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Let’s talk about pre-felts.Â
A pre-felt is simply a partially felted piece of wool felt. In other words, it’s simply a stage in the wet felting process.Â
This means that a pre-felt can be further felted. And that’s precisely why pre-felts are so interesting.Â
That means that you can add them to y...
When you’re new to wet felting, the hardest part isn’t the techniques. It’s not knowing what actually matters and why.
Most beginners are shown steps to follow, but not the reasoning behind them. So, when something doesn’t work, you’re left guessing: Was it the wool? The soap? The water? The way I ...
Have you checked out what’s in the new class?
It’s called Wet Felting Foundations - Everything You Need To Get Started and it’s the first step in a three-part beginner pathway, created to help you build strong, reliable skills and grow into a confident intermediate felt maker.
The registration sta...
If you’ve been following me lately, you know I’ve been working on a class for beginner felt makers for some time.
So, I’m super excited to let you know it’s ready and available for registration.
As usual, as part of my inner circle, you have the chance to get it for the early bird price from today...
Did you know that it’s possible to wet felt without soap? It’s not very common. Most felt makers use soap to felt, but there are some who don’t.
Because I’m curious and I like to test everything, I decided to make a small sample to see how it works. You never know. Sometimes you do something in a c...
Wet felting contributes to our well-being and it can even be therapeutic. It’s been used in the Waldorf method for a long time to cultivate the connection to Nature through a natural material, to engage the senses, develop fine motor skills, concentration and creativity in children.
If you’ve been ...
Today, I want to talk to you about something that makes felt makers a little bit nervous: the S word. SAMPLES!Â
While I know most of us would do anything to avoid making samples before we felt a piece, I’m – once again – going to try to persuade you to make them.Â
Now, when we talk about making sa...
We start wet felting because we’re fascinated by the material and the possibilities of creating all sorts of things, from wearables to sculpture ✨💫Â
We see what others are doing, so we dream of what we’d like to create. But, let’s face it, wool can be stubborn, and the initial phases aren’t easy.Â
...It’s finally here, the new format I’ve been mentioning for some time!
So, what is it exactly? If you’ve been following my blog or Instagram account, you’ve heard about THE DODO HUB for sure. Chances are you're curious about TDH and you’d like to know more about it.
Since it’s a one-year program, i...
Like everybody else, when I first started wet felting, I didn’t have a style or a voice. I wasn’t even thinking about having one. I was just trying to figure out how I could make the pieces I saw others do and, above all, understand how wool behaves.
If that’s where you are right now, know that eve...
Is there anything more discussed in wet felting than how to get the shrinkage you want? I don’t think so. And it’s kind of obvious, isn’t it? I mean, if wool felts by shrinking, we need to know how much it’ll shrink. Right?
The problem is so many factors influence shrinkage. So, it can all feel ove...
In the last couple of weeks, I’ve been making big pre-felt sheets for a piece I’m working on. And every single one of them has given me problems felting.
This can happen for several reasons. It either has something to do with the amount of soap or water, or with the temperature. When this happens, ...