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This is a section of text from early work produced for my degree.
Felt has evolved significantly since ancient nomadic people made and used this inspirational material to create tents, clothing and protective covers. Felt, created from wool or other animal fibres, is a non-toxic, non-polluting, protective and decorative, flexible material requiring simple techniques to produce, making it an eco-friendly, cheap and effective product. (App. .
Traditionally there were three types of nomadic people; hunter-gatherers moving between hunting grounds, pastoral people moving between pastures, and peripatetic folk (more common in industrialized nations) moving between trading opportunities. Pastoralists raised herds and moved with them so that the pasture had time to recover. The domestication of horses allowed nomadic steppe tribes to cover great distances quickly in an extreme continental climate and the use of felt allowed them to cope with the severe weather conditions. Horses became the common currency of traders followed by sheep, which also offered meat, skin, wool and milk.
Felt has been found in tombs dated 3,000 years ago. The Hermitage museum has a sadle 5C BC .
Research online will unearth many images of felt held
in major museums around the world.
Regards
Moira |
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Professional Fibre Artist and Felt Maker based in Sleaford. I make felt for exhibition purposes and have recently had work selected for The Collection, Lincoln. |
