I tried my first felting project last week. The project came from the hibernate course with Heather. I enjoyed it, but need to do something about my felting skills. It's a little bit floppy for a bowl, even one that you aren't going to be using for food. Maybe I'll have to get the yarn Heather recommends & use that next time. I really have no idea what kind of yarn I did use. It was deep in my stash, I think one of the first yarns I ever purchased! The only thing I know about it is that I did buy it in order to felt things.
I have finally reached the foot on my pair of socks. I have a goal of finishing them before the Olympics. If I don't read in my spare time, I might be able to do it. Might.
As for reading, I am ALMOST done with One Thousand Years of Solitude. I have a goal of following along with the Year in Books. To read a book each month. At one time I would have blown right by that goal. But in this season of life....I'll be happy with one at least one a month!
i don't know if this is the case with your felted bowl, but I've found sometimes I have to run the project through the washing machine MANY MANY times....with a load of jeans seems to work the best!!! I think it still looks good, but a few more trips through the wash might tighten it up a bit.
ReplyDeleteLove your bowl and I agree with steph run it in another agitation. Hope you are snuggled inside looking at the sleet/snow outside!!
ReplyDeleteYour bowl is adorable. I am not good at felting, but I like Seph's idea and will be doing that next time.
ReplyDeleteThe bowl came out great! Mine is flimsy too - even with the yarn Heather suggested. I think I will double up next time. And run it through the washer twice. It was so much fun though.
ReplyDeleteA cute bowl for some tasty tea. :) I don't do much felting, but the projects I have had turn out the best always needed more than one felting cycle. These ladies here are full of the best advice!
ReplyDeleteI made a felted handbag a couple of years ago for Christmas. It didn't look anything like the picture when it was finished. But it did have a funkiness to it that made it pretty neat. I think I over felted it.
ReplyDeleteMy favorite book. Discovering ice. What a fantastic opening line.
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