Painting with Wool; an Introduction:

Hello, and welcome to my workshops on Painting with Wool!

For this project, if you have not bought one of my kits, you will need:

a plastic sheet for the table or worktop
a large, old towel for working on, and another for drying the work
a sushi mat, or large sheet of bubble wrap
gauze or an old net curtain, cut to size
a water spray bottle, or to recycle, use a plastic milk bottle and pierce the lid with holes (please make sure an adult does this)
soap flakes (olive oil soap is best as it is hypoallergenic, but grating any soap will work just as well)
bar of soap - olive oil if possible - using the one you have just grated some flakes from
your chosen wool tops or roving for your painting
if you want to, an apron to keep your clothes dry!

Supplies:

You can buy kits from me by emailing emma@ffolkyffelt.com, or go to my website and click the 'gifts & kits' button, which takes you straight to my Etsy shop, where all my kits are for sale... www.ffolkyffelt.com

I have included images for the wet felting on the tab “images for kits”, and you can also download a free PDF by clicking here for FULL INSTRUCTIONS

Step 1: Select the Colours That You Wish to Work With…

For wet felting, you can use softer wool, such as Merino, or Blue-faced Leicester, which works well with needle felting too.
I supply all the colours you need in my kits, but you can buy from local suppliers or craft shops too.

Step 2: Gently Tease the Roving Wool Into Tufts, Around 3/4 Inches Long…

It is important to separate the wool roving or wool tops into tufts; as it breaks apart, the staples (tiny fibres invisible to the naked eye) stand on end, waiting to be reformed. This helps to bond the fibres together when friction is applied.

*to be continued later…NB: until this page is updated please click on the link above which takes you straight to the free PDF which you can download or print.

Hello, and welcome to my workshops on Painting with Wool!For this project, if you have not bought one of my kits, you will need:

a plastic sheet for the table or worktop

a large, old towel for working on, and another for drying the work

a sushi mat, or large sheet of bubble wrap

gauze or an old net curtain, cut to size

a water spray bottle, or to recycle, use a plastic milk bottle and pierce the lid with holes (please make sure an adult does this)

soap flakes (olive oil soap is best as it is hypoallergenic, but grating any soap will work just as well)

bar of soap - olive oil if possible - using the one you have just grated some flakes from

your chosen wool tops or roving for your painting

if you want to, an apron to keep your clothes dry!

You can buy kits from me by emailing emma@ffolkyffelt.com, or go to my website and click the 'gifts & kits' button, which takes you straight to my Etsy shop, where all my kits are for sale... www.ffolkyffelt.com

I have included images for the wet felting on the tab “images for kits”, and you can also download a free PDF by clicking here for FULL INSTRUCTIONS

For wet felting, you can use softer wool, such as Merino, or Blue-faced Leicester, which works well with needle felting too.I supply all the colours you need in my kits, but you can buy from local suppliers or craft shops too.

It is important to separate the wool roving or wool tops into tufts; as it breaks apart, the staples (tiny fibres invisible to the naked eye) stand on end, waiting to be reformed. This helps to bond the fibres together when friction is applied.

Hello, and welcome to my workshops on Painting with Wool!

For this project, if you have not bought one of my kits, you will need:

For wet felting, you can use softer wool, such as Merino, or Blue-faced Leicester, which works well with needle felting too.
I supply all the colours you need in my kits, but you can buy from local suppliers or craft shops too.