January 2007
Many people associate the material felt with elementary school teaching tools or children’s arts and crafts activities. Felt cuts neatly, sews easily and is machine washable and dryable, so it’s understandable that felt would be a top choice to keep little inquisitive minds occupied. However, you must not underestimate the versatility of felt.
One of the oldest forms of fabric known to humankind, felt is a non-woven cloth of fibers worked into a tight dense mass by heat , moisture and pressure. Some stories mention that Noah’s Ark was lined with felt. Originally lined with sheep’s wool, due to the combination of continued trampling and urine from the animals, a felted carpet formed.
Besides felts long standing history and the fact that it’s older than dirt, are you aware of the many uses of felt? The practical uses for good quality felt are endless, just look around your house. For example; cover a game table, replace a lamp bottom, erase a chalkboard, wipe or polish metal, use it to absorb noise or make some kind of protective pad. Felt is used in automobiles, “felt tip pens”, hats, lining of handbags and so much more.
Our heavy-weight felt is made of 100% acrylic, 72 inches wide and only $4.98 a yard. Here at J&O we sell felt by the yard because small felt squares may not be large enough for every project undertaken. J&O gives you the choice of dividing your own felt up into whichever increments you like.
In addition to offering high quality felt, J&O not only stocks the basic colors like green, blue, red and yellow, we even stock unconventional colors such as antique gold, eggplant, smoke gray and french blue.
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Think of the possibilities! Felt isn’t just for child’s play, get creative and put this age-old material to work. Do you have an unusual use for felt or even a practical use for felt that may not be well known? Share and let us know!
To explore all of J&O’s possibilities visit jofabrics.com
J&O Fabrics. . . Sew many possibilities. . .
J&O Fabric Center
9401 Route130 South
Pennsauken,NJ 08110
info@jandofabrics.com
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