Felt Good is a research and exploration into pine needles, an overabundant natural forest waste to develop products using its fibre. The pine trees constitute of the majority of the forest in the northern hill states of India. Every year from fall till summer, they shed their leaves that cover the forest bed choking the earth beneath. Since pine needles are an excellent fuel to the fire, thousands of forest burn every season in North India itself.

Felt good is about extracting fibres to create products of everyday use for the masses using the felting techniques(no binding agent, pure fibre). The fibres also have been dyed using natural dyes extracted from the local, flowers and spices. Moreover, It aims to root itself as a local craft in the hill states to sustain not only the ecosystem but also the economy.

Each product has been handmade by local artisans and dyed using local natural forest products. The end result: a collection that has been made locally, using local raw material, to sustain both the local ecosystem and the economy. Furthermore, all the pine needle waste generated during the process was processed into paper using natural binding agents with the potential to create a unique packaging material.

By maximizing the utilization of this abundant material, felt goods aims to minimize the harm pine needle does to the environment. The entire production process is designed to be self-sustaining to generate zero waste and to bring forward better solutions.

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Scrubbers Pine needle body scrubers and dish washers that can easily last for a month

3d felted pine needle toys

Fibre felting Tool

Natural Dye sample natural dyes extracted from local forest products

Indoor slippers

Micro green Felt Pads Felted micro green pads help seeds to grow faster with their moisture absorbing properties that doesnt let the top soil dry.

Pine needle Cardboard honey cardboard made of waste pine needle fibres, combined with natural binding agents

o A range of body scrubbers and dishwashers that have been naturally treated and tightly felted to make them last at least a month of vigorous use.

o A range of 3d felted toys.

o A range of indoor slippers for winters as the pine needle fibre also acts as a thermal insulator.

o The pine needle fibres show many similarities to the coir fibre, one such is its moisture absorption capacity. The pine felted mats allow for easy growth of plants and also easy uprooting. The felted mats can be used to grow microgreens at home as it doesn't require the seeds to be sown in the soil but merely sprinkle on the surface of the felted mats. It also promotes the growth of plants by absorbing water and preventing the topsoil from drying out.

Each product has been handmade by local artisans and dyed using local natural forest products. The end result: a collection that has been made locally, using local raw material, to sustain both the local ecosystem and the economy. Furthermore all the pine needle waste generated during the process was processed into paper using natural binding agents with a potential to create a unique packaging material.

By maximizing the utilization of this abundant material, felt goods aims to minimize the harm pine needle does to the environment. The entire production process is designed to be self sustaining to generate zero waste and to bring forward better solutions.

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