Here I am felting many minty beads from wool! And below you will find a video showing a quick demo of the process:
Friday, February 13, 2009
Felting Beads Demo Video
Here I am felting many minty beads from wool! And below you will find a video showing a quick demo of the process:
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I love this video. It is perfect.
You have explained everything very well indeed.
Liz -- I enjoyed watching your video and learning about making a felty ball. As you said, the needles are sharp but there's a zen-like quality to this process. I also like your scarf (did you make?). Happy Valentine's Day!
Great demo! I always wondered how those were made. While watching, I was thinking, "If I were doing that, I'm sure I would have stabbed myself several times by now."
Is there any moisture involved? I always imagined that felting wool required: heat, moisture and agitation? (This comes from the knitterly side of me)
Wow, Woman! You have some patience on top of all that talent. I look at your bowl filled with perfect beads and I am just so impressed!
Thanks mom! It's not like you haven't watched me do this a million times :)
Thanks Robin, yes, I crocheted that scarf
Carolyn, beads can also be wet-felted, I have a tute for that on my sidebar. But this method, needle felting, is a dry process, the barbed needles tangle the fibers.
Cicada, thanks!! I super appreciate your kind comments since I know how hard you work on your fabulous items ♥
Wow! Thank you so much for this video! I had no idea on how this dry beads were made. They are so beautiful!
Awesome video - do you find this is faster than wet felting? I have been making all my beads via wet felting and my hands are mighty chaffed! :)
Squash, no problem! Glad I could unveil the mystery
*aja, Actually, I find wet felting and needle felting to take the same amount of time. Wet felting uses more wool and there's a margin of error meaning you can screw it up by getting a seam down the side of the bead. Needle felting has the risk of stabbing oneself, but it does not require standing over a sink sweating, and each bead is perfect!
Thank you for the response! Needle felting also looks much more satisfying - nothing like stabbing something over and over to work out those messy inner emotions :)
super tut,thank you lovely Liz :D glad we didn't see you stab yourself !!
p.s it so great to hear your voice, its just how I imagined, lovely :D:D
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