Global Crafts Handmade Felt Macaroon Coasters Set of 4 Honey Bee

These unique and fun macaroon coasters add design texture and color while protecting tabletop surfaces! Crafted from fine New Zealand wool and azo-free dyes using age-old hand-felt techniques. Handmade in Nepal by a Fair Trade women s cooperative. Colors: each coaster is a different yellow and brown color. Size: Each coaster is approx. 4 in diameter Care: Spot clean as needed. Do not machine wash or dry. The Art of Felting: The first step to creating these beautiful felt pieces begins with gathering some of the worlds finest sheeps 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 artisans 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 colors to create patterns and layers. This takes a well-trained talented artisan and is a true labor of love. The end results are colorful one-of-a-kind textiles that are stunning to behold.