May your holidays go swimmingly well with our adorable felt koi fish ornaments! These ornaments are intricately detailed and lovingly crafted by mother and sister artisans in Nepal. Sold singly. Details vary, shop in-store or let us choose.
The Art of Felting:
The first step to creating these beautiful felt pieces begins with gathering some of the world’s finest sheep’s wool from New Zealand. Making felted wool is an ages-old, time-consuming process of bonding fabric with fiber. This is a physical job where the artisan’s scrub, rub, roll and rinse the wool again and again with soapy water.
Once the wool is bound into a sheet and the desired thickness is complete, the felt is laid out to dry. From there, the felt wool is cut and re-worked into many complex shapes and designs. The many sheets of wool might merge several colours to create patterns and layers. This takes a well-trained, talented artisan and is a true labor of love. The end results are coulorful, one-of-a-kind textiles that are stunning to behold.
