What is felt-making?You make felt by wetting or rubbing raw, unspun wool, which naturally binds together during this process to form the cloth. You can then use the felt to make bags, hats, scarves, ...

IN Mongolia, felt-making is a communal affair: women and children beat freshly sheared wool with sticks and sprinkle it with water, then horses drag it through a field. It’s a centuries-old tradition ...

This art is produced with wool. Its products include rugs, clothing, and decorative items. In fact, felt, as a traditional woven work, is not only a handicraft but also part of the cultural and ...

ASTANA – The United States-based textile artist Janice Arnold took felt as a starting point to explore its symbiotic relation with the culture of the nomads, connecting the cultural with personal ...

Okan is not only keeping felt making alive with her mesmerizing products but also promoting this traditional art abroad, selling her artwork internationally Felting is one of the oldest crafts in ...

A fun and fascinating way to extend young children's exploration of textiles is through felt-making. It needn't incur much cost and there's lots of online advice if you fancy having a go. There are ...

The craft called Namad-mali (“felt beating”) by the locals, involves creating Namad, which is a modest flooring. To create a felt piece, the felt maker starts by arranging colored wool according to a ...

SKOPJE, The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, May 24 (UNHCR) - Most people forced to flee their homes because of violence or persecution end up losing almost everything, including employment and ...