As promised, here is my tutorial on dyeing 100% white wool felt. This would also work with other wool. Here is what you will need: white 100% wool felt fiber reactive dyes dust mask gloves 1/2 teaspoon, 1 tablespoon mixing containers. I used old yogurt containers. hot water salt white vinegar Large enamel, stainless steel…
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How to: Felting Soap Revisited
With the holidays coming, I thought I’d revisit felting soap which makes great stocking stuffers, and a fun activity with the kids. You can purchase wool roving from local craft stores, but I found this seller on Ebay and loved their colorways. These two are Rocky Mountains and Southwest. This company only uses US grown…
Read MoreOctober Update
I’ve been so busy around here getting ready for winter. Most of the porch cushions are cleaned and packed away until spring. I also worked on the basement and the garage. I’ve also spent lots of hours outside weeding and mulching. Right now I have 25 bags of mulch in the bed of the truck…
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I can’t believe it’s been over a week since I posted. It’s been busy around here with just keeping everything alive. I water daily and early before the heat sets in. I picked the last of the blueberries the other day after harvesting almost daily since the end of May. Last week we did get…
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As I mentioned earlier, my interview with Karen really inspired me to felt. And what better project than to felt our homemade soap! However, if you want to do this, you can use any soap bar you have around the house. For this project you will need the following supplies: Bar of soap Wool roving…
Read MoreBitten by the felting bug
When I started writing my Telling Your Story column over a year ago for The Evansville Courier & Press about local artists and crafters, I found that I wanted to try some of the crafts I’ve never attempted. One of those was felting. I swore – I will NOT try felting. However, I found myself…
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