Learn everything you need to know about wet felting in this tutorial on how to wet felt wool fabric. Save the step by step instructions: https://www.abcrafty.com/ultimate-guide-to-wet-felting/
This is a simple felting project to make handmade wool felt with wool and fun embellishments. It's perfect for beginners just learning how to wet felt. You can then apply these felting techniques to future wet felting projects.
Calculate the wool shrinkage when wet felting with this calculator and print out a cheat sheet to keep with your felting supplies: https://www.abcrafty.com/felting-shrinkage-calculator
This way you always know how big to make your wool layout to get the correct size after felting.
Find more craft tutorials and felting projects on my crafting blog, AB Crafty: https://www.ABCrafty.com
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MATERIALS USED
I have a full list of my favorite wet felting supplies on Etsy: http://shrsl.com/2vyvq
as well as on my Amazon storefront: https://amzn.to/3XmXkPN
I highly recommend starting out with a wet felting kit: http://shrsl.com/2vyvo (You can also get this on Amazon: https://amzn.to/4ejejsT
Wool (make sure it's not superwash wool or it won't shrink): http://shrsl.com/2vyw9 (You can also get wool roving on Amazon: https://amzn.to/3TnMjg1)
Olive Oil Soap: https://amzn.to/3TopmJl
Mesh Fabric: https://amzn.to/3sLC6ue
Bubble Wrap (I like to recycle the plastic packaging from Amazon, but here's a link if you need to buy it new): https://amzn.to/3wgPOrn
Ball Brause: https://amzn.to/3Xlrvqj
Pool Noodle: https://amzn.to/3fy3ng7
Palm Washboard: http://shrsl.com/2vyvt
Muscle Roller: https://amzn.to/3sFAiTA
Hot Water
Towel
Vinegar
Embellishment Fibers: http://shrsl.com/2vyvl
Viscose Fiber: http://shrsl.com/2vyw4
Viscose Thread: http://shrsl.com/2vyw5
Ramie: http://shrsl.com/2vyw3
Wool Nepps: http://shrsl.com/2vyvv
Tussah Silk: http://shrsl.com/2vyvy
Mulberry Silk: http://shrsl.com/2vyw2
Silk Yarn: https://amzn.to/3xyEzLN
Bamboo Top: http://shrsl.com/2vyw7
Wet Felted Coin Purse Tutorial:
https://youtu.be/nyI51swdFhs
Wet Felted Tiny Hat Tutorial:
https://youtu.be/XK_zHKbeJQU
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Key Parts of the Tutorial for Easy Access
0:00 Intro | Wet Felting Tutorial
0:10 Separating the wool roving
0:27 Learn how to pull fiber off of wool roving and prepare the fiber layout
1:34 Learn how to make sure you don't have holes in your finished felted fabric
1:46 Add embellishments such as viscose fiber, viscose thread, ramie fiber, silk fiber, and wool nepps
2:07 Preparing soapy water for felting with olive oil soap
2:44 Beginning to wet felt the wool and fiber
3:30 Rolling the wool fabric - shoutout to Living Felt
4:52 Learn how to do the pinch test
5:19 Begin fulling and learn how felting and fulling are different
5:43 Learn how to use a palm washboard and other tools and wet felting techniques
6:43 Learn how to shrink specific parts of the wool fabric by spot fulling
7:05 Soaking the wool in vinegar and learn why it's important
7:24 Measure the final piece to learn the wool shrinkage percentage
7:46 Closeup details of the completed felted wool fabric
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