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Felting

Scope note

Applying heat, pressure, and moisture to cause fiber to adhere and mat together. For the controlled shrinking of textile in order to make it thicker and more compact, use "fulling."

Term type

AAT

Getty AAT term number

3000232049

Term used for

felting process

Equivalent Terms used

felted

Created

13yrs ago

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