Praponte’s Felt Workshop Notebook

Field notes

The notebook separates the initial locking of fibres from later fulling: afieltrado begins the bond, while batanado uses greater pressure and temperature changes to compact and strengthen the sheet. It also treats fleece as a material with variables rather than a generic supply, noting fineness in microns, crimp, staple length, grease, and plant debris. The visible contents extend from fibre science and washing through shrinkage planning, hollow templates, nuno work, colour mixing, and conservation.