FELT HAT FOR THE RUSSIAN SAUNA (баня/BANYA) HIGHT QUOLITY - CARPATIAN WOOL 100% Item location - Ukraine Delivery to U.S. and Canada - 3 weeks, to Europe - 10-14 days Felt is a non-woven cloth that is produced by pressing woolen fibres. 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 fibres on the thigh. Highly sophisticated felted artifacts were found preserved in permafrost in a tomb in Siberia and dated to 600 AD. The only natural material which can be made felt - it is wool, with the best wool. Wool Fibers have a flaky top layer-cuticle. Thanks to him, fibers can be coupled with each can be coupled with each other under the influence of hot water and steam. This principle is based felt-making. In order to make felt, you do not need anything other than the human hand and wool. However, we still have a lot of work. BRAND NEW NEVER USED MADE IN UKRAINE, 2016, Ivano-Frankovsk region