Lee newman patented a felt tipped marking pen in 1910. The felt tip pen was invented by yukio horie in 1940.

Fuzzy Felt Wikipedia

Felt is the oldest form of fabric known to humankind.

When was felt invented. Yukio horie invented the felt tipped pen in the 1960 s. Producing wool felt is an extensive and specialized process and only a handful of wool felt mills exist today utilizing the same process. O o what is fabric felt made from.

Some of the earliest felt remains were found in the frozen tombs of nomadic horsemen in the siberian tlai mountains and date to around 700 b c. Felt is made from wool and other synthetic materials such as fur and silk. Invented in the mid 17th century and used until the mid 20th centuries a process called carroting was used in the manufacture of good quality felt for making men s hats.

How felt is made. John h johnson inventor of the wrench. Wool felts of better grades are made of all wool but the felting power of wool is such that as little as 10 percent wool in a blend with nonfelting fibres is sufficient to produce a felt.

Traditionally these mills were located in rural areas where the wool was easily attainable and in a location adjacent to a source of water. Hand felted wool felt hats. In 1926 benjamin paskach patented a fountain paintbrush as he called it which consisted of a sponge tipped handle containing various paint colors.

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. New techniques were developed by felt makers all over the world including polly sterling australia who created nuno felt which is known as laminated felt in america. Since felt is not woven and does not require a loom for its production ancient man made it rather easily.

The skins were dried in an oven where the thin fur at the sides turned orange the color of carrots. In turkey the remains of felt have been found dating back at least to 6 500 bc. Beaver rabbit or hare skins were treated with a dilute solution of the mercury compound mercuric nitrate.

The wool fibres selected for felting are usually less than 1 1 2 inches 38 mm in length and must be of good felting quality and strength. John invented the wrench cause he felt like it. Felt is produced in buildings termed as mills.

Yukio horie was born on february 11 1947. Hand felting with sheep wool has been around for centuries but it was around the 1980 s when felt making was rediscovered and gained popularity.