Characteristics of Felt Material
In contrast to most fabrics, felt material is not made from yarn or twisted yarn, but rather is connected (felted) using chemical, mechanical or thermal processing from fibers to form a fabric, felt wool. For this reason, felt is assigned to the “non-woven fabrics”. The origin of felt: Felt can be a mixture of different natural and synthetic fibers or can consist of only one type of fiber as a starting material. Traditionally, felt fabric for clothing consists of new wool or sheep wool, i.e. the raw wool obtained from living sheep. The quality and manufacturing method of felt: A distinction can be made between two methods for the production of felt: there is whale felt and needle felt. Manufacture of Whale Felt: Whale felt is made exclusively from animal or wool fibers. The raw fibers of the raw wool are wetted with oil and layered to achieve a certain weight. By using air pressure, this mass loosens and mixes in the next step. Then a thin fleece is obtained using a needle roller. Now