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I often get questions about nuno felting, so Iâd like to share a couple of tips to help you start experimenting, and to get the feeling for it, especially if itâs something entirely new for you.
Nuno felting is a very recent felting method, and it was developed when designers rediscovered felting, ...
Iâve been working in a new video workshop, which I hope to finish and post in the next couple of weeks. And the video tutorial I bring you today will be part of this workshop.
I wanted to share it with you, because I know there are so many questions about how to make a pre-felt.
Hope you enjoy it!...
Even if youâre more experienced in wet felting, youâll still have projects that donât go the way you planned. Sometimes that can lead to surprising results and to discovering a new technique, but sometimes they just turn into something youâre not happy about.
So, the question is âwhat went wrong?â ...
I now know that several people have had problems finding the password for downloading the videos when theyâve bought a video workshop in my Etsy shop. So, I thought it would make sense to write a short post to make your downloads easier.
So, hereâs how buying a digital item on Etsy works. After you...
The video workshop on the English Rose Brooch is available in my Etsy shop as of today. If you are more of a visual person, this is definitely the best option.
If youâd like to know more about the workshop, check out the video introduction.
Are you on the Dodo email list? If so, youâll be getting ...
About two months ago I published the English Rose PDF tutorial. But if you prefer seeing how all the details are made, thereâs a huge advantage in video. And thatâs why Iâm now releasing the English Rose Video Workshop.
Hereâs the introduction, to give you a taste of what you can expect.
The Engli...
Iâm a felter at heart, so, like you, I love wool. I love its softness, its textures and its warmth. You know that smell when youâre wet felting? I adore that too (and I bet Iâm not alone).
But wool is even more than that. Itâs a wonder fiber created by Nature.
So, if you like to understand how thi...
TOSSING/THROWING/TUMBLING
Welcome to the last part of this series on how to apply pressure in wet felting.
This is another one of my favorite methods for fulling. Since I love working with my hands, and prefer avoiding tools, I use the TOSSING/THROWING technique in nuno felting, as well as when
...POUNDING/BEATING/STOMPING
In these techniques, pressure is applied to the piece by hitting it with something. These are more aggressive methods and they make sense when youâre felting a large piece, especially if itâs a thick one, or when you want to get a particularly dense felt. In fact, this tec...
RUBBING/MASSAGING/KNEADING
1. WITH YOUR HANDS
This is probably the most intuitive method because all you need for it are your bare hands.
Itâs definitely the one to use after youâve laid the wool, and applied water and soap. You start by pressing the wool layers to get the air out of the fibers
...In some of my latest blog posts, Iâve been talking about the factors we have to take into account in wet felting. Weâve already seen that:
- the WOOL choice is definitely where everything starts,
- SOAP has a fundamental function in the process,
- and the combination of WATER and TEMPERATURE is ext ...