Q: I was wondering if you guys might know of a local place to get some really thick (like 1/2" and thicker) felt. I've been seeing it used a lot lately, like in this chair found on dezeen. I'm not particularly a fan of this specific use of it, but I think it is a pretty cool material. Any thoughts?
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Britex on Geary off Union Square.
filzfelt.com
anywhere near chicago? I've always kept my eye out and haven't found anything. I'm thinking industrial grade wool...
i know peace industry has felt (wool) made in iran that she uses to make beautiful rugs. a lot of times they have scraps, etc..i bet you could easily purchase some from her.
http://peaceindustry.com/
they are located on hayes st.
WOW, Those rugs are gorgeous!
That looks like industrial wool felt, which is much thicker and sturdier than craft-store felt and cheaper than the deluxe solid wool stuff that filzfelt sells. A few years back there was an AT post about sources for it:
http://www.apartmenttherapy.com/ny/how-to/how-to-create-with-felt-022146
I particularly liked Maxwell's use of it to make sliding doors.
I am up in the seattle area and I know some people were able to get the industrial grade felt from Boeing Surplus store. I do not know if it is something they always carry but you might want to check out a similar industrial surplus.
@ Liana:
Thanks! I tried searching for a posting on this and didn't find that one.
That page has some great links. Those are definitely the kinds of felt I am looking for.
- Colin.
wow, this seems like an odd place for abercrombie & fitch to spam. seems like the wrong target audience...
Well, I'm not sure where 'local' is for you, but Aetna Felt has thick felt.
Cheers!
If I don't get one of those rugs from peaceindustry.com, I think I'm going to just DIE A VERY SLOW DEATH!