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these are some felt ball ornaments that i made a few years ago. they were very easy to make, and turned out pretty much exactly the way i imagined them (which does not always happen!).
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they are solid wool balls, made by hand with the finishing step of throwing them in the dryer, which makes them firm up and become very dense with a uniform surface. sadly, i have no dryer here in japan, so i haven't made these for the last few years. after the wool ball is made (and you can use any wool for the core, a cheaper wool or a color you want to get rid of), i used needle felting to apply the motif. which is super super easy--using a felting needle to needlefelt onto a solid felt ball is a very straightforward technique!
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i don't have a tutoral for these, but there is a good basic video tutorial that i referred to when i first tried making large felt balls is
here, from the
crunchy parent on youtube.
1 comment:
It's always satisfying when a project turns out as hoped/planned for! These ornaments are beautiful.
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