Felting in Mongolia

Prior to felting the wool is beaten with flexible wooden sticks. It is beaten along the line of the fiber and aids in the removal of dirt from between the fibers. The result is a coarser wool than one gets from carding.
	The mother felt is rolled out onto the field. This is an old felt used as a base for the new felt
The beaten wool is now placed on the mother felt in such a way as to have the fibers relatively parallel
	The best wool is laid out first and denotes the "right" side of the new felt.
After the layers are laid out war water is spread out over the the wool in small drops. A large pole is then placed across one end of the new felt. Both the new wool and the mother flet are rolled up tightly around the pole
	Wet hides are wrapped around the felt and then a strong rope binds the roll together. Loops of are attached to each end of the pole.
Ropes are then attached to these loops and tied horses or camels which then pull the roll across the steppe. After some hours have past the new roll is opened up and inspected for weak areas. These areas are repaired with more wool