The purr-fectly adorable eco-friendly, wool ornament for the cat lover! This ornament features lots and lots of intricate detailing. Lovingly crafted by mother and sister artisans in Nepal using hand-crafted, eco-friendly wool felt. A Fair Trade holiday ornament.
Measures approximately 5 x 4 inches.
The Art of Felting: The first step to creating these beautiful felt pieces begins with gathering some of the world’s finest sheep’s wool from New Zealand. Making felted wool is an ages-old, time-consuming process of bonding fabric with fiber. This is a physical job where the artisans scrub, rub, roll, and rinse the wool again and again with soapy water. Once the wool is bound into a sheet and the desired thickness is complete, the felt is laid out to dry. From there, the felt wool is cut and reworked into many complex shapes and designs. The many sheets of wool might merge several colors to create patterns and layers. This takes a well-trained, talented artisan and is a true labor of love. The results are colorful, one-of-a-kind textiles that are stunning to behold.
