Felt

Perceived through touch

Felt is a dense textile made by pressing and matting fibers together rather than weaving them.

Wool felt appears in hats, craft projects, and industrial applications.

As a verb, felt is the past tense of feel: I felt a chill, She felt certain about her decision.

To felt wool is to compress it into this matted fabric.

material

wool

Sheared animal fiber

fibers · craft · hat · beret · fedora · applique · sheets · padding · yurt · insulation

perceived

noticed

Became aware of

vibration · tremor · breeze · chill · warmth · pressure · tension · shift · change · weight

emotional

experienced

Having practical knowledge gained

  • sensedBecame aware through perception
  • emotionComplex psychological state
  • deeplyTo a profound extent

heart · intuition · grief · joy · loss · pain · longing · connection · understood · moved

tactile

touched

Affected emotionally or physically

  • textureSurface tactile quality
  • softYielding to touch
  • smoothWithout roughness or difficulty

rough · fingertips · sensation · palpable · velvety · fuzzy · plush · nubby · brushed · caressed

Categories
Opposites
EXPERIENTIAL vs. COGNITIVE

Feltthought

Mental concept or reflection

knew · reasoned · calculated · deduced · analyzed

SENSING vs. NOT SENSING

Feltignored

Purposely not noticed

missed

fabric construction method

Feltwoven fabric

knit · lace · mesh · twill · canvas

Phrases
Family

felts, felted, felting

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G