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| Amadou sheets |
The amadou is won out of one layer of the beech tinder or Fomes Fomentarius or Horse Hoof fungus. It has a smooth
touch, similar to leather and velvet.
It
can be one of the main materials of the vegan clothing.
The
history of the amadou:
The
fungus itself has been used for centuries for ember storing.
When
the head of the family had to go on a longer trip, it was necessary
for his wife to make fire easily. For this reason the tinder fungus
had to be cooked being set to fire after it had been dried. The
glowing tinder fungus buried in earth was able to keep ember for
days, even for weeks. If the wife had to make fire, she unearthed the
fungus and she could easily make fire by using a glowing fungus
piece.