Yeqa uye kokuqukethwe
Ezinye izinto kufanele zenziwe kancane. Kufanele zenziwe ngezandla. Kufanele zenziwe ngendlela efanele.
I-Groundcover ikhiqiza izicathulo nezinye izimpahla zesikhumba eMidlands yaseKwaZulu-Natali iminyaka engaphezu kwamashumi amathathu. Hhayi ngoba kuyindlela elula, noma esheshayo, noma enenzuzo enkulu — kodwa ngoba kuyindlela efanele. Futhi ezweni lemfashini esheshayo kanye nempahla elahlwayo, lolo hlobo lokuqiniseka okuthulile luya ngokuya luba yivelakancane.
Lapho Kwaqala Khona
U-Justin no-Amanda McCarthy batholana besasebasha, futhi basebenzelana ngentshisekelo eyodwa: umsebenzi wesikhumba, ubuciko, kanye nesifiso sokwakha okuthile okunenjongo. Bachitha iminyaka behamba umhlaba wonke bethengisa izimpahla zesikhumba, ekugcineni babuyela e-Afrika maphakathi neminyaka yayo-1980, bazinza eLesotho futhi basebenza ngezinhlelo zokuthuthukisa — befundisa imiphakathi inqubo yokushukwa kwesikhumba, babelana ngamakhono obuciko bakudala.
Ngo-1990, bagxila e-Curry's Post e-KZN Midlands bavula lokho okusasebenza, namuhla, ifektri nesitolo sase-Groundcover. Baqala ngabantu abane. Babengamalungu asungula lokho okwakuzoba yiMidlands Meander edumile. Futhi bakha okuthile okwahlala isikhathi eside.
Ngomhla ka-2 kuJulayi 2010, u-Justin wabulawa ngendlela ebuhlungu ngenkathi egibele ibhayisikili lakhe lasezintabeni ngenkathi eqeqeshelwa uhambo lokuya eHimalayas. Ngokwesekwa umphakathi wakwa-Groundcover, u-Amanda waqhuba inkampani phambili. Ngo-2022, indodana ka-Justin no-Amanda u-Daniel nomkakhe u-Angela bathatha izintambo — beqhubeka negalelo labo kuyilapho beletha amandla amasha kanye nokugxila esizukulwaneni esilandelayo somphakathi wabo.
Inani labasebenzi likhule lisuka kwabangu-4 laya kwabangu-30. Ubuciko abushintshanga.
Indlela Ezenziwa Ngayo Izicathulo zase-Groundcover
Lona akuwona umkhiqizo okhipha umphefumulo wawo ngaphandle. Yonke imiklamo ingeyasekuqaleni. Wonke amaphethini akalwa ngesandla ebhodini elinoxhaxha kusetshenziswa i-pentagraph — umshini wakudala, okhethwe ngenhloso ngaphezu kobuchwepheshe bokukhiqiza ngobuningi. Yonke ingaphezulu lesicathulo lisikwa ngezandla ngabantu abanamakhono abazi kahle ukuthi bangasibeka kuphi isikhumba ukuze banciphise imfucuza.
Kusuka ekamelweni lokuqeda — lapho izingxenye ezingenhla zimakwe khona, zishukwe, zinamathiselwe, futhi zithungwe — kuya ekusebenzeni okucophelelayo kokudonsa isikhumba phezu kwesikhunta ngaphandle koku sidabula, kuya ekusifudumezeni kuma-130°c ukuze isicathulo sithole ukwakheka kwaso, kuya ekamelweni laphansi lapho irabha inamathiselwa khona ngokushisa nokucindezela, inqanyulwe, futhi ihlikihlwe ize ibe bushelelezi — zonke izinyathelo zenziwa ngokunakekela. Isicathulo esiqediwe bese sidlula ekupolisheni imiphetho, ukukhazimuliswa, kanye nokuhlolwa kwekhwalithi okunzulu ngaphambi kokuba sifakwe ebhokisini.
Kuthatha isikhathi. Yilokho okuyinhloso.
Izicathulo Abantu Abaqhubeka Nokubuya Zizothenga
Njengoba kunemikhiqizo engaphezu kwengu-70 kulolu hlu — izimbadada, amabhuzu, amaslippers, ama-moccasins, izikhwama, nezinye izimpahla — i-Groundcover yenza okuthile kwaso sonke isizini nazo zonke izikhathi. Kodwa izitayela ezimbalwa zithole indawo ekhethekile.
I-Ladies Daisy Leather Sandal iyona, ngebanga elikhulu, umkhiqizo wakwa-Groundcover othandwa kakhulu esiwuthengisayo. Inesitayela, inethezekile, futhi yenziwe ngesikhumba esigcwele esishukwe ngemifino kanye nodladla lwe-EVA, i-Daisy iyimbadada amakhasimende abuyela kuyo isizini nesizini. Iwuhlobo lwesicathulo esizizuzele indawo emakhabetheni futhi sihlale lapho.
I-Ladies Toe-Strap Leather Sandal — etholakala ngombala onsundu nothi — iyisitayela sesibili nesesithathu esithandwa kakhulu. Umklamo ohlanzekile, ovamile wesikhumba esigcwele esisebenza kusukela ogwini lolwandle kuye emakethe kuye ekudleni kwasemini okude. Umbala othi ikakhulukazi unabalandeli abazinikele.
Ama-Sheepskin Moccasins aletha ubuciko bakwa-Groundcover ngaphakathi endlini. Ulayini wangempela wesikhumba semvu, ingaphandle le-suede, udladla oluthambile oluvumelana nezimo — lolo hlobo lokufudumala olukwenza ungathandi ukushiya indlu. Itholakala kubantu abadala nasenganeni.
I-Mens Grandpa Leather Sandal iqedela imikhiqizo ethengiswa kakhulu — umklamo wesikhumba esigcwele ongebhande elilungisekayo ongaphelelwa yisikhathi ofanelana kahle futhi ogqokeka kahle. Okulingana nebhande lesikhumba elisetshenziswe kahle.
Ngaphandle Kwemikhiqizo Ethengiswa Kakhulu
Uhlu lwe-Groundcover lujule kakhulu. Ebusika, iqoqo lamabhuzu anolayini woboya — i-Alpine, Tundra, Arctic, ne-Blizzard — linikeza ukufudumala okukhulu ngesikhumba esigcwele, ngalinye liqanjwe kucatshangelwa amakhaza. I-Sabie Bush Boot (eqanjwe ngomfula waseMpumalanga) ne-Berg Utility Boot (kusuka esiBhunu ngenhlaba yentaba) zakhelwe labo abasebenzisa amabhuzu abo ngempela. I-Ithala Sandal ithatha igama layo kwenye yezindawo eziyinkimbinkimbi kakhulu zokulondoloza izilwane zase-KZN.
Kunezikhwama zesikhumba — izikhwama eziphathwa eceleni, izikhwama ezinkulu, izikhwama zokuthenga, izikhwama zomzimba — zonke ngesikhumba esigcwele esishukwe ngemifino esithola ukubukeka okuhle ngokuhamba kwesikhathi. Imikhono yesikhumba nezikhafulo kulabo abafuna okuthile okuhlukile ngempela. Futhi ama-Oslo Wool Slippers nama-Wool Stokkies kulabo abakholelwa ukuthi ukuhlala ekhaya kufanelwe ukucatshangelwa okufanayo nokukuphuma.
Yonke into iyathuthuka ngokukhula. Lowo akuwona umugqa wokumaketha — yimvelo yesikhumba esishukwe ngemifino, futhi yingakho amakhasimende akwa-Groundcover evame ukuba ngamakhasimende akwa-Groundcover impilo yonke.
Ibhizinisi Elakhelwe Kubantu
I-Groundcover ikhuluma ngokusobala ngalokho okubenze baphumelela: "Isizathu esisodwa esibaluleke kakhulu sempumelelo yethu kube ngabantu abakha umndeni wakwa-Groundcover. Besilokhu sisebenzelana isikhathi eside kakhulu."
Lokho kuhlangenwe nakho okwabelwana ngakho — ukujula kwamakhono, inkululeko yokudala evela eqenjini elincane elithenjwayo — yilokho okuvumela i-Groundcover ukuthi ihlale ikhiqiza izinto ezintsha kuyilapho ihlala ithembekile ekwakhiweni kwendabuko. Yilokho okubavumela ukuthi baphumelele ezimweni zezomnotho ezinzima kanye nengcindezi engapheli yokuhlanganiswa kwemhlaba.
Sekuyiminyaka engaphezu kwamashumi amathathu. Sisase-Curry's Post. Sisaqhubeka nokwenza izicathulo ngezandla. Sisaqhubeka nokuba ngcono kukho.
