Needle felted Elephant

Needle felted merino wool Elephant is a 100% eco-friendly toy. This handmade wool toy can be a perfect gift as well as a unique decoration for your home. The toy is very soft and eco-friendly so it perfectly suits little kids.

• All our miniatures are hypoallergenic. Created in a pet-free and smoke-free home and without damages for any sheep.
• Don’t wash. Dry clean only.

In ancient times, carpets, flooring, clothing, and hats were made of wool. Nowadays needlewomen are fond of creating decorative items, toys, jewelry, and souvenirs from felt. In the process of felting, wool fibers get tangled and form a dense lump, which takes the desired shape in the hands of fellers. The necessary tools for felting are needles in different shapes. When the needle sticks into the wool, the notches in the lower part of it catch the fibers and push them into the lower layers, whereby entanglement occurs.

Our product was made by artisans from Kyrgyzstan, for whom in ancient times felt was the only known type of textile and accompanied a person all his life. People slept on felt, dressed in felt clothes, and covered horses with felt blankets. Felt protected enemy arrows from evil spirits, saved from heat and cold. And now, felt is of great importance for Kyrgyz people.