I might turn him into a broach.
Thanks, it certainly keeps me busy, I only work part time at the moment, I wish I had more hours really, but I can't complain at least I have lots of time to do my crafty things. I'll be starting to open my shop over the weekend I can't wait.
. They pretty much felted themselves when you bathed them so I think it should work
Stop fiddling Mr Sport_billy.... Save your cleverness for tomorrow night, we'll need it!
Accidentally edited your post but put it back... too many buttons
I'll forgive you then. Thousands wouldn't
He's super cool!
I've never had much luck needle felting, I'm better at wet felting but it's not so good for making guinea pigs etc. Maybe I need to get my enormous fibre stash out and have another go.... I even kept some of my Lunkyara and rex-ish piggies hair to felt in to something sometime as they should work mixed with a decent wool but never got round to it yet..... They pretty much felted themselves when you bathed them so I think it should work
Wet felting is pretty much what it sounds like. You use fibre and with water, a bit of soap and friction (you have to rub it really hard or pummel it...) then it felts together. it's less controllable and predictable than needle-felting but messy, lots of fun and really creative. It's great for making scarves, bags, slippers, I-pad cases and lots more. A few folk use it to make backgrounds before needle-felting on details and patterns.I'm no expert at it, but sure I'll have a go
Wet felting, ooh I've never heard of that, do you still stab it like needle felting? It sounds exciting
Wet felting is pretty much what it sounds like. You use fibre and with water, a bit of soap and friction (you have to rub it really hard or pummel it...) then it felts together. it's less controllable and predictable than needle-felting but messy, lots of fun and really creative. It's great for making scarves, bags, slippers, I-pad cases and lots more. A few folk use it to make backgrounds before needle-felting on details and patterns.
I also have an embellisher, which is a bit like a sewing machine but with a wee group of felting needles. I haven't had enough time to try it out though. My mum got me it for Christmas after I got all excited using hers.... Mum is a textile artist (when she's not working as a doctor which is her real job and pays for her art stuff...) and hass tried all sorts of things. It was her that got me into felting when I went to an Embroiderer's Guild workshop with her. Now both me and my OH can wet felt and have made Christmas presents for family before.
Next year you should check out Woolfest... It's a festival celebrating wool and wool crafts at Cockermouth in June. It's awesome. So many workshops, supplies and cool stuff.There's another one called Yarndale in Skipton in September too but I've never been to it.
My aim this year (if I have time) is to start spinning my own wool for OH to crochet and me to knit with (I'm not very good but I try to knit!). I've spun, albeit not very well, on a drop spindle but we had a workshop on holiday using a wheel and we both loved it so thinking of getting a wheel to do more... We need to use up the mountains of fibre and yarn we have in this house!
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