Masters revive traditions of grandparents Date: Jul 12, 2010 - 02:10 PM Topic Official News In the Kosh-Agachsky region of the Altai Republic, one revives an ancient handicraft - thick felt fulling. Thick felt was the only known kind of textiles for a great number of nomadic people. At the present moment, a popularity of this natural material increases once again. Masters of thick felt create clothes, consumer goods and ornaments, which are not only beautiful, but also useful. They are also ecologically safe. An enthusiast of thick felt in the Kosh-Agachsky region is a businessman from Kuray village Olga Selbikova. She holds teaching seminars for all wishing people who want to master making of thick felt and goods from it. Development of thick felt business allows finding use for traditional production of cattle breeding- sheep wool. It is necessary to say that a thick felt business gets a support of center of employment of population and administration of a region. This article comes from: Altai Republic, official portal http://eng.altai-republic.ru/ The URL for this story is: http://eng.altai-republic.ru/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=1748