Whipping 'soap glue' in a mixing bowl.
Laying out white roving on a small, rounded-off-square resist...
...and adding variegated pencil roving stripes.
...and adding variegated pencil roving stripes.
The finished felt (front)...
...and back.
Adding a button and strip of leather for the closure.
The pencil roving felted in easily and completely...
...though it's not quite as blue as it looks in this photograph.
(See the pencil roving photo for a closer approximation.)
(See the pencil roving photo for a closer approximation.)
Making 'soap glue' has always been a bit of a mystery to me...
...and I've found that everyone who makes it has their own special way to do it.
For my purposes, it needs to be softer than a bar of soap so that it dissolves easily in water...
...and mucilaginous enough that it keeps my design elements from shifting on the resist...
...while they're being covered with layers of wool roving.
Recently, I hit on the idea of adding boiling water to a grated bar of olive oil soap...
...and carefully (remember, it's hot!) whipping it in an electric mixer.
Easy and quick! :)
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The clutch in this post is pretty straight-forward.
I wrapped the resist with layers of white wool roving and added pencil roving as an embellishment.
After felting, I stitched on a large grey button with a black leather loop for the closure.
Next time (finally): the 'just right' hat! :)
...and I've found that everyone who makes it has their own special way to do it.
For my purposes, it needs to be softer than a bar of soap so that it dissolves easily in water...
...and mucilaginous enough that it keeps my design elements from shifting on the resist...
...while they're being covered with layers of wool roving.
Recently, I hit on the idea of adding boiling water to a grated bar of olive oil soap...
...and carefully (remember, it's hot!) whipping it in an electric mixer.
Easy and quick! :)
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The clutch in this post is pretty straight-forward.
I wrapped the resist with layers of white wool roving and added pencil roving as an embellishment.
After felting, I stitched on a large grey button with a black leather loop for the closure.
Next time (finally): the 'just right' hat! :)
