The Dodo Blog
Hot VS Cold Water In Wet Felting Mar 29, 2017

WATER is another element of the wet felting equation. As you know, water has to be added to the wool (whether in a soap/water solution or by applying it directly to the piece you want to felt).

The question is should you work with HOT or with COLD water?

I learnt to felt with hot water and I was

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Price Change Mar 23, 2017

Hi!

I wanted to let you know there will be a price change in my eBooks and online video workshops.

So, if you’ve had an eye on one of them, please note that they’ll be available for the present price only for one more week. After that the price will go up.

Talk to you soon!

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Soap For Wet Felting 101 Mar 23, 2017

Today I’m going back to basics and I’m talking about SOAP.

As you know, there’s a lot of information around the right one for felting. In fact, different felters have different preferences. But the truth is, from olive oil soap, to dishwashing liquid, or hand soap, all of them produce felt.

If y

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Learn To Felt The English Rose Brooch Mar 16, 2017

Hello!

Today I’ve got something really special for you!

This has been one of my best sellers for years and I finally decided to teach it, so it’s now available as an eBook.

The English Rose is a flower that has been designed primarily to be applied on brooches. But you can use it for hair accesso...

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Recycle Felt Rests And Make A Sweet Gift Mar 08, 2017

No matter if you’re just starting out or if you’re an experienced felt maker. Whether something goes wrong with a project or you’ve made a pre-felt and didn’t use it all, there are always felt rests. Mine keep increasing! I have lots of bags with pieces in all colors and sizes. And I tell everyone w...

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Felting Wool – How To Choose The Right One Mar 02, 2017

When it comes to buying the wool for your felting project, you can feel really overwhelmed by the enormous choice available on the market. Also, depending on where you’re buying it from, you might get a lot of different options in terms of the sheep race.

So, here’s my suggestion on how to navigate...

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Novo Kit De Feltragem Com eBook Em PortuguĂȘs Feb 28, 2017

JĂĄ estĂĄ disponĂ­vel o meu primeiro kit com eBook em portuguĂȘs!

Se jĂĄ tem alguma experiĂȘncia em feltragem e gosta de peças Ășnicas, este kit Ă© para si!

 

Inclui:

  • Um eBook de 33 pĂĄginas
  • Cerca de 60 gramas de lĂŁ
  • 5 agulhas de feltrar finas

eBook:

O eBook em formato PDF tem 33 pĂĄginas, com fo

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Needle Felt? Wet Felt? Industrial Felt? What's All That? Help! Feb 23, 2017

If you google words like ‘felt’ or ‘felting’, you find lots of information, ranging from industrial felt to needle felt and everything in between. So, if you’re new to felting how do you find your way through all of this? Let me help.

HANDCRAFTED WET FELT

I guess you could say that wet felt is the...

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CAMERA BAG Felting Tutorial And New Online Shop Feb 16, 2017

Hi!

I’ve just published a new video workshop to complete the series on small bags for gadgets. In this tutorial, you will learn how to felt sleeves for small gadgets, like compact cameras and smart phones. But the idea can also be applied to bags for eyeglasses, makeup, or even artist’s pencils or ...

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Have A Felting Workshop Customized For You Feb 09, 2017

One year ago, I started building a site, created a YouTube channel, and put my imagination to work, to find a way to build a community around the love for felting.

In this process, I learnt a lot myself, and that is leading me to make some changes, because I want my work to be more in tune with w

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10 Tips For Better Results In Wet Felting Feb 02, 2017

Wet felting for over 10 years and teaching wet felting workshops has made me very aware of the most common mistakes, that prevent you from getting the best results. So, I wanted to list them here, to help you avoid a lot of frustration, as well as wasting precious material and countless hours of wor...

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How To Make FELT GLOVES - Now Available Jan 26, 2017

Hi!

How about learning to felt a pair of gloves, that you can make in any size and color you want?

Plus, you can decorate them with any felted pattern, embroider them or sew lace, buttons, crochet flowers or anything else you’d like to play with, to really make them your own!

In this workshop, I’...

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