{"id":2628,"date":"2023-08-03T10:34:57","date_gmt":"2023-08-03T08:34:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.segardmasurel.com\/?p=2628"},"modified":"2023-09-15T11:35:39","modified_gmt":"2023-09-15T09:35:39","slug":"felt-has-many-qualities-and-uses","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.segardmasurel.com\/en\/felt-has-many-qualities-and-uses\/","title":{"rendered":"Felt has many qualities and uses…"},"content":{"rendered":"

Felting is a <\/span>natural process<\/b> by which wool fibres are transformed into a solid, compact material called felt. This technique, known as felting, has been used by many cultures around the world since the dawn of time.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

There are <\/span>various techniques<\/b> for processing wool into felt: by moistening it, using a needle or hot water, using traditional or industrial methods.<\/span><\/p>\n

But very often, for end-consumers, felting is a result of a mistake in the care of woollen textiles.<\/span><\/p>\n

In this article, we explore the process of felting wool and the unique qualities and uses of the resulting felt.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>

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The felting process<\/b><\/h2>\n

Wool felt is a non-woven fabric<\/b>. The fibres are randomly intermingled to form a dense, compact fabric. We go from the fibres to the product without spinning, weaving or knitting.<\/span><\/p>\n

This phenomenon occurs thanks to the scales found on animal hair and wool in particular. Under mechanical action (friction, needles…) each wool fibre advances in relation to the others in a single direction, the scales preventing the fibre from moving backwards, like sealskin under touring skis.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

By advancing randomly, <\/span>the fibres intermingle until they form a compact mass<\/b>. As long as it’s not too compact, you can give it the shape you want.<\/span><\/p>\n

Heat and humidity cause the scales to open a little, accentuating this phenomenon<\/b>.<\/span><\/p>\n

Felting can be a risk when caring for woollen garments.<\/span><\/p>\n

This is the same phenomenon that occurs when you inadvertently put a woollen garment in the washing machine on an unsuitable programme, such as a high temperature, a spin speed that is too fast or an inappropriate detergent.<\/span><\/p>\n

This is why <\/span>it is so important to wash wool products at a low temperature and dry them flat<\/b>.<\/span><\/p>\n

Sometimes wool is treated to prevent felting. You can wash at a slightly higher temperature and sometimes even use the tumble dryer.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>

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The qualities and uses of wool felt<\/b><\/h2>\n

Sheep’s wool felt has all the qualities of wool in general: <\/span>natural, biodegradable, thermal and hygrometric regulation, odour reduction, high combustion temperature.\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n

Felt can even be waterproof to a certain degree, a quality appreciated by hat makers.<\/span><\/p>\n

Depending on the type of wool used, felt can be softer.<\/span><\/p>\n

It is used in clothing, footwear, decoration and also by the automotive and construction industries.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>

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Here are a few examples of how felt is used:\u00a0<\/b><\/h3>\n

– Decorative panels for sound and heat insulation.<\/span><\/p>\n

– Textiles such as jacket collars, coats, hats, the soles of certain slippers, etc.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

– Abrasives for polishing precious stones<\/span><\/p>\n

– Piano hammers<\/span><\/p>\n

– In engine sound and heat insulation<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

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Felt is a unique,<\/span> natural, durable and extremely versatile material<\/b> that requires very little care. It inherently has many of the qualities of wool and can be used in a wide range of applications, not just in the textile industry.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Felting is a natural process by which wool fibres are transformed into a solid, compact material called felt. This technique, known as felting, has been used by many cultures around...","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":2635,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[24,30],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2628","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-manufacturing","category-uses"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.segardmasurel.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2628","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.segardmasurel.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.segardmasurel.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.segardmasurel.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.segardmasurel.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2628"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.segardmasurel.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2628\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2658,"href":"https:\/\/www.segardmasurel.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2628\/revisions\/2658"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.segardmasurel.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2635"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.segardmasurel.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2628"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.segardmasurel.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2628"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.segardmasurel.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2628"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}