Fine wool makes a very thick and dense fulled fabric than the medium and coarse wool felt. Fur of Belgian Hares is used to make soft felt which is not at all stiff. Alpaca wool is finer than sheep’s wool. It is also better for making things you will wear (hat, scarves) as it ...
Mending with natural wool felt is not only practical but also decorative, fun, and possibly easier than you might think. Fiber artist and handwork teacher Melissa of Hex House Crowns demonstrates two ways to mend clothing with needle felting. First, mend directly onto the fabric, which is a ...
I think the best material for applique is appliqueing cotton knit or wool blend felt on quilting cotton, usingThermoweb Heat N Bond,Pellon’s Wonder Under, orSteam A Seam. The edges of those fabrics won’t fray, the fusible web makes it so it doesn’t stretch, and the quilting cotton ...
you have to iron fusible webbing onto the back that will not come off; and last, sometimes it doesn’t work, sometimes it does. All of that being said, using my Cameo to cut felt saves me a TON of
Upcycling wool sweaters into felted wool hats creates warm, practical, and stylish accessories for the entire family. This environmentally friendly felted wool hat is easy to make and requires no specials tools. Many colors, sizes and styles can be creat
Learn how to stiffen felt with using regular old white school glue. It's cheap, easy, and works great! Perfect for all kinds of craft projects!
These felt flowers were inspired by Melissa’s new fabric- Let’s Be Mermaids. They are simple to create and can be customized for any project you are making! The pattern includes the pieces needed to create the simple little pom flowers as well, but today’s tutorial is only going to ...
For the stem I recommend a piece of wool felt which will give it a nice Fall feeling. Feel free to make a stem using a piece of brown fabric. It should be approximately 1/2″ wide. Take the stem piece and make into a loop by matching raw edges together. Pin the stem loop to the...
A fishing net can be hand-woven or knitted. Basic knowledge of knitting is required to make the net. Natural fibers such as hemp or cotton work best for this project since wool turns to felt in water and acrylics do not hold up well for this project. ...
3] If you need to cut out 2 pieces of felt that will be sewn on top of one another, cut them out together so they are EXACTLY the same size.There are two ways that you can do this. For the first method,start by cutting out the 2 pieces of felt about 1/2″ – 1″ larger th...