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Wet felted wrist warmers
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Flattening the foam underlayment resist prior to use. (I find that the end of the roll always curls up a little bit!) Beginning the lay out with 'spongy' Hog Island wool... ...then adding layers of variegated blue roving. The finished layout, prior to felting... ...and after felting for a time... ...cutting the mittens apart and removing the resist. While drying. The finished mittens with cuffs rolled up... ...and again, here. Several years ago, I made a pair of fingered gloves without much…
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Vermont based artist, felter, international tutor, Katia offers advanced felting workshops, online classes and tutorials for fiber art lovers and professionals.
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Make wet-felted wool gloves using kitchen dishwashing gloves as molds. This step-by-step tutorial will guide you every step of the way.
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First you need to measure around your hand at the widest part. Halve this measurement then add 30% for shrinkage. So if it measur...
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In this Felting Friends Spotlight we bring you the felted fashions of Katia (Yekatarina) Mokeyeva. Katia lives and runs her design studio Feuer und Wasser from San Francisco, California. Yekaterin…
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Measuring out a mere 16 grams of merino roving per glove... ...and laying out a verrrrrry fine layer of fiber on side one of the resist. With only two meager layers per side... ...it's important that you lay the wool out as evenly as possible. Removing the resist, mid-way through felting. The fully felted (but still damp) glove... ...and, here, pinned into shape on a 'pool noodle' base. The finished gloves (at first)... ...and after removing all but two of the 'fingers'. :) The 'computer…
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Just was kind of away for a while. At least away from blogging. And here is my new addiction - arm warmers... Love their making process ... ...
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Edited to add: I take it for granted that everyone knows the true "first step"... felt (wash it in a hot wash & throw it in the dryer) your ...
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