Talk:Felting

While I am not a felter myself, my wife is a fiber artist specializing in the craft/art of feltmaking and I have become familiar with a fair amount of felting information. I am reasonably certain that mercury compounds were never commonly used in making felt, per se. Rather, when hats made from beaver fur were popular, mercury was used to remove the fur or hair from the pelts. This was then made into a kind of felt. But traditional felt was generally made of wool with no use of mercury. There are some other issues with this article as well as the need to deal with a parallel article titled "feltmaking." I will attempt to verify my information and find the time to make a proper edit. Thank you. - John Arrighi