Felt is a non woven cloth that is produced by mating, condensing and pressing woo,fur and certain animal hair fibers without spinning, weaving or knitting and is widely used for different knitting and is widely used for different puproses. Felt padding is employed in both apperal and furniture. It is also used both appareal and furniture. It is also used for industry applications for insulation, packaging, and polising materaials. Felt is the older form of fiber known to humankind. It is belived that felt has been used for more than 6,000 years in Nepal in remote Himalayan villages like Solumkumbu, Dolpa, Manag adn Mustang for making rugs to insulate homes from the extreme cold and for clothes, shoes and tents. Moreover, they were made by hand from sheep, goat and yak hair.

Nepal is one of the major felt producing countries of the world.Felt is a fabric made from wool. The fibres themselves make up the fabric. There is no yarn involved when making felt, unlike weaving, knitting etc. To make felt you need wool fleece, water and agitation. The fibres on the wool have small scales on the outside surface. When the wool is watered down the scales open up. When the fibres are rubbed together, the opened scales close and get interlockedFelting is one of the oldest textile forms. It is thought to have originated in Asia. There are still some original pieces of felting that were found in central Asia. Some of them are 5000 years old. Felt was used for hats, wall coverings, boots, blankets, yurts and many more things. We ship the felt items directly from our Artisan Gallery Nepal.We are using DHL, FedEx and Air Cargo. We ship Worldwide.

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