The Dodo Blog
Creating Your Own Designs Aug 19, 2020

If you’ve followed my work for some time, you’ll know that something I constantly mention is how I like to teach in a way that empowers you to develop your style and explore your creativity.

I see no point in just showing you how to felt an object. When I’m developing my courses, my goal is always ...

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Update On Felting Suppliers Aug 13, 2020

Sharing tips, ideas, and experiences from felters who write me emails telling me about their felting projects has been on my mind for a long time.

It's so rewarding to hear from you, whether it's about something you created based on one of my tutorials or just to chat about felt. And I'm always thi...

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The New Website Is Up And Running! Aug 06, 2020

I’m so happy to announce that the new website is finally ready and available for you to explore!!! Yaaayyy!!!

Click here to have a look!

Nothing will change for you.Ā All the content that is on the this site has been transferred to the new one.Ā It just looks different and it’s organized in a differ...

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Felting Suppliers I Recommend Jul 16, 2020

I’m often asked who I recommend in terms of suppliers for felting materials.

My first recommendation would always be toĀ find a good one near you, a brick and mortar store, where you can see and touch the wool before you buy.

But, not all of us have good felting suppliers around the corner. In fact...

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12 Tips For Nuno Felting – How To Hold Synthetic Decor With Nuno Felt Jul 04, 2020

There are thousands of ways you can decorate a wet felted project. Some just involve wool, others can include silk or other fabrics, as you know. This is then called Nuno felting. But today I bring you a sample that contains wool, silk and something else.

I wanted to show you an example of how you ...

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Could I Ask For Your Help? Jun 13, 2020

Today I’d like to ask for your help.

I’ve already shared with you that I’mĀ working on a new site. This new site will include everything I already have in the current one, like theĀ blog, theĀ free resourcesĀ andĀ how you can work with me. But I’veĀ closed my Etsy shop, so there’ll also be aĀ store. And – o...

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What To Do When Your Felt Is Stuck? May 28, 2020

You plan the piece you want to make.

You draw and cut the resist.

You lay your wool.

Everything is going great, but when you start fulling, your felt just seems to be stuck. Somehow the wool just doesn’t seem to become compact. In fact, nothing seems to happen.

You’ve been felting for hours and ...

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How To Felt A Hat - The Classics May 01, 2020

As I have been talking about for some time, I’mĀ working on a masterclass about hats.

Deciding what hats to teach about was a hard task. It’s a topic that really allows you to explore your creativity. There’sĀ no end to what you can do with felted hats. But I decided to go for the classics. I bet I’l...

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The 7 Pieces Of Felting Equipment I Can't Live Without Apr 16, 2020

I’mĀ not the kind of person that buys all types of equipmentĀ when I start a hobby. Even though I’ve been felting for 15 years, there’s still so much I haven’t bought, and I probably never will. AndĀ much of the equipment I have invested in, have been purchases I’ve made in the last 3 or 4 years.

I kn...

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What Is What In Felting Apr 02, 2020

Are you going crazy with the ā€˜what is what’ in terms of the wool for felting?

I do my best to avoid insider lingo, but the truth is there’s no escaping. You’ll just have to learn a couple of new terms when it comes to this. Otherwise you risk not getting the right materials for your projects. So he...

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Staying Home? Mar 26, 2020

Hi!

Hope you and your family are doing well.

We’reĀ all being affected by COVID-19Ā in so many ways and feeling anxious about the situation (to say the least).

Now that so many of us areĀ staying homeĀ and havingĀ a lot of free timeĀ on our hands,Ā wet felting can be uplifting, fun and relaxing. If you’...

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Tools & NEW Workshops Feb 13, 2019

It’s been quite some time since my last post, and some of you have been asking when the next update will be. It’s true that this isn’t how things have been in the past in my blog, so here is the reason.

Without going too much into my private life, a lot of stuff has changed for me personally and

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