Here's a look at the next step in the felting process--wet felting. I prefer to use Kiss My Face Olive Oil soap and warm water. The tray I use is like a large baking sheet, but I think it came from an auto parts store. The back textured mat is just a section of plastic no-slip flooring material from my friendly neighborhood hardware store. It's striped texture is just enough to effectively felt the fibers...with plenty of rubbing and elbow grease.
Here you can see the the fibers are starting to meld together and the batt is getting denser. But it's not done yet!
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| photo by Alyssa Kail |
Now it's done! Amazingly, it shrunk down to about 1/3 of it's original size.
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| photo by Alyssa Kail |
So, I rinsed it and hung it up to dry. It currently resembles a misshapen animal pelt, and I'm not sure what I'll make with it at this point, but I'll be sure to post the finished product.
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