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.

Week 1 - February 2 - References

Aspin, Chris, The Cotton Industry, Shire Publications, 1981.
Aspin, Chris, The Woollen Industry, Shire Publications, 1982.
Baines, Patricia, Spinning Wheels, Spinners, & Spinning, B.T. Batsford Ltd., 1977.
Bush, Sarah, The Silk Industry, 2nd ed. Shire Publications, 2000.
Gillow, John and Sentance, Bryan, World Textiles: A Visual Guide to Traditional Techniques, Thames & Hudson, 1999.
Henson, Elizabeth, British Sheep Breeds, Shire Publications, 1986.
Ingram, Arthur, Shepherding Tools and Customs, Shire Publications, 1977.
Leadbeater, Elliza, Spinning and Spinning Wheels, Shire Publications, 1979.
Vickery, Anne Einset, Felting by Hand, Craft Works Publishing, 1987.

Sciaky, Carla, "Spin the Weaver's Song," Green Linnet Records, 1992.