers of our era have been popular in Europe for decades, and they grew in great popularity in the United States in the mid ’70s. Tailor-made sheepskin seat covers are considered a luxury item and are most popular with high-end luxury sports car drivers.
Other sheepskin seat covers are available for bicycles, infant car seat
s, motorcycles, saddle
s, stroller
s, and wheelchair
s.
Sheepskin
Sheepskin is the hide of a sheep, sometimes also called lambskin or lambswool.Sheepskin may also refer to:* Parchment, a thin material made from calfskin, sheepskin or goatskin** Diploma, originally made of sheepskin...
pelts. Soft and plush, sheepskin car seat
Car seat
A car seat is the chair used in automobiles. Most car seats are made from inexpensive but durable material in order to withstand as much use as possible.-Ergonomy: Lumbar and thigh support:...
covers are said to relieve pressure points in the neck, back, and legs while driving, and also protect automobile seats from wear and tear. The wool
Wool
Wool is the textile fiber obtained from sheep and certain other animals, including cashmere from goats, mohair from goats, qiviut from muskoxen, vicuña, alpaca, camel from animals in the camel family, and angora from rabbits....
len fleece is flame and static resistant, helping to prevent a build up of static electricity that synthetic covers often produce. Sheepskin is also a natural insulator, and draws perspiration away from the driver and passengers' skins and into the fibers. There, it traps between 30 and 36 percent of its own weight in moisture.
Typically, the covers are fashioned from sheepskin pelts that may be shorn for a more uniform appearance. Sheepskin seat covers are usually availably with several different lengths of wool to choose from. The sheepskin pelts are machine-stitched together on the underside to create a smooth sheath that covers the automobile seat and fastens beneath it with sturdy elastic straps.
The use of sheepskin seat covers in moving vehicles dates back centuries, perhaps as long ago as the Bronze Age
Bronze Age
The Bronze Age is a period characterized by the use of copper and its alloy bronze as the chief hard materials in the manufacture of some implements and weapons. Chronologically, it stands between the Stone Age and Iron Age...
, when wagons and carriages were first used. As long as primitive wagons and more elaborate carriages have existed, people living near sheep have been draping the animals’ pelts over their seats to offer comfort and warmth.
The more sophisticated, tailor-made sheepskin car seat covers of our era have been popular in Europe for decades, and they grew in great popularity in the United States in the mid ’70s. Tailor-made sheepskin seat covers are considered a luxury item and are most popular with high-end luxury sports car drivers.
Other sheepskin seat covers are available for bicycles, infant car seat
Infant car seat
An infant safety seat, also known as a child safety seat, a child restraint system, a restraint car seat, and, ambiguously, commonly known as a car seat, is a restraint which is secured to the seat of an automobile equipped with safety harnesses to hold an infant or small stature people in the...
s, motorcycles, saddle
Saddle
A saddle is a supportive structure for a rider or other load, fastened to an animal's back by a girth. The most common type is the equestrian saddle designed for a horse, but specialized saddles have been created for camels and other creatures...
s, stroller
Stroller
Stroller may refer to:*A form of baby transport*Stroller , men's daytime semiformal wear*Stroller , showjumping champion...
s, and wheelchair
Wheelchair
A wheelchair is a chair with wheels, designed to be a replacement for walking. The device comes in variations where it is propelled by motors or by the seated occupant turning the rear wheels by hand. Often there are handles behind the seat for someone else to do the pushing...
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