Talk:Felt

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I have been working primarily on the section on newer uses and developments in felt. I agree that the historical section could use some help. I will try to come back to this part. ~~Artful inquiry — Preceding unsigned comment added by Artful inquiry (talk • contribs) 18:45, 3 January 2020 (UTC)

See also?

Would it be proper to include a link to Baize under the see also section? In cue sports, this fiber is often called felt (mistakenly at that), as can be noted here and here. I personally feel that this would be fair. However, the article for Baize would have to be expanded to reflect this as well, to prevent misunderstanding. But I'd be willing take time to make the adjustments there. -Poodle of Doom (talk) 18:22, 26 February 2017 (UTC)

Archeological findings, anyone?

History section needs smth more. Has there been any definite historical findings of ancient felts? How they were dated, when and where defintely was felting discovered - sure, legend about st cristoph and his colleague has some real ground, but exactly what and where?BirgittaMTh (talk) 11:12, 25 August 2017 (UTC)

History makes no sense...

History claims that felt-making likely originated in East Asia, and cites a confusing timeline in Siberia, with dating back to the 2nd century BC.

However, the section also mentions a Sumerian hero said to have discovered felt-making - and this would have to have been centuries earlier than the Siberian dates given.

Can someone make sense of all this and rewrite the section in a way that actually gives the history clearly?

(This echoes someone else's plea for archeological information.) Mastakos (talk) 15:40, 27 October 2025 (UTC)

Hmm, that's a good point. I'm not sure the reference given for the legend of Urnamman's discovery of felt is reliable for this information - it's a book called Bronze Age Military Equipment from Pen and Sword Books, which is not an academic press. I've put the Urnamman article up for a deletion discussion, as I can't find better sources. Back to this article - I've read through one of the sources, the 2007 journal article "Felting Between East and West", via Jstor, and I'm not sure it supports the point it's cited against in the article. Have tagged.

I'll wait to see if anyone in the AfD can find better sources for Urnamman.

Thanks for raising this. Tacyarg (talk) 16:39, 27 October 2025 (UTC)