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The article reviews the ARO collection of felt acoustic products from FilzFelt.

The article offers information on several dry cleaning equipment including the Lighted Inspection Table from Talley Machinery Corp., the TingueFelt flatwork ironer felt from Tingue Brown & Co., and the 200-pound (lb.) dryer from Unimac.

The article focuses on the plans of Xerium Technologies Inc. of Youngsville, North Carolina, paper machine clothing and roll covers manufacturer, to build a manufacturing plant for making high-quality press felts in China which is scheduled to begin in the first quarter of 2015.

The article discusses the work of felt fashion and jewelry designer Ursula Zwahlen. Topics include the traditional nature of her work, which she sees not as art but as handcraft, an exhibition of Zwahlen's work on April 10 and 21 in Eastern Austria, and her designs inspired for and related to the garden.

The article offers information on the products presented by six members of the FFF Group at Techtextil 2011 held in Frankfurt, Germany in May. According to the article, the group was established to tap into the synergies and benefits from the continuing exchange of knowledge and experience between the members. Accordingly, Wirth Fulda presented wool felts and nonwovens and M&K Filze presented customized products made of wool felt, needle-felt and needled nonwovens.

The article offers brief information on woolfelts from BWF Feltec GmbH & Co. KG.

The article offers information on a competition for felt objects held by the tourist office of Tisen-Prissan and Tisens, Austria which is described as a felt competition for entries exhibited along a hiking trail and features the theme "The Natural World Relating to the Existing Landscape - the Garden of Eden."

The article offers information on the ethnographic felt exhibition to be held at the Silkeborg Museum in Denmark from June 26, 2010 to August 29, 2010.

The article offers information on several products which include the Blended Ironer Felt Pad with Nomex® Scrim from Tingue, Brown & Co., Paratherm AC™ System Cleaner Liquid from Paratherm Corp., and the Deco-print which are available in digital, rotary die, and screen-printed transfers from Thermopatch Corp.

The article focuses on the role of the ironer clothing market in meeting the demands of the new machines on ironer felts. It mentions the effort of Tamfelt Corp. in developing a range to match the modern ironer's efficiency and productivity. It cites several considerations that should be taken by laundries when choosing felts including the choice of supplier and the weight and thickness of felt. It adds that the performance of ironer will also be affected by the quality of ancillary products.

The article offers the authors' insights on their experience of 30 years felting. The authors discuss their involvement in felting, starting from Magyarlukafa, Hungary in 1979, in which they were still studying for a teaching profession, up to their engagement in felt courses in 2010. They also relate their visit to various countries, participating at world meetings and international exhibitions, while also organizing and joining felt-related associations, felting facilities, and felt camps.

The article offers information on the felt exhibition entitled "Ungleiche Paare (Unequal Pairs)" to be held at the Ballenberg Course Centre in Switzerland from April 24-25, 2010.

The author reflects on the versatility of felt, a fabric made of compressed matted animal fibers, which has been neglected by artists and designers in their art creations. She embellishes the materiality of felt, discussing its usage to furniture, clothing industry, designs to internal walls, and musical instruments and art works. She also scrutinizes the artwork of Robert Morris in her visit to the Walker Art Center in Minneapolis, Minnesota as well as the material's history.

The article offers information on felt, a fabric made by compressing different types of materials into a dense cloth. It states that felt is capable of attracting cautious shoppers because of its winning qualities and accepting dye. It stresses that felt is useful for making accessories. It adds that felt was featured in an exhibition held at the Smithsonian's Cooper Hewitt National Design Museum.

The article focuses on the work of textile designer Janice Arnold. It notes that Arnold works beyond the standard scope of handmade felt and creates fabrics that are appealing to the modern eye. Arnold states that she takes time to go beyond what she believes is possible. She also takes time to collaborate with the materials. She owns JA Felt, a U.S. company that produces handmade felt for her various high-profile clients . Arnold is seen as fearless when taking on a new work and is opened to collaborations with other designers, art directors and architects. She believes that felt can have an impact is people's lives since more people are seeking for fiber and fabric of texture.

The article offers information on the different applications of felt. According to Susan Brown, assistant curator in the textiles department at the Cooper Hewitt Design Museum in New York City, felt is believed to be the earliest man-made cloth and it is still being recognized for its amazingly new uses although its history reaches back to the beginnings of time. The article states that felt can be made to suit several different looks and styles from upholstery to carpets to curtains.

The article evaluates high-fluffy polyester nonwovens, geotextile nonwovens, and felt fabrics from IMP Comfort.

The article presents a chronology of events in home furnishings industry in the U.S. from 2000 to 2006. Felt materials was a big news in European trade shows in 2000. Chocolate was the must-have color for the fall of 2003, especially from the Frette deerskin collection. The environment made headlines and the home markets were rolling out energy-saving appliances like the Fisher & Paykel washer in 2004.

This article asserts that industrial felt has dense, texture-rich, functional qualities a designer could love, but it does come with a set of warnings, as well. Felt is everywhere, in appliances, as cushioning in heavy machinery, in stamp pads, toner cartridges, and air fresheners. It comes in various thicknesses, densities, or grades, depending on its intended use. Felt is created when a mat of fibers, arranged in layers of alternating directions, is fused by moisture, heat, and pressure. Industrial felt is typically made with wool. The problem with industrial felt lies in the fact that it is exactly that, industrial. That means standards do not necessarily meet those of architects and designers.

This article reports that BWF Envirotec has introduced an electrically conductive filter media for continuous applications at 125 degrees Celsius. This latest development is an extension of the German manufacturer's ExCharge range and is called needlona -DT-PE/DT-PE 601 ExCharge. BWF says it is a design felt, which was especially developed for use in areas that are subject to explosion hazards such as the cement industry, in coal mills and in the chemical industry. ExCharge offers users several advantages.

This article presents information about traditional slipmats. Whenever one gets a pair of decks, the first thing one does is toss the platter's rubber mat and replace it with a slipmat. By checking out the different features and performance quirks of some current market offerings one can choose the best option for one's scratching needs. Traditional slipmats are made of a dense felt material and come in a variety of punted logos and design. Although traditional sliprnats offer some friction reduction, many are not slippy enough for scratch DJs and tend to be quite stiff with a slightly abrasive feel.

Reports on Elk Corp.'s invention of a type of roofing felt consisting of two layers of a coated structural auricle. Composition of the coating; Ability of the assembly to impart a Class B or Class A fire rating to the roof assembly; Use of cellulosic fiber as basis of the melt.

Focuses on the works of textile designer company J. Arnold Felt. Prices for felt rugs; Background on Janice Felt, company owner; Collaboration with nonprofit women's cooperatives in central Asia.

Answers several questions on design engineering. Process to apply a low-resistance circuit to clear polycarbonate that can accept surface mounted components; Setscrew to be used in heat treat machines; Material similar to felt that satisfies the requirements of machinability and wicking.

The article discusses various reports published within the issue, including one by Karen S. Page on the work of feltmaking artists from other countries and another by Patricia Spark on history of felt.