Felted Pinwheels
a Lil Blue Boo tutorial
Have you tried felting yet? It's so easy and a fun effect. We've been making these little mixed color pinwheels for accessories. Boo's favorites are the rainbow ones. With this technique using pipecleaners it's easy to make a long "rope-like" piece of felted wool.
Shopping list:
- Clover Natural Wool Roving or Felting Pen
- Fabric Glue
- Hot glue gun
- Dishsoap
- Plastic kitchen saran wrap
Let's get started!
First, you need some wool roving (I got mine from Dharma Trading) and a little bag goes a long way. It comes in a variety of colors.
To start I began wrapping a small piece of wool roving around the end of a pipecleaner:
Using the felting pen I punched it in a few places to secure it in place. (See my basic needle felting tutorial here to understand this process fully)
