How to Make Felt Balls
Learn how to make felted balls!
Don't know why felt balls are so appealing...but they are. They are soft and bouncy. There are so many projects you can use them for: garland, hair accessories, wreaths etc...I'm just getting started. I set out today to make some of my own using a wet felting process. Wet felting is the process of taking layers of wool roving or wool yarn and combining them into one piece of felt. Making a felt ball is the easiest form of wet felting there is..taking layers of wool roving (combed wool) and creating a dense, uniform, and seamless ball. You can purchase pre-dyed packages of 100% wool roving in a variety of colors.
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Step 1: Prepare your materials
To start the felting process, I filled a tub full of hot water and added about a tablespoon of dish soap to create a sudsy mixture. I cut pieces of wool roving into pre-measured sections so that my felt balls would end up uniform in size:
(Note: it's not recommended to cut felt with scissors because you want to retain the long fibers..but for felt balls I'm lazy and don't feel like weighing out a gazillion different piles of wool)
Step 2: Start the felting process
Begin working the wool roving in the soapy water, rolling and compressing it between your palms to create the felt ball shape.
