Felt and plumbing: what they have in common
- Step 1. Felt — is a kind of — Textile. Felt is cloth without threads: wool is matted until the fibres lock.
- Step 2. Textile — uses — Loom. Cloth is woven on a loom.
- Step 3. Loom — includes — Warp-weighted loom. An ancient loom.
- Step 4. Warp-weighted loom — is made of — Clay. The warp threads were tensioned with clay weights.
- Step 5. Clay — is material for — Plumbing. Minoan plumbing used ceramic pipes.