These felt trivets and napkin rings add texture, style and fun pops of color to your dinner table. The trivet and napkin ring combo will set your table apart. Crafted from fine New Zealand wool and azo-free dyes using age-old techniques. Handmade in Nepal by a Fair Trade women's cooperative. Set includes trivet and four napkin rings. Trivet is approximately 8 in diameter. Napkin Rings are approximately 2.5-3 with 1.5 ring to hold the napkin. Care: Spot clean as needed. Do not machine wash or dry. Azo-free dyes. Due to the handmade nature, there will be variations in size up to 1/2 inch, color, and shape. Each piece is truly a unique work of art, lovingly crafted by hand. The Art of Felting: The first step to creating these beautiful felt pieces begins with gathering some of the world’s finest sheep’s 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 artisan’s 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.
