(not so scary) felted dragons

Lunastara shows us her amazing dragons (in the dunes) via craftster

(i can barely felt a little ball. dang, these are WONDERFUL)

a tutorial

from lise oncraftster

how to make felt beads

a cobweb scarf i made the other day

it was my second try - certainly NOT my best work. however, it's soft and i rather like the way it looks!

here's how i did it:

Roving (mostly wool but other fibers such as silk can be added as long as the bulk of what you are using is wool. it won't felt unless you DO use wool. I used merino. It’s so damn soft)
Bubble Wrap
towels
Netting
Spray bottle/water
Soap (I used bar but you can use dishwashing liquid NOT dishWASHER stuff though)

i hand carded some fibers i had because i wanted them to be a bit thinner and i blended some together too

spread a thin layer of fiber in a long rectangular shape (scarf shape) down the bubble wrap (put the towels under the bubble wrap to keep your work surface fairly dry). i then added some yarn i hand spun. i cut lengths and randomly placed it here and there. then i covered everything with another thin layer of fiber (this time I went in the opposite direction. i covered it with the netting and sprayed it down with warm water until the whole thing was wet. i wet the soap and rubbed it directly on the netted fiber until it was all foamy/soapy. i rubbed the fibers with my fingers until they were sticking together (felting a bit). then I tightly rolled up the netted mass in the bubble wrap. i rolled that back and forth for some time (note: i did NOT roll it long enough. there are parts of my scarf that aren’t as felted as i would have liked them to be). then unwrap and turn the scarf over so the opposite side is on the bubble wrap. repeat the rolling for a bit. unwrap (and if felted) rinse in warm water. You can then ‘full’ it if you like. Fulling is just throwing the scarf against something. i hosed down my soapy bubble wrap and put it on the sidewalk outside. I threw my scarf onto that for a bit (again, NOT long enough. I should have done it longer).

and of course here are FAR BETTER directions on how to do it

cool

felted scarf. if it's unusual (and crafty) chances are i'm gonna LOVE it

Felt Gridlock Scarf tutorial

from kneek

my new necklace

it's felt and yarns and a couple of glass cane beads.

i cut lengths of different yarns and then i took some black merino roving and wrapped that roving around the middle of the yarns. i then took some different colored wool roving (greens and purples) as well as a bit of sparkle roving (i don't know what it is but it's NOT wool) and wrapped that here and there around the bigger black piece. on bubble wrap i rolled the roving part up in a net. i wet the wool with warm water. i took a bar of soap and started soaping the wool as well. after a bit, i rolled it back and forth (while it was in the netting) on the bubble wrap. i rolled it for a good few minutes. i unrolled it and soaped it without the netting. i used my hands and kept working it. i wrapped it in the netting and rolled it that way a bit longer. then (when it turned to felt) i rinsed it very well in warm water to get all the soap out. i bent it into a crescent shape and let dry for a day or two. i then threaded some beads (two on each side plus two at the tied back end. i'm also going to put a dab of fabric glue at the ends so it doesn't come undone). i slipped the two beads (on each side) on one of the strands of yarn and tied a knot in all of the strands so the beads wouldn't move too much. i don't know if they're spaced evenly but that wasn't the point.