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One of the difficulties with doing an exacting design on felt or any wool garment is the difficulty of transferring lines or drawings. You can’t use computer transfer paper to move the design from your computer to the piece of wool. Its difficult to trace a design directly on wool, although I’ve tried. The usual [...]
So you have an old sweater or thrift store find that you’ve put through the washing machine to felt. Or you’ve knit an oversized wool hat or slippers and put it (them) through the washing machine to bring it (them) down to size. Maybe you’ve made a scarf and decided, after you’ve invested a lot [...]
Today is St. Nicholas Day and we are just 20 days away from Christmas. Time to make some simple gifts from wool, release your inner child and play. Needle Felting and wet felting are great crafts to do with school age kids, too, so don’t keep all the fun to yourself. I surfed the net [...]
A felting workshop at the farm: Last week three young women came to the farm to do a felting workshop. Only one of them had done any felting before. All three had a keen sense of colour and artistic flair, as well as an attitude of joy and discovery. They chose lattice scarves for their [...]
If this is the first time you’ve read this blog, you’re probably asking, “What’s a dryer ball?” Keep reading… 1. Wool dryer balls are eco-friendly, made from renewable, natural wool. They are nonpolluting, and unlike ugly plastic dryer pods or poly-dryer sheets, they break down naturally in the compost when you are finished with [...]
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