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  • nesting bowls in felt – DIY

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    Felt bowls are cute, no?ádoubt about it. Little fuzzy?ádisplay bowls that can fit into one another, that’s even?ácuter! I decided to make some nesting bowls today, and documented the process to share with you. If you know how to make felt already, and are looking for a craft that will provide you with two or…

  • Sushi Rolled Felt Beads

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    As I mentioned the other week, I am in the midst of?áteaching a course on felt-making. To make the class interesting and varied,?áI’m including?áa range of options for forming loose wool into felt objects. This last week my students and?áI?áformed little “sushi rolls” out of wool. The beads that one makes in this technique end…

  • A Teaching Benefit

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    One?áof the benefits of teaching to fully engaged students?áis the challenges that they?ápresent to?áyou. I am teaching a weekly course on felt-making; the first class for this new group was last week. All of the students were keen to learn, to do, to make. Outside of the enthusiasm that they brought to the class, they…

  • Crafting: A Sort of Therapy

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    Crafting something from basic materials is a rewarding activity for anyone. When you have made something “from scratch”, you develop a sense of intrinsic accomplishment and pride.?áIn addition to the?ápure joys of making, there is?áthe final physical?áobject that you can use and?ádisplay. Crafting and art-making is good for you, and?ácan be used?áin a?átherapeutic manner. When…

  • DIY presents for the felines

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    Simple toys for your and your friends’ cats are an easy gift to DIY at this?áclose-to-the-end juncture.?áLittle mouse-shapes, balls with catnip and crumply?áthings inside (such as plastic packaging) are simple to make. Just cut a circle or oval shape, sew?áit together “inside out”, then turn “outside out”, and sew on a little patch for ears/face.…

  • Wet-Felting Book + a tip for a fast, easy craft to do in the meantime!

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    A few months?áago I taught felt-making and other craft techniques to a large group of students. The project was massive, and very rewarding for me to see what the kids could do. While working there I received a pretty neat book as a gift. If you are really motivated to learn a new craft right…

  • I gotta hand it to you… DIY Hand Puppet!

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    Hand-puppets… they are fun, functional, and CUTE. Capital “c” cute. Cute! They are easy to make, and you can combine your imagination with whatever materials that are available to make something pretty cool. To start, find some fabric that is big enough to fit your hand with fingers spread widely, twice. When I made my…

  • DIY Gift Idea: Coasters

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    Last year I gave my family all?áa variation of the same thing for Christmas… Coasters. They were Cute felt coasters,?á decorative and waterproof!?á Real wool felt is great for this project, because wool is a natural insulator from temperatures and also moisture. I like to line the felt with cork, for an added layer of…

  • Tiny Bubbles… DIY felted soap, the gift that keeps on giving

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    Felted soap is a lovely and unique?ágift that just takes a bit of patience, but anyone can do it! You need some wool roving, a soap of any type, a bit of bubble wrap (or a bamboo mat, or a texured waterproof surface), a towel, an old pair of nylons, and then some hot water…

  • What She Felt

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    Memoir by Natasha Henderson Felt is non-woven, non-knit fabric that is made of bits of wool or other fur. Felt-making has been around for a very long time… we’re talking about five thousand years. The contemporary method for making felt is similar in science to the ancient method: a combination of pressure, heat, water, and…