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How to Make a Wet Felted Vessel With a Matching Felt Lid
Making a wet felted vessel with a fitting lid has suddenly got much easier! In this tutorial, we will utilize a Gertie play ball and a few plastic garden pots to help you achieve success every time.
Learn How to Make Wet Felted Pumpkins or Lights for Halloween
Learn how to make these decorative wet felted pumpkins for Halloween. These cute little pumpkins are sure to captivate their audience, especially when you turn them into lights or lamps with battery-operated tea lights.
Needle Felting for Beginners (With Duck Pattern)
This is an easy felting project for beginners. This article shows you how to make a needle-felted 'rubber ducky' and includes an exercise pattern, a list of materials you'll need, and steps on how to create your first needle felting craft.
How to Use Paverpol Textile Hardener to Stiffen a Felted Bird Pod
Transparent Paverpol fabric hardener is used in this tutorial to create a bird pod, which (when dry) is both weatherproof and hard to the touch. Paverpol is water-based. It is also non-toxic, making it a good choice for a bird pod, which will be used outdoors and in all weathers.
How to Make a Wet Felted Flex Frame Purse or Pouch (No-Sew Method)
Flex frames are cheap, flexible, and easy to install. In this no-sew tutorial, you will learn how to make a felted pouch using wet felting techniques.
How to Make Wet Felted Baby Boots With Leather Soles
How to make wet felted boots with recycled wool felt and scrap veg tanned leather pieces. The end result is an adorable pair of felt boots which can be worn inside and outside the home.
How to Make Wet Felted Dryer Balls the Easy Way
Felt dryer balls can be made very quickly in a tumble dryer using reusable children's plastic play balls, a tumble dryer, and Merino wool. Help save the environment by completely eliminating dryer sheets from the planet.
How to Make Wet-Felted Booties or Slippers With Laces
Wet-felted booties and slippers can easily be made to fit perfectly with templates made using your home printer. These cute, felted slippers feature eyelets and laces and are sure to be a real hit with friends or family.
How to Create Templates for Wet Felted Boots & Slippers
Creating templates for wet felting can be complicated, but with this modern approach, you can get fantastic results with just a scanner and printer.
How to Make a Cozy Wet Felted Hot Water Bottle Cover
A hot water bottle helps to provide warmth, comfort and pain relief in times of need. The natural woolen fibers of this cozy wet felted cover will add a new dimension to the degree of comfort.
How to Wet-Felt a Double Brimmed Top Hat
Use a Moët and Chandon top hat-shaped ice bucket to shape the top hat made in this wet-felting tutorial. The end result is as good, if not better, than a hat created using an expensive vintage wooden hat block.
How to Make a Wet-Felted Pixie Hat
This step-by-step wet-felting tutorial will guide you through all the stages of making a wet-felted pixie hat. For convenience, a PDF template has been made available for download for this fun hippy festival hat.
How to Make a Wet-Felted Sunflower Hat for a Newborn Baby
This free wet-felting tutorial explores the idea of using cling wrap to separate the layers when creating a tiny 3D sunflower hat for a newborn child. This is the perfect hat for a photoshoot.
How to Mend a 'Broken' Heart for Valentine's Day: Wet Felted Cushion
Wet felting is not an exact science! Sometimes, things really do go wrong. Most times, there is a solution. In this tutorial, you will learn how to needle felt the problem away.
How to Make a Wet-Felted Heart Cushion for Valentine's Day
I created these wet-felted heart cushions to be love tokens for Valentine's day. Use sweet colors like pink, purple, and lilac instead of the traditional red for this project!
How to Make a Wet Felted Bonnet for a Newborn Baby
I used a sewing pattern for this wet felting tutorial. Its purpose is to help create a bonnet which not only looks good, but also fits as well as we have come to expect from a sewn garment.
How to Make Wet Felted Pixie Slippers
How to make easy wet felted pixie or elf slippers using merino wool roving and wet felting techniques. This tutorial comes with details for sizing and drawing the template for all sizes.
Template for Quick and Easy Wet Felted Coin Purses
Money-saving and time-saving tips are combined in this wet felting tutorial to make it ideal for those who have a small business or who are interested in making beautiful items fast and for profit.
How to Use Templates to Create 3D Wet-Felted Flowers (New Method)
This new method of making 3D wet-felted flowers is the result of many hours of experimentation. The templates shown in this tutorial can be adapted to create a variety of different flowers.
How to Make a Baby Girl's 'Nuno' Felted Circle Jacket
Learn how to Nuno felt a baby girl's circle jacket using merino wool roving and pure silk fabric. This delightful baby jacket is soft and crinkly with a lightweight texture perfect for a newborn.
How to Make a Wet Felted Spiral Bag
This seamless wet felted spiral bag tutorial has been designed to be used by the more advanced felt maker. Cost is minimal as botany waste wool is used together with washed and carded shetland wool.
How to Wet Felt a Hat on a Multi-Way Bell Hat Shaper
Carding with a drum carder gives one the ability to produce wonderful art batts at reduced prices. The Classic drum carder makes it very easy to wash and process wool at home with stunning results.
How to Make a Wet Felted Top Hat on a Cheap Black Plastic Party Supplies Hat
A plastic party supplies top hat is the new alternative to buying an expensive wooden hat block or plastic hat shaper. These unisex felt hats were shaped over a plastic hat purchased from Amazon.
How to Use a Plastic 'Hat Shaper' to Make a Wet-Felted Top Hat
Learn how to adapt a classic affordable black hat shaper to create a giant wet-felted top hat which could be worn with pride at a music festival or to a Mad Hatter's tea party.
How to Use a Resist, Ball and Tumble Dryer to Make a Wet-Felted Handbag
This free wet-felting tutorial combines three felting techniques to create a stunning handbag which can be made in several hours with the help of a tumble dryer. It is a quick, easy way to make a bag.
Quick and Easy Wet Felting Purses With a Tumble Dryer
Wet Felting does not have to be hard work! Learn how to make multiple items quickly with a tumble dryer where very little rubbing and no rolling is required to produce quality items very quickly.
How to Wet Felt a Poinsettia Flower for Xmas
This step-by-step tutorial takes you through the process of making a wet-felted poinsettia. This much-loved and popular flower is more associated with Christmas than any other flower in the world.
How to Wet Felt an Iconic French Beret
Learn how to make a beret with this easy step-by-step wet-felting tutorial. Ring the colour changes and make a unisex beret which can be worn with or without the detachable pin.
DIY Tutorial: Decorate a Sweater With Needle-Felted Designs
You can add colorful decoration to a plain sweater using the craft of needle felting. This tutorial shows the basic technique and tools of needle felting so you can create your own custom design.
Wet-Felted Boots Master Class Tutorial
The process of making felt boots has been overcomplicated. This master class serves to demystify the whole process by providing a free template and helpful resources to enable the best end result.
How to Make a 4D Wet-Felted Flower
This free felting tutorial delivers on every level. Learn how to make delicate, wispy, 4D wet-felted flowers with edging made of mohair knitting yarn. It's fun, and it's so very easy.
How to Make Wet-Felted Soaps Using a Tumble Dryer
Gorgeous handcrafted gifts can be made by covering soap bars with merino wool fibers. Personalize them by adding a label, and turn them into profit at craft fairs or sell them in your Etsy store.
How to Make Wet Felted Apples in a Tumble Dryer
Wet felting in the tumble dryer is quick and easy. No rubbing and rolling by hand! Make these fun, wet felted apples in record time—a project for felt makers, especially children who want quick results without all the hard work.
How to Make a Flapper Wedding Cap
This step-by-step tutorial is designed to help you create a unique 1920s flapper-style wedding cap. I used recycled vintage tatting, lace, fabric, and ribbons.
How to Make Wet Felted Coin Purses: A Free Tutorial
Waste Merino wool roving, party balloons and a tumble dryer were used to create these wet felted coin purses. Waste pieces of recycled merino wool were blended together to make these cute purses.
How to Make a Wet-Felted Cat or Kitten Cave: Free Tutorial
Balloons, a tumble dryer and a palm sander are some of the unusual tools utilized to make this delightful wet-felted cat cave. This is a step-by-step, free tutorial for the more advanced felt maker.
How to Make Wet-Felted Coin and Spectacle Purses for Valentine's Day
Handcraft a wet felted coin purse with a needle/wet felted spectacle case for her on Valentine's Day. Party balloons and a tumble dryer are utilized throughout this easy step by step felting tutorial
How to Wet Felt a Shoulder Bag on a Ball
A shoulder bag can easily be wet felted using an inflated Gertie ball. The Woolen fibers are felted inside a tumble dryer or on a hard surface. A recycled metal purse frame completes the project.
How to Make Tiny Polka-Dot Wet-Felted Coin Purses
Learn how to felt a tiny coin purse using polystyrene balls. Needle/wet-felting techniques are used to create the purse. Finally, a tiny arched metal frame is sewn on to add the perfect touch.
How to Make Wet-Felted Booties With Knitted Tops
Wet felting, needle felting and knitting techniques are combined in this tutorial to create a very sweet pair of booties for a child. Metal shoe lasts are used as molds on which to shape the booties.
How to Use a Resist Shape to Make a Wet-Felted Hat
Learn how to use a resist template to make a wet-felted hat, plus some flowers to decorate it.
How to Make Wet-Felted Slippers: An Easy, Free Tutorial
A step-by-step wet-felting tutorial for beginners to advanced felt makers. These simple slippers were created using aqua shoes instead of shoe lasts. No need for expensive polystyrene shoe lasts.
How to Make a Wet Felted Tulip
Learn how to make this 3D handcrafted felt tulip using a wire frame and a little merino wool roving. This step-by-step tutorial combines nature with felting to make it very simple to follow.
How to Make Wet Felted Slippers Using Aqua Shoes
In this wet felting tutorial, you will learn how to use inexpensive and flexible Aqua Shoes without having to go to the expense of having to buy shoe lasts which can sometimes be very costly.
How to Make a Wet Felted Pansy
Learn how to wet felt a 3D pansy using a wire frame. This method uses beading wire and a few merino wool fibres to create a very realistic pansy.
How to Make Wet-Felted Slippers Using Duct Tape Shoe Lasts
This tutorial is aimed at people who find it difficult to find footwear to fit them. These duct tape shoe lasts allow you to make custom-fit felted boots.
How to Make Wet Felted Gloves With Fingers
No need to make fingerless gloves when you can use kitchen gloves to produce gloves that have fingers and thumbs. This step-by-step tutorial will guide you every step of the way.
How to Make Cute Felt Hair Clips (Great Gift Idea!)
These step-by-step photos and instructions make it easy for you to create your own unique felt hair clips for any occasion.
Whimsical Felt or Paper Bird Template for Crafting
This is a free, printable template of a whimsical small bird for use in fabric, felt, and paper crafts. Get ideas and inspiration with photos on what to make.
How to Make Duct Tape Shoe Lasts for Wet-Felted Boots or Slippers
Duct tape or gaffer tape can be used very effectively to create custom-made shoe lasts on which you can make felted slippers or boots. This tutorial provides a step-by-step guide on how to make them.