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In this episode I’ll show you how to quickly make your own wet felted slippers for the house to be used by guests, family and friends. Their super cozy and worm to wear on wood and porcelain floors.
/PLAYLIST TIMELINE (Fast Forward & Rewind)
00:10 - Introduction Monologue
01:30 - Bad example (fist mistake)
02:52 - Using water shoes for the mould
03:08 - TOOLS used
04:30 - Carded batches and placement of the shoe mould
08:38 - Binding the bundle together
10:58 - Covering with nylon stockings
12:50 - STARTING the Felting - Adding water
13:38 - Applying soap and gently massaging the bundle to aggravate the fibres
29:20 - 1st massaging stage done on both shoes
30:40 - Using a wood massaging tool to balance out the felt, and to apply a more aggressive massage.
33:45 - SHOCKING the felt with hot and cold water
37:51 - CUTTING and FINISHING intro
39:27 - Cutting the foot hole
42:30 - Finishing with crochet binding (you can knit from here as well)
47:14 - Closing remarks
FIBRE NUTS with Fibre Artist Fátima Dias
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Produced and Presented by Fátima Dias
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