How to Wet Felt - Q&As for Beginners

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Are you new to feltmaking and would like to know how to achieve successful results, right from the start? During this video I answer your most frequently asked questions and information that I hope you will find helpful. If you are interested in a copy of the Wet Felting Roadmap I shared and a list of my favourite sustainable suppliers, please subscribe to my newsletter, send me an email and I am happy to share them with you! members.nicola...
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@piajuul66 Год назад

Those diagrams for the learning journey to follow through your videos are such a wonderful idea, so helpful when juggling all the content available out there! I'll be stealing that idea if I ever have something important to share.

@clasheen Год назад

You're very welcome Pia!

@yamilemunoz2179 Год назад

Que bueno tus video Nicola con traducción en español para poder entenderte, soy de Bogotá- Colombia.

@clasheen Год назад

Gracias Yamile. Saludos desde Irlanda a Bogotá!.

@elidakauffman1168 Год назад

I am making a border on a scarf. The border is not as wide as the wool fiber that I pull off.. Should I do two layers going the same direction so that the wool can fit in the border space? Thank you.

@clasheen Год назад

Hi Elida, many apologies for my slow reply. Yes, just lay out enough wool to cover the space where you want your border. I'm not 100% sure if that answers your question so if you need any more clarification please ask again and give me more information. Thanks!

@sandeepotter9021 Год назад

I am just beginning my wet felting journey. I purchased mohair blend roving, instead of Merino. I've watched a few of your beginner videos and am now ready to make a small vessel. In what ways should I expect the mohair to react differently from the merino? I am hoping that it will just take longer to get to the felting stage. Any information would be greatly appreciated. Nicola, I find your tutorials to be very helpful. I love that you provide the details that will hopefully create professional results.

@clasheen 11 месяцев назад

Hi Sandra, mohair is usually a lot more slippery as a fibre than wool however you shouldn't have any major issues felting with it. I'd recommend trying a small flat felt sample first using three layers of fibre and that way you will discover whether you can felt it down sufficiently enough for it to be suitable for a sculptural vessel. Just remember to keep pulling those fibres in around the end of your resist and all should be well. You might also need to use a little more soap and less water than with wool, I can't say for sure though. Have fun and good luck!

@sandeepotter9021 11 месяцев назад

Thank you for replying! I have since made my 1st vessel following your very clear instructions! It took what seemed like hours and hours to felt but finally came together, differently than my vision, but rather nicely for a 1st experiment.@@clasheen

@clasheen 11 месяцев назад

Wonderful. I"m so happy that your vessel was a success!!!@@sandeepotter9021

@ewagarniec1647 Год назад

??? When to stop felting my prefelt? Does prefelt always connects???

@clasheen Год назад

Hi Ewa, I'm sorry that I missed your question before now. I like to stop felting my prefelt when it gets to the stage that the fibre is coming together but it is still very delicate. I don't bother washing the soap out, I usually just let it dry as it is until I am ready to use it. If you take your time when felting and rub gently at the beginning, prefelt should definitely connect unless it is well past the prefelt stage. However, to make it even easier you can brush the underneath of it to make the fibres a little fluffy and this will help if you are having problems.

@karenswindell1973 Год назад

Hi! I’m really new to felting and having trouble knowing when to add pre-felt or embellishments to my felted projects for fear that they’ll fall apart during rolling. So far I’ve just sewn the embellishments on after the piece is done. Is this ok? The embellishments are sari silk pieces, yarn bits, sparkly fibers, etc. Thanks for your videos they are really helpful!!

@clasheen Год назад

Hi Karen, many apologies for my slow reply. I highly recommend that you try adding your embellishments as soon as you have laid out your final layer of fibre. You can do this on top of wet and soaped wool or add them to the dry wool, they will felt in quicker that way but won't be quite so obvious in the finished piece. Everything is ok to do so please don't stress that you sew them on, do try adding them earlier though as it will save you so much time!!! Good luck and feel free to let me know how you get on.