When you make felt, you are making the oldest fiber art known in the world. The essence of wet felt making remains unchanged throughout the centuries- agitate fibers with water, heat and pressure. While the technique has hardly changed, common modern materials make the job easy. The washboard can be replaced with bubble wrap, for […]
Lisa from Lil Fish Studios shared this gorgeous needle felted mushroom terrarium project on Lark Crafts. I’m loving the textures and details on the ground—especially the multicolored leaves! More: Needle Felted Pinball Bumper Necklace @Craftzine.com blog Project: Needle Felt A Voodoo Doll Pincushion @Craftzine.com blog Perfect Balls @Craftzine.com blog
By Emily Smith If you haven’t tried needle felting yet, you’ll be amazed by how simple it is. All you need is a felting needle (with barbs at the end), a foam pad, and some raw wool. The way it works is that the barbs on the needle get caught on the fibers and pull […]
CRAFT blogger Haley just posted a great tutorial for creating perfect felted wool balls on The Zen of Making. What would YOU make with these? Garlands, snow men, googly eyes?
These felted wool wrist warmers from Molly at Purl Bee look so cozy and warm that I almost welcome the coming colder weather. They’re also surprisingly quick and simple to sew—they take only about 20 minutes to put together without the embroidery—so they’d make great handmade holiday gifts!
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These felted oven mits from the Purl Bee definitely top my list of perfect gifts for holiday dinner hosts. Whether you’re knitting them for a guy or gal, the striped pattern and muted colors are perfect, and it would be easy to switch them up to match kitchen décor. Head over to Purl Bee to […]
