Wet Felted Wool Fabric

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Wet Felted Wool Fabric

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Learn how to wet felt wool fabric.

If you've never felted before, check out this full guide on all things wet felting. It has different techniques and goes over all of the materials and trouble-shooting tips.

For more felting projects, check out my crafting blog, AB Crafty.

Supplies

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MATERIALS

Wool (You can also get wool roving on Amazon)

Olive Oil Soap

Mesh Fabric

Bubble Wrap (I like to recycle the plastic packaging from Amazon, but here's a link if you need to buy it new)

Ball Brause

Pool Noodle

Palm Washboard

Hot Water

Towel

Vinegar

Embellishment Fibers (optional)

Watch Video

Wet Felting Tutorial for Beginners: How to Wet Felt Wool Fabric // Wet Felting Techniques

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Lay Out Fiber

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Add layers of wool fiber facing opposite directions on bubble wrap.

Add Embellishments

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Add embellishments on top

Cover and Wet

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Cover in mesh fabric and soak in hot soapy water. Rub lightly to form a surface skin.

Roll

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Roll the bubble wrap around a pool noodle and wrap in a towel. Roll on all sides and from all sides. Flip over and repeat

Agitate

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Use other tools such as a palm washboard to agitate more and shrink it. You can try various wet felting techniques for this. Then rinse out and soak in vinegar.