How to Make Felt

Steps

 

Start with raw wool. It can be straight off the animal without further processing or you can purchase carded wool off the internet or at craft shows. Any color will do.
Assemble wool and liquid dish soap near a sink with running water or use a table top and a bowl of warm water.
Pull a small amount of wool apart and fluff it up by continually pulling it apart. Set this pile of wool aside.
Wet your hands with warm water and add a very small drop of liquid dish soap to your hands.
Pick up the pile of wool and gently roll it between the palms of your hands to form a ball. As the wool begins to felt, press harder so it will stiffen even more.
When the wool is firm, stop rolling and rinse with cold water.
Press it in a towel to remove excess water.
Allow the wool to air dry.

Tips

 

If your hands get dry while felting, just keep wetting them with warm water.
You can use bar soap if you don't have liquid dish soap available. Wet your hands and rub them on the bar of soap.
To make felt shrink and thicken faster, rub it on a bumpy surface such as an old washboard or try bubble wrap.
Put a couple of different colors together for a multicolored project.
Roll different shapes and glue them together. A long rope can be a tail, the round shape a head and body, cylinders for arms and legs.
For flat wool, put the wool in a ziplock bag with warm water and a small amount of soap, lay it on a counter and press the wool through the bag until it's stiff, rinse and dry, then cut into desired shapes.

 

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