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Easter Bunny Felting Tutorial Apr 08, 2025

Easter is just around the corner. Here's an idea to make your Easter gifts extra special! 

 

WHAT DO YOU NEED FOR THE BUNNIES?

That will depend on how many you want to make. So, I’ll just give you the list of materials for 4 bunnies like mine. You can adapt the colors and/or decoration to your ow...

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How to felt handles for bags Mar 02, 2025

Last week we had a look at how to felt thin cords the easy way. But what if you want to felt thicker ropes like the ones you use for bag handles? Are they made in the same way?

What do you do if your wool top isn’t thick enough?

How do you guarantee that no grooves form on the surface of the cord ...

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The easy way to wet felt cords Feb 20, 2025

This video is the first one of a new series, in which we’ll be looking into the topic of making cords or ropes in wet felting.

While it’s more geared towards beginner felt makers, I know that many more experienced people also struggle with this. During my years as a felting teacher, I’ve gotten man...

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Create delightful Christmas ornaments (and recycle you felt leftovers) Nov 10, 2024

THE STORY BEHIND THIS PROJECT

I belong to a small felt club that gets together once a month via Zoom to felt in a group setting.

In our December meeting, the suggestion was that we create seasonal pieces. We usually felt 3D/sculptural items, and that was planned for December as well. But even thou...

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7 tips to avoid ridges on 3D felt Sep 20, 2024

Have you ever felted a vessel, a bag or another 3D item and found that you couldn’t get rid of the seams on the sides? Did you wonder why it happened? Did you think that those seams could have been prevented by filling the piece with a balloon or any other object?

If that’s the case, know that the ...

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Are you getting holes in your thin felt? This may help Aug 03, 2024

This week I’m answering the question: “How do I make thin felt from 2 layers of wool without getting holes in my felt?”

The way I see it, there may be a couple of different reasons you’re getting holes in your fine felt:

  • Your layout is uneven,
  • You’re doing your layout on bubble wrap,
  • Or you’re
  • ...
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How to make fiber paper for beautiful wet felted projects Aug 04, 2023

Fiber paper is a material that you can create with either viscose or silk fiber (viscose paper or silk paper).

You can use it to cut out all sorts of shapes and apply them on wool to make felted pieces with a crisp design, much like what felt makers do with pre-felts.

It looks like actual paper, a...

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How much bigger should you make a resist to account for shrinkage? Jul 09, 2023

We know that the amount of shrinkage in wet felting depends on many variables. Among the most important are:

  • The wool type: breed, microns, fiber length. Fine wool shrinks more than coarser wool.
  • The number of wool layers: if they’re odd or even, how many you lay. Also, thin layers shrink more t
  • ...
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7 tips to create straight and neat edges without cutting or folding the felt Jul 03, 2023

Are you having issues making the edges of your felted projects straight and neat? I know, that’s one of the challenges for us felt makers.

Of course, it’s always possible to cut the felt and heal the edges. But it doesn’t look as nice.

Besides, sometimes, the reason why our felt doesn’t have neat ...

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Soap In Wet Felting - How To Know If It's Enough Nov 05, 2020

One of the questions I'm asked most often in my live classes is "is this enough soap?"

Felters who aren't very experienced are often unsure about how much soap to apply to their wool fibers. But there are a couple of clues that can help you avoid drowning your project in foam. And that's what I'll ...

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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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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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