Natural colored black and chocolate brown felt pelt

Description

This "felt pelt" is wet felted by hand using traditional ancient techniques. This is made with natural colored corriedale wool and black karakul lamb wool. I source the fleece from shepherds which I receive raw right after shearing. I clean, comb, and card the wool and then using hot water and organic soaps, felt by hand the wool fibers into one large piece.
These felt pieces are inspired by actual hides and a trip to Scandinavia where I saw sheep and animal skins everywhere. The technique or "recipes" to make them are drawn from Mongolian felt traditions. Mongolians stomp on the wool and roll the soft felt around tree trunks that they drag from horses to strengthen and finish the felt. I felt outside using my hands and bare feet and then roll the wool around poles to finish the felting process.
This pelt would make a wonderful wall hanging or could be used as a throw or even a rug.
The pelt can be machine washed in a large front loading machine on cold and hung to dry.
A truly sustainable and renewable resourced piece!

42 inches by 50 inches

Added on Nov 25, 2009

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