Felt

Felt is a type of cloth or textile. It is a complex network of threads or yarns. They are pressed together usually when wet. This is matting fibers, with water and soap. It may also be made by poking the fibers with barbed needles. Felt can be made by hand, or by machine.^[1] The fiber can be wool or fur or artificial fibers.

People have been making felt longer than any other kind of fabric.^[2] Felt can be of any color, and made into any shape or size. Felt is used to make many things like clothing, hats, and rugs. Nomadic people in many countries live in tents made of felt.

Felt is used for many different things. Today, people use felt for hat-making, insulating (making warm), sound-proofing, and cushioning.

1. ↑ Tellier-Loumagne, Françoise 2008. The art of felt : inspirational designs, textures and surfaces. London: Thames & Hudson. ISBN 978-0-500-28731-6
2. ↑ Barber E.J.W. 1991. Prehistoric Textiles: the development of cloth in the Neolithic and Bronze Ages, with special reference to the Aegean. Princeton: Princeton University Press.