Felt-Making 1

I finally got back to felt-making again today, after a break of several months....and my back and shoulders are not too happy about it! I only made a couple of pieces - need to break myself in gently - and they're now drying off before being pressed, steamed and decorated.

I used three different British breed wools today - Exmoor Hornfleece, Dark Grey Suffolk and Black Welsh Mountain. The Exmoor fleece came from a small farm in Cornwall, picked up while on holiday, but it's a devil to felt! The other two came from Fibrecrafts and are much easier to work with.

I wanted to have another go at 3D work, so I made a small felted vessel that I intend to decorate once it's completely dry. If it turns out ok, I'll have a go at something bigger or more ambitious. I also made a sheet of felt, which will eventually become a book cover. I'm a flat-felter usually, preferring to make sheets of felt to use as 'fabric', but it's good to try something different.

They don't look very exciting at the moment...they're a work-in-progress, so let's see how they turn out!

I've got a few other British breed fleeces in my collection, and I plan to create a selection of items to show the variety we have here - they're all undyed, natural colours, so they'll look very different to my usual brightly coloured pieces. Hopefully, they'll appeal to someone!