I had some fun with needle felting today and made this little chickadee. I think next time I make a bird it needs to be much bigger. It’s very hard to needle felt small objects!
I”m sorry for the poor quality of the photo, I took it with my cell.
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Here’s photos of the above Chickadee’s bigger friend.
One of my favorite things to do with raw fiber is to felt soap. Not only is it a fun activity for both kids and adults but you get a usable product that everyone can enjoy. Felted soap also makes great stocking stuffers or toppers for gifts.
I’ve taken photos of the felting process with instructions along the way. Should you have any questions or would like to purchase raw fiber to felt your own soap send me an email or visit our Farm Store.
Some tips for your finished soap:
Should your soap get too dry and not suds up any more run it under warm water and place the wet soap in a Ziploc bag and run in your hands until the suds start flowing again.
If you’ve finished your bar and the soap is all gone the felted part is still usable! With the soap missing the felt now has a pocket in the center where the bar of soap used to be. You can cut one of the ends off and use the felted pouch to house jewelry, cell phones, change or whatever else you can think of!
Happy felting!
As always check out other fiber projects at Alpaca Farm Girl’s Fiber Arts Fridays!
Supplies:
– Dawn Original Dish Soap
– Bottle of hot tap water
– Shoe tray
– Towels
– Carded Fiber
Method:
To make beads is very simple. Pinch off some raw fiber, pour some warm soapy water on it and start gently rubbing in the palm of your hand to form a ball. (NOTE: learning to felt with wool is easier than alpaca for beginners)
As I had mentioned my sister-in-law makes beaded jewelry and here are some photos of the “Trix” necklace my mom had fun making.
Don’t forget to check out Alpaca Farm Girl’s Fiber Art Fridays