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Annie and Lyn

Hello Missy,

How wet should the wool be?

It should be wet enough so that the soapy water has penetrated all the wool fibres. When you have wetted the fibres through the net, and soaped and rubbed for a minute, get a small sponge and gently push it onto the wool (through the net) in a straight down and then straight up movement so that you don't disturb the fibres.

If you can squeeze a lot of water from the sponge then the fibres are overwet. Go all over the fibres, through the net, until you can't squeeze much out of the sponge.
After you've done a couple of practice pieces you will start to get an intuitive feel for this.

What point do you add layers?

Most felters make all the layers before wetting down.
There are exceptions of course, depending on your project, but to start with, make 3 small sample pieces, one with 4 layers, one with 6 layers and one with 8 layers. Do this just to get a feel for it and to note the difference and to help you estimate how many layers you will want for your project.
Make each sample fully - the felt will thicken and firm up as it fulls.

We know how daunting it can seem to start with, but it's easier than it looks and the only way to learn is by doing it. It's surprising how quickly you will get to feel just what is right. Don't worry about making perfect stuff to start with, just have fun and learn about felt.

Missy

Hi, I'm wondering about layering: When is it suitable to add layers? You mentioned many thin layers as opposed to a few thick layers, but at what point do you add on these layers? How wet should the wool be?

P.S. fantastic website, one of your craftgawker posts actually pushed me over the edge and got me to buy some wool and start felting! Thanks!

karyn Loo

I discovered a wonderful and easy to achieve simple felt item such as a felt flower when I joined a felt-flower makingclass!! Since then, I am now so enthusiatic with felt works! Your tips and explanations are very useful for me and I still have more to learn from you:-) ButI wonder where I can get the triangle needle??

karyn

SnowDrop Rockies

Getting my feet wet with tips and info before the supplies come in, So helpful thank you!

Julie Petty

What a beautiful blog...with lots of good felting help...so glad I found you!

Miss Pips

Thank you, Great information! I just had my first felting workshop and your additional notes will help me on my way.

Glenis

Thank you so much, I can't wait to get started with my Llama fleece from last years shearing.
Glenis

katherine Cortés

Esta información ha sido útil para mí.
Muchas gracias por compartir sus experiencias con nosotros.

Jane Piggott-Custance

What a very useful site many thanks to the author for taking the mystery out of hand felting

Lizzie

Thank you, a lot of very useful information!

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  • 'rosiepink' is me, Annie, and my mum, Lyn and we both live on the South Coast of England. We love textiles and fibres and have a passion for felt artwork. Stitching on felt gives such beautiful textures so we combine hand and free machine embroidery with our feltmaking to create wall art. We write this occasional blog to share some of the things we create and some of the lessons we learn along the way. Please feel free to comment on any post - we'd love to hear from you whatever your interest in our blog may be.

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