From nomads tents to poodle skirts from car parts to Christmas treeornaments felt is one of the worlds oldest and most understated textiles.<strong>Felt</strong... » 

From nomads tents to poodle skirts from car parts to Christmas treeornaments felt is one of the worlds oldest and most understated textiles.Felt has developed simultaneously in multiple cultures and often its originsare lost. However far from having been supplanted by new fabrics not only hasfelt retained its traditional uses among peoples around the world but it hasalso seen a revival of popularity among todays hand feltmakers craftspeopleand fashion designers. This book follows the journey of felt through timespace and purpose by pulling into focus a series of snapshots of differentfelting traditions. Beautifully illustrated Felt covers the wideranginghistory and development of this most unassuming but ubiquitous of fabrics fromthe earliest archaeological evidence in the mountains of Siberia to thegroundbreaking works of contemporary fiber arts and sculptors. «