SURYA FELT
Our felt items create joy and wonder in both the young, and the young at heart! Our felt toys for children and items for the home for adults are all ethically handmade by our long term partners in Kathmandu, Nepal.
We only use pure wool in our felt designs and ensure it is sourced from New Zealand and is mulesing free (cruelty free) wool.
Common Questions
What is felt?
Felt is a textile that is produced by matting, condensing, and pressing fibers (in our case, wool) together.
How do you make felt?
Wet felting is the process used to turn wool into felt. The wool fibre is matted and rubbed together (in our case by hand) while applying soap and hot water onto the fibres. The hot water and soap changes the pH of the wool and allows the scales on the fibres to open up and matt together more easily and permanently.
What can you make using felt?
The easier answer would be what can't you make using felt! Felt is such a versatile fabric, and is believed to be one of the oldest fabrics known to us. It was traditionally used to make warm clothing - mainly coats, boots, hats and blankets. Today it's use is more contemporary and we often find felt in home textiles (floor rugs, bowls, light shades, trivets, coasters and decorations) and in toys and playthings for children.
How do you look after felt?
Generally you shouldn't need to clean your felt item too often, however the best option for felt 'washing' is to spot clean. Take a damp sponge and dab gently on the area you wish to clean. Do not rub or grate the sponge across the piece as this may further felt the item, or transfer colour.
Shop Best Sellers
"Beautifully made! I’m a teacher and purchased individual finger puppets for my 5 & 6 year olds to help retell the story ‘Giraffes Can’t Dance’. I can’t believe how well made and sturdy they are."
"The products are made with care and of such quality and fit beautifully into my home and life. Knowing they are made in Nepal and bring benefit there by purchasing them is even better."
"Beautiful! My felt sunflower garland was posted quickly and it's just lovely. It's the perfect nursery decoration for my baby girl's bassinet and will make a lovely room decoration as she grows!."
"This felt ball trivet and also the coasters make us smile every time we have a cuppa! We bought them for our Kombi van, they will be well travelled and well loved items!!"
"These little gorgeous busy bees are adorable. After working on a small project with others the bees were given out to individuals as a little thank you so I had to order more ready for the next project. Love love love them"
"So interactive and high quality. I could not be happier with my purchase. I am a counsellor and I tried these finger puppets out with my children (5 and 3) and they loved them! They did not want to put them away. "
"Just delighted with the product and the service. I ordered from NZ on 04 December and they were delivered to doorstep on 14 December. Items were beautifully packaged and I would recommend dealing with this company."
"Cute small felted dog, great pressie for a dog lover and nice to know the funds go towards helping real dogs."
"A very sweet mobile made beautifully. Brightly coloured and looks fantastic in my young nieces bedroom. I purchased the loose bees (5pack) for her older sister to match and they are the cutest! Entirely unique!"
"Totally in love with the finger puppets and swarm of bees that I purchased from you!!!! I love the wonderful felted finger puppet animals and the most adorable little bees!"
