Friday 17 April 2009

Hello

Well, I finally got around to starting a Blog.
Hopefully it will help anyone who, like me, is just starting out learning about felt and experimenting with it.
And I can check back anytime I forget how I did something :)

Before I started wet felting, I searched the internet for complete 'How to' instructions, but I couldn't find anything detailed with lots of pictures and easy to understand for a complete novice like me who had no idea at all where to start.
So, using these instructions from Devon Woollies, and adding a few bits of info I'd picked up from my searches ....using bubble wrap and a bamboo blind (okay, it was 4ft bamboo garden fencing, but it was all I had, and I was eager to start!) I tried my first wet felted piece (below).












A couple of members on the felting forum recently said they'd like to try wet felting, and that got me thinking again. So I made a photo set of How to wet felt...right from pulling off the wool top, to rinsing the finished piece.

Here's the set on flickr, and I hope it's useful for anyone who hasn't tried it yet and wants to.

6 comments:

  1. Woohoo yeah Zed, blog looks good, have fun :)))

    ReplyDelete
  2. Fabulous, brilliant. A full Zed production with more felt to come!
    Congrats, I am a fan!
    fleurdefibre

    ReplyDelete
  3. yaaaaaaaay, well done zed and welcome to the world of blogging - before long you'll wonder how you managed without one, they become addictive!

    loving your new blog :)

    ReplyDelete