Felting

Artifacts dating from the 3rd century BCE found in the Pazyryk region of the Altai Mountains in southern Siberia, in the State Hermitage Museum, St. Petersburg, Russia, http://depts.washington.edu/silkroad/museums/shm/shmpazyryk.html


Pompeii, prior to 79 CE. Pillar found in the Fullonica at VI.8.20. The painting shows the fulling of a piece of cloth. The owl on the bleaching frame was a symbol of Minerva, the goddess of weaving (among other things).
http://pompeiiinpictures.org/R6/6%2008%2020%20p2.htm



















For information on traditional felt making in Turkey, with some examples, visit the Turkish Cultural  Foundation website: http://www.turkishculture.org/fabrics-and-patterns/felt-107.htm.