...from my last post.A pool tube wraped with shelf lining, secured with rubberbands (ponytail bands). Works the best! I've rubbed down 3 scarves so far like this and had 'trouble' with only one. But I'm not sure with that because I hand rubbed one side and 'tube rubbed' the other and lost track of which side was which.
Just to clarify. This is not rolling a piece up in a pool tube and rolling it for 100 rolls/turn/roll/turn. This is the initial laying out/wetting down/ and then you usually use a plastic bag to rub the fibers to start the felting process. This tube rub replaces the plastic bag.
Happy felting!
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I'm not sure that I understand how you work. I think that there are many ways to make felt. This is new for me. Maybe its because I dont understand the english enough. What's with the plastic bag? Can you explain it to me. Thanx...hugzz...Peebee
Awesome tip! Thanks for sharing. :)
I hope that I can explain this better, Patti. Yes, there are many different ways to felt. I wind up making so many scarves that I've frequently found different ways of doing things that I have not read about or seen others doing.
After you've laid out your fiber and put a netting or sheer over your work, the next step is to wet and soap it down. Most people (well, this what I learned or was told) take a plastic garbage bag and crumble it up in their hand and proceed to rub, in small circles, the wetted fiber to start the bonding process.
This process that I explained, is done instead of that 'plastic bag/rubbing in circles' step. I accidentally rolled a piece of bubble wrap on a small foam noodle that I just took off another piece that I was working on, and started to roll it on top of the work that I had set up and wetted/soaped down on my table. Now, I was suprised as anyone to find that the felting process started and that the design I was working on was bonding.
I have read/heard of many tips from other felters and have tried them, some have worked for me, others haven't. So, I suggest that you try this out and see if it works for you.
I happen to like it because I work with a lot of detail on my designs. The roller lets me control the placement better and also covers a larger surface of the design when I'm rolling. Now, I'm still rolling A LOT!!! It's still work, but the bonding seems to be cleaner and more consistant.
Let me know how you do! I hope that I've explained it better.
xox
My husband also uses a pool noodle and it is great. He also felts directly around it and it is just the right width that he can make a series of wrist warmers from the felted tube that is created.
This is a great tip. My one question is "is there netting on your wool at the time you're rolling with this?" I can't tell from the picture.
Love seeing what you are up to.
Thanks again,
Kristi
Yes, there is netting (I use a curtain) over the wool. As I've used this method, I'm finding that I switch between the traditional rubbing and this to give my arms a rest!
Thanks...yes, those arms need a rest don't they. I'm going to give this a try.
Thanks again!!
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