Feltmaking

/ˈfɛltmeɪkɪŋ/ noun

Definition

The craft, process, or industry of manufacturing felt and felted goods.

Etymology

Compound noun combining 'felt' and 'making,' indicating the broader commercial and artistic practice of producing felt materials. The term emphasizes felt production as both craft and industry.

Kelly Says

Feltmaking as an industry was so massive that entire European towns were built around it—Nuremberg and London both had feltmaking districts that exported felt hats and cloth across continents during the Renaissance.

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