The technique of dry felting of wool compares favorably with wet felting in that it is possible to work out small details more accurately, with jewelry. This advantage is useful when creating toys. You can make even a very miniature specimen no more than 2-3 centimeters high, made exclusively of wool.
It is necessary
- - foam rubber;
- - needles for felting;
- - wool.
Instructions
Step 1
Draw a toy on paper. Create her image in the smallest details, determine the dimensions of all the component parts of the craft, how to attach them. In order not to be distracted during work by measuring the part with a ruler, prepare templates in advance. On thick cardboard, draw the outline of a part of the required size, cut a hole along this outline. During felting, it will be possible to lay the workpiece into the hole and adjust it to the desired size.
Step 2
Prepare your work area and tools. Since the wool is pierced during operation, the table must be protected from scratches and the needles from breakage. It is enough to get a brush on which the details are processed. If you do not want to spend money on a special brush, replace it with dense and thick enough foam rubber. Buy some felting needles. They vary in size. The larger the toy you are making, the larger the needle should be. The thinnest needles are used to work out small details.
Step 3
The coat is significantly reduced in size after felting. Therefore, take a piece that is about 2 times the size of the future part of the toy. Divide the wool into individual fibers, tear them several times to create a fluffier mass. Such material will fall off better, more evenly. Roll the approximate shape of the part from the fluffy mass. Put it on a brush or foam rubber and begin to roll away, piercing it over the entire surface with a needle. The needle should go in and out of the coat at the same angle. To make the product even, try to dot the piece of wool with needle pricks as evenly as possible.
Step 4
To make a large toy, you can use a synthetic winterizer. It needs to be torn into fibers, rolled up, wrapped on top with wool of the desired color and then rolled away. This will save you material costs. The longer you process the wool with a needle, the denser, smoother and smaller the part will become.
Step 5
To add a color spot or reshape the base, lay an extra layer of wool on top of it and work with a small diameter needle. Thus, you can "draw" an expressive face on the toy.
Step 6
Do not process the junction of the part with the base, it should remain soft. During the assembly of the product, you can weld the part so that this area completely "merges" with the shape of the base. If you are unable to align the joint, try masking it. Spread thin layers of wool on this area and remove with a thin needle. Build up layers until the surface is sufficiently flat.
