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See more pages with Advanced Techniques, Beginners Projects and Wet Felting Supplies .
If you are making a felted hat (see instructions below), we have the Hat
Shapers for wet feltmaking
and the Soft Hat Forms for Needle Felting.
 a sample of nuno scarves I made from these instructions is in the midde of this page |
Simple
and Elegant Laminated Felt Scarves. Even if you never
have dyed or felted fiber before, this gives you all the steps to create a scarf
Uniquely You. Use silk gauze and approximately one ounce of fiber. The dye step may be skipped and use the white silk gauze as is. The picture at left shows several scarves done on the white gauze and on dyed gauze. You follow the layout and design steps which have very good graphics for placement of the fiber and rolling the scarf in mosquito netting to felt the fibers. Instructions $5.00 3 mm silk gauze is 10 inches wide by 60 inches long. $4.00 Jacquard Dyes are great for dying silks. |
| The Perfect Felted
Hat, sketches with directions to make a perfect size with
a variety of crown styles show you how to make the pattern. Next are steps to
lay out the wool, to felt, full and block the hat. About 6 ounces of wool will
make the average hat.. Instructions $5.00, wool not included.See Hat Shapers to help block. |
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| Felted Purses, Bags and Containers, techniques
to make hollow felt forms. A beginning project which can lead to forms which could
not be created with a simple flat pattern. Instructions $5.00, wool not included. |
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| to TOP Felted Mittens, a wider variety of sheep's wool may be used for since bulk is not critical in mittens. Some require more felting than others which is explained in the instructions. Four ounces of wool is needed for one pair. Instructions $5.00, wool not included. |
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Felt Footwear, Boots and Slippers, gives pattern making techniques for multiple styles of footwear. The traditional way of creating felt with water and soap is presented in a step by step procedure. Eight ounces of wool is required for an average pair of boots. Instructions $5.00, wool not included. |
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| to TOP Felt Rugs and Blankets uses a front loading washing machine, like a 30 to 45 pound washer in a Laundromat You create the design and the machine does most of the work.. A coarser wool or mohair is suggested for durability in a rug, a softer, finer wool for a blanket. A small blanket will take 2 to 4 pounds; the same size rug needs to be thicker and will take 5 to 8 pounds of fiber. Instructions $5.00, wool not included. |
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