1.10.08

felt rocks


These rocks are made of felt. It looks to me like they are hand rolled. The process is great for making colorful Christmas ornament with just wool, hot water, a little soap and a lot of time. These are available on Unicahome where, according to sean, "It's a big ball of felt that's shaped like a rock. You can ping them off your brother, ping them off your least favorite uncle's head and, when the latest reality show or "CSI" clone comes on, you can ping them off your TV screen. You might see them as toys, you might see them as a unique decoration, or you might see them as a strangely compelling semi-natural oddity. all of the above would be correct. in their raw form, a felt rock is technically a lump of felt formed when small bits of wool fluff gather while making polishing wheels for optical lenses, spun around in a drum with them. with steam and pressure, each stray piece of wool begins to entangle itself with others roughly creating a completely unique rock-like shape without the help of any bonding agents. each felt rock is then carefully selected by molo and then finished through their own process.

Each one is completely unique with a different shape and size, although most measure around 4 – 6 inches across.

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