The Lighter Colours Selection includes 9 colours of Merino Wool Tops and 100g undyed natural Merino. This taster bag of high quality Merino wool tops (23 microns 64s) is perfect for felt making projects, or for hand spinners to experiment with blends.
This fine wool fibre will felt easily using the traditional method of wet felting and is suitable for Nuno felting and detailed needle felting.
The full range of Merino wool tops are available in repeatable colours and can also be ordered in units of 50g or 100g. Just 100g of wool fibre will make a square of felt approximately 30cm wide, making this 1kg bag excellent value for larger projects, workshops and classrooms.
Making Felt Balls or Beads
- Cup the fibre ball in your hands (one hand on top and the other below) and briefly submerge into the soapy water.
- Begin to rotate the ball loosely between your cupped palms and the ball of fibre will begin to shrink and tighten in the soap suds. If you work the fibres together too quickly, cracks may appear in the surface of the bead.
- To repair irregularities, pull out a few wisps from the wool top and wrap them around the outside. Submerge in the soapy water, lift out, and begin rotating the bead between your palms until the new layer has felted over the original bead.
- When you are happy with the shape and size of the bead, rinse it in hot water and roll it for about 30 seconds onto a dish cloth or bamboo felting mat. This will help to compact the ball and harden the surface.
- Leave the felt beads to dry out before threading with a needle and stringing them together.
