Tonight I wanted to try creating felt from carded wool however it was a fail!. I tried the hand method which was very popular on the net, needed hot water, detergent, pressure and agitation with the fibres lain crisscross in layers. The hot water causes the wool to tighten and in conjunction with the presser and agitation should cause the fibres to intertwine. It seemed to be working but one I washed the detergent out and started to dry it, it started to break apart again! I think the main problem was the lack of agitation and the water not being hot enough.
It started to fall apart when drying but made for some lovely photos.
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