Tuesday, December 13, 2011

More On Felting

I tried to make a soap felting tutorial for those of you who asked,
but my camera just does not do action and indoor light together.
I shouldn't blame it on my camera.  
I just haven't taken the time to 
learn how to do it.
So, since my photos turned out like this:



I thought I would do everyone a favor and just
post a You Tube tutorial.
There are many more out there
for your viewing pleasure.

The main tip I have for you is,
the more wool you use, the longer it will take to felt.
The process can take from as little as 3 minutes
to as long as 10-20 minutes.  

If you happen to have some soap just lying around
it is a fun and satisfying project.

The wool felting acts as a gentle exfoliant, 
lengthens the life of the bar of soap, as 
no soap is left stuck to the soap dish,
and there is no need for a wash rag.




H_E_R_E is another good video with a little bit different method of felting.

Good luck


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15 comments:

TexWisGirl said...

oh. thanks for explaining what it is for!

Jeannelle said...

Interesting! I had never heard of such a thing before.

Sarah said...

what a fascinating and unique idea! I've never run across this before, but it's brilliant!

Annette said...

So that's what you were doing! I might try making some for my husband as a stocking stuffer. Looks like fun and a very pretty result.

Jill said...

That is so cool! Thank you for sharing it!

small farm girl said...

That looks like fun! I'll have to give this a try!

Lisa @ Two Bears Farm said...

There was this article in the paper a while back on this local woman who makes the most amazing felted animals. I adored them - and was in awe of her talent.

Sharon said...

That's very cool AND easy to do! Last minute Christmas gift idea!

Chatty Crone said...

I would NEVER have thought to do this. Amazing. sandie

Randy said...

Looks like fun!

retrorevival.biz said...

Wow, I've never heard of this but it's a great idea. Thanks for sharing:)

~Cindy

Jennifer said...

Pretty cool...

Maura @ Lilac Lane Cottage said...

Well isn't that interesting...I had never heard of this before but it sounds like a great idea. Thanks for sharing that with us...now I have something more to add to my list of things to try! :)

GardenofDaisies said...

I have never heard of felted soap be fore, but what a wonderful exfoliant that would be!!

Lori Skoog said...

I may have to try this! Thanks for posting.