Using wool from art batts...
...carded from fibery odds and ends...
...I add a number of thin layers of batt...
...to each side of my two resists.
As you will see in the finished project...
...I should have been a bit more careful...
...while choosing fiber colors for my many layers...
...since some of the less attractive sections...
...are visible in the finished slippers. :(
Once all of the fiber layers have been added...
...I rub and roll them for a bit...
...then make a slit from resist point to point...
...and remove the resists.
The cut edges are 'healed' with soapy fingers...
...and the slippers are turned right-side out.
This resist creates a nice, boxy heel...
...for sturdy, 'clog-like' slippers.
Next time: the felting is completed...
...and leather soles are added.
2 comments:
They look sturdy - and colourful!
Rachel- Yes...my daughter has been wearing them regularly and they're holding up pretty well!
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