Showing posts with label wool. Show all posts
Showing posts with label wool. Show all posts

Thursday

Tutorial - How to Make a Felt Bead Bracelet

Very fun! Kids could even make these beads!

Felt Bead Bracelet Tutorial at RosMadeMe
"Can you see how snow white my hands are? That's because I took it into my head that what I needed more than anything else was a bit of colour in my life so I hit my bag of Merino tops to make a wet felt bead bracelet..." Read more
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Saturday

Tutorial - How to Make Wool Felted Buttons

Great way to always have a matching button!

Wool Felted Buttons Tutorial at Pilgrim Purse and Poetry
"I told you about necessity being the mother of invention, but I neglected to mention that poverty is the mother of necessity. Perhaps, unlike me, you have the means to buy whatever buttons you want whenever you want. If you do, these are sooooo cool that you may want to make them anyway..." Read more
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Wednesday

Tutorial - How to Make Wool Felt Art with Children

Fabulous - and not just for the kids!

Wool Felt Art with Children Tutorial at rosiepink
"This is a quick and fun project to make with children – in an hour or so your child can make a masterpiece! Most children tend to love the tactility of felt making – the fluffiness of the wool top and the squishiness of the felt once its all wet..." Read more
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Tutorial - How to Decorate Easter Eggs Three Ways

Aren't they beautiful? The tutorials for the fabric covered and the wool felted eggs are up. The yarn covered egg should be up soon. Very cool!

Three Easter Egg Tutorials at My Poppet
"How do you like your eggs? Scrambled, fried or poached? I like mine poached...and chocolate ones are good too.
These eggs aren't edible but they sure are pretty, and very easy to make..." Read more
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Tuesday

Tutorial - How to Make a Big Needle Felted Button

Just fabulous!

Big Needle Felted Button Tutorial at My Poppet
"Needle felting is a technique where you felt together wool fibres using a special barbed needle. By sculpting the wool as you poke it, the possibilities of what can be made are endless.

Here I’ve made a large wool button that could be used on a knitted garment or as a brooch..." Read more
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Sunday

Tutorial - How to Hand Paint Wool Yarn

Gorgeous and so fun!

Hand Paint Wool Yarn Tutorial at Show Tell Share
"My Mom is a knitter and she loves colorful yarn. In Hungary, the yarn selection does not even come close to what is available here in the States. I took her to our LYS (local yarn store) not to Joann's or Hobby Lobby. She had such a great time looking at all the beautiful yarns, I knew she would have fun coloring her own yarn. But not just one color, I showed her how to paint yarn with many colors. You can make your own hadpainted yarn for under $10/skein, versus buying one for $20 or more! It is really very simple and fun to do. I have done this several times with my boys and we have used plants, Kool-Aid and food color. This time though, I splurged and got some Jacquard acid dyes..." Read more
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