Discover China: Handmade Wool Felt 手制羊毛毡

Professor and Artist Tingting Zhang will speak about the art of handmade wool felt and give a live demo. A few audiences will have an opportunity to learn and make their own wool felt onsite.

The art of Handmade Wool Felt originates from the Mongols and has thousand of years of history.

张教授会讲解展示手制羊毛毡的艺术。部分观众将有机会现场学习和参与制作。

手工制作羊毛毡技艺，源自中国蒙古族，在2008年该技艺入选中国第二批国家级非物质文化遗产目录。手工搓揉羊毛成毡，利用的是羊毛纤维的固有特性，辅之以加热、润滑、压缩等技法，让纤维自然缠结产生毡化现象，最后形成纤维制品，完全一体成形，无需一针一线缝合，因而相当别致。

This seminar is organized in collaboration with Confucius Institute for China's Culture and the Economy.