Wet felting with wool is a beginner-friendly fiber art project that yields exciting, functional results! Wet felting is the process of creating felt using wool, water, soap, and friction. Felt is one of the world’s oldest known textiles. It requires no tools to make, besides the hands. It’s such a simple craft, but can be executed in an infinite number of ways. Wet felting can produce flat sheets of cloth, or three dimensional shapes of any kind, and everything in between.
For this project I used some beautiful Louisiana grown Romney wool. Romney is a breed of sheep known for producing a lot of strong, lustrous, versatile wool. I love working with Romney wool for just about any project. My friend at Marsh Mellow Meadows raises the sheep that produce this wool, and you can purchase it from her ebay store: https://www.ebay.com/str/marshmellowmeadows?_trksid=p4432023.m570.l113337
Louisiana fiber farmers are few and far between, so it’s great to support them when we can. This will help preserve our fibershed for the future.
You can also purchase fiber from my shop (angora felt anyone?): https://spindleandspoonshop.square.site
For written instructions and a supply list, read my blog post: https://spindleandspoonhomestead.com/2024/08/31/wet-felting-a-rustic-bag/
Happy felting!