Pianos As hammer felts that directly strike the piano wire, and damper felts that absorb reverberation, felts play a very important role in the piano. Felts are also used in every other type of musical instrument. 　 Men's wear Felts and non woven fabrics are used in collars, padding, and shoulder pads. 　 　 　 　 　 Rugs Japanese rugs, exuding a sense of magnificence and splendor, are a traditional felt product. 　 　 　 　 Handicrafts Handicraft felts, which are available in a wide range of cheerful lively colors and do not frayed when cut, and used for fancy works, hats, slippers, skirts, and so on. Color felts are also used widely in the fashion field. 　 Carpets Felts for carpets of every kind are used for residential mats. Electric thermal carpets are also a felt product. 　 　 　 　 　 　 Longhaired Carpets (Underlay) Felt undercushions, mainly hemp felts, are used as a firm basis indispensable to providing comfortable floor space. 　 　 　 　 Stationery Felt is used in stationery such as in pen tips of marking pens, occluded ink cartridges, inkpads for stamps, vermilion stamp pads for seal impressions, and undermats used in calligraphy. 　 Office Automation Equipment Felts are used in extensive parts of office equipment as in the felt base pads and cleaners of copiers, and keyboards. 　 　 　 　 　 Geotextiles (felt used in civil engineering) Felts are used as materials in civil engineering and agriculture because of its excellent properties of water retention, permeability and shock absorption. 　 　 　 　 　 Gaskets Felt gaskets as couplers and shock absorbers are indispensable in every industry. 　 Automobiles Felts are used in various parts of automobiles. Various kinds of felts are also used in railcars, aircraft and vessels for soundproofing, shock absorption, and heat resistance. 　 　 　 　 　 Filters Felt is used in various industries as filters for its excellent properties of water and air permeability. 　 　 　 　 　 Polishing Wheels Felts of every kind are used for polishing metal, marble, glass, and dental polishers. 　 Dustproof Masks Felt masks of high dust capturing quality demonstrate their worth as filters to protect workers from industrial pollution.