Hand-knitted pieces can be the perfect way to add a little more personality to your Halloween costume, and felting is a great option for personalizing the look, shape, and fit of your accessories! When Christina posted her tutorial for hot bath felting with kitchen tools on the Lion Brand Yarn site, I couldn’t believe how […]
Leaves and felt seem made for each other, and I know we’ve posted about felt leaf projects before (most recently this charming Fall Leaf Felt Garland), but I love the techniques used in this Felt Leaf Garland tutorial on Instructables. Using flour to outline the shapes and gently painting the edges for some fall color […]
Needle felting is a medium that is often seen as only practical for making small objects. I love seeing fiber artists who tackle large-scale projects. This fox mask that I discovered in the CRAFT Flickr pool, by Laura Lee Burch is a wonderful example of useful, ambitious needle felting. I also think it would be […]
At Maker Faire Bay Area 2011, Katharine Jolda demonstrates the Cyclocarder, a bicycle powered wool carding machine. Inspired by the cotton gin, pedal power spins raw wool so the fibers are aligned and can easily be used to make thread or fabric.
Here are some cool things we saw in the CRAFT Flickr Pool this week: New Hat for Tommy, by JoJoNeiL an acorn ornament, by lilfishstudios new GANBAYO collection, by tourlou tourlou Cocoon slippers, by a busy little hook Gnome Colour Wheel, cutesypoo
Meg of Mega Crafty has a brilliantly easy way to make felted balls. It’s so simple, even the kids can join in the fun. See how she does it over on Mega Crafty. [via Pam Harris on Pinterest]
I had no idea that soap could be felted, or that felted soap could be so beautiful! This felted soap tutorial from Mossy makes washing your hands look more like art, and the wool can even be repurposed and reused once the suds are gone. I’ll spare you the “good clean fun” jokes—for now.
