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Thanks for this info. girls, I will try this on felt for the more sturdy bookmark. Yall are the greatest and flowers for you all
9811I guess you don't need my answer since so many others provided it for you. I use it for so many things. Bookmarks for one. I also happen to like it for coasters. Soaks up liquid from glasses and doesn't leave any marks.
12985Felt is soft and firm and can be used for a lot of things.You can make hats and toys out of felt. Children can use it to cut out and make all sorts of shapes.Here in Australia we can buy it at craft shops and some fabric shops.It can be thick or thin.It does not fray.It is very easy to embroider on.Yes, in French it is feutre.By the way,I don't speak French.
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34304Thank you for your explainations.I think along what you say that "felt" means "feutre" in france. But here it is a thick material and heavy, and in the embroidery of bookmark there are some "holes" I it difficult for me to explain. must you cut in the felt after?
25533A nonwoven fabric that can b purchased n any color, cheap & found n all craft depts & stores. *4U our walking encyclopedia letvia filled u n
145789In short it is a non woven fabric. I like to use it for bookmarks. You can trim close to the edge and it won't ravel out. It can be purchase in a large aray of colors in sheets or by the yard.
62459This is from Wikipedia. I don't know how you call it in France but in Venezuela we called it "FIELTRO" and I love to embroider on it. I made some bags that I posted on here. It is easy to embroider and I didn't use stabilizer with it. Flower and XoXo
"Felt is a non-woven cloth that is produced by matting, condensing and pressing fibers. While some types of felt are very soft, some are tough enough to form construction materials. Felt can be of any color, and made into any shape or size.
Felt is the oldest form of fabric known to humankind. It predates weaving and knitting, although there is archaeological evidence from the British Museum that the first known thread was made by winding vegetable fibers on the thigh.[citation needed] In Turkey, the remains of felt have been found dating back at least to 6,500 BCE. Highly sophisticated felted artifacts were found preserved in permafrost in a tomb in Siberia and dated to 600 CE.
Many cultures have legends as to the origins of feltmaking. Sumerian legend claims that the secret of feltmaking was discovered by Urnamman of Lagash.[citation needed] The story of Saint Clement and Saint Christopher relates that while fleeing from persecution, the men packed their sandals with wool to prevent blisters. At the end of their journey, the movement and sweat had turned the wool into felt socks.[citation needed]
For a long time, the economy of what is now Canada was based on the fur trade, the hunting of beaver (and, to a lesser extent, other animals) for the felt industry in Europe. This led to a very basic colonization, organized by fur trade companies, until governmental measures were taken to ensure a real economic and demographic development.
Feltmaking is still practiced by nomadic peoples in Central Asia, where rugs, tents and clothing are regularly made. Some of these are traditional items, such as the classic yurt, while others are designed for the tourist market, such as decorated slippers. In the Western world, felt is widely used as a medium for expression in textile art as well as design, where it has significance as an ecological textile."
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