Wednesday, June 1, 2016

Felt Dryer Balls- Part 3 of 3

Wrapping wool covered balls...


                                        ...with bright roving and colorful yarn ties.



                                               Variegated 'thick and thin' yarn...



                               ...is used to create spirals and other festive designs. 


                                             Wet-felting with soap, hot water...



                                              ...and lots of rubbing and rolling.



                                                          The finished balls...



                                                                  ...drying.



                                                       All of them together...



                                         ...with their various decorative accents...



                                                       ...standing in a row...



                                               ...or clustered around 'mother'! ;)



                                            They do take a long time to air dry...

                      ...but you can speed that up by simply using them right away!



                                            They work beautifully as intended...

                            ...(as non-chemical fabric softeners in the tumble dryer)...



                                          ...and they 'collect' any errant tissues...

                                        ...that make it through the wash cycle!! :)



2 comments:

Rachel said...

That's an ingenious idea. I did wonder for a moment whether you were making a felt orrery....!

Heather Woollove said...

Rachel--What a wonderful word!!! (I'm ashamed to admit that I had to look it up...but it's brilliant!)
...and you're so right...they do look like planets!! :)