Saturday, May 28, 2016

Felt Dryer Balls- Part 1 of 3

Winding small, dense balls of acrylic yarn...


                                  ...and covering them with layers of wool roving...



                                               ...and bright embellishments!

              (A couple of jabs with a felting needle help to hold everything in place.)



                           Carefully inserting the ball into the toe of a nylon stocking...

                                        ...and tying it closed with a piece of yarn.



                                                     Preparing a second ball...

                                                   ...with hand-dyed roving.



                     After popping them into the washing machine with a load of clothes...



                                           ...I cut them free from their 'casings'. :)



                      Because I'm not happy with the quality of the finished felt at first...



                                      ...I wet-felt them again in the 'usual' manner.



                                                   Next time: more balls!! ;)

2 comments:

Rachel said...

I wonder what you're planning now..?

Heather Woollove said...

Rachel- I've spent the week with felting friends...so there certainly will be more!! :)