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cobweb felt bowl

cobweb felt bowl

cobweb felt bowl

Instructions

There's no 'pattern' for this bowl, but I'll try to describe what I did. I carded six colours of merino wool together with some throwsters waste to get a pretty colour batt to make a vessel. I had a little wool left over and decided to make this bowl (it measures 18cm across). It's really simple. I put an upturned glass bowl onto a pint-beer glass (to raise the bowl from the work surface - ...
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Category: Other

Type of item: Home Decor

For: Unisex

Style: Cute, Eco-Friendly, Funky, Mod, Whimsical, Romantic

Materials

merino wool

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maddogmollymago on craftsy.com
maddogmollymago
Mar 15, 2013    Flag as inappropriate
This is a very pretty bowl and would like to make it. Thank you for the inspiration
rosiepink on craftsy.com
rosiepink
Mar 15, 2013   Flag as inappropriate
Thank you - I like it too - it was just some left-over wool from another project and quite hastily made. But I think it's prettier than the project that I carded the wool especially for!
rosiepink on craftsy.com
rosiepink
Mar 22, 2013   Flag as inappropriate
Thank you - I think the bowl felted easily because I used wool tops that I had carded on my drum carder, so the fibres had already started to 'cross over'.
plushtheb1284807 on craftsy.com
plushtheb1284807
Mar 09, 2013    Flag as inappropriate
Love this fluffy looking bowl, great colours.
rosiepink on craftsy.com
rosiepink
Mar 15, 2013   Flag as inappropriate
Thank you!
JackieGross on craftsy.com
JackieGross
Jan 13, 2013    Flag as inappropriate
I love this...is there a pattern or directions?
rosiepink on craftsy.com
rosiepink
Jan 14, 2013   Flag as inappropriate
Hello Jackie, there's no pattern but I'll try to describe what I did. I carded six colours of merino wool together with some throwsters waste to get a pretty colour batt to make a vessel. I had a little wool left over and decided to make this bowl (it measures 18cm across). It's really simple. I put an upturned glass bowl onto a pint-beer glass (to raise the bowl from the work surface - you can use anything suitable for the purpose) then I misted the glass bowl with soapy water. I placed wispy bits of wool, running from the centre bottom of the bowl towards the upper rim of the bowl, and misted the wool with soapy water to get it to stay in place. When I had enough wool in place, I put some tutu netting over it and, with very soapy hands, I gently agitated the wool through the net until it felted (the motion was always from the centre bottom of the bowl towards the upper rim). Then, keeping the felt on the bowl, I ran water over it until it ran clear, then put the whole thing in a warm room to dry. It's standing up well, even though it's delicate felt, but if it starts to droop, I'll either wet it and dunk it in a weak solution of CMC paste before putting it upside down over the bowl to re-set, or I'll firm it up with machine stitching.

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