Hi everyone!
So happy to find this tribe. I am recently addicted to fibers, and I love chatting about them and sharing project information with people. You can see (and buy! =) my work here:
chelonia.etsy.com.
I make felted hair accessories, mainly short "dreadlock" hair ties. I would appreciate any feedback you have.
So far I have been felting my "dreads" by wetting the fiber down with soapy water and rolling it. I was not achieving the firmness I wanted though, so tonight I picked up a 36-gauge felting needle and tried that. The result is great, but the process is SO tedious. It take me about 10 minutes to needle felt each dread, and I have approximately 15 dreads on each tie... I don't have the patience. Anyone have any suggestions? I purchased a 32-gauge needle that will be delivered soon, and hopefully that will help. Otherwise, I will experiment with different wet solutions to try and improve the results using the rolling technique.
So happy to find this tribe. I am recently addicted to fibers, and I love chatting about them and sharing project information with people. You can see (and buy! =) my work here:
chelonia.etsy.com.
I make felted hair accessories, mainly short "dreadlock" hair ties. I would appreciate any feedback you have.
So far I have been felting my "dreads" by wetting the fiber down with soapy water and rolling it. I was not achieving the firmness I wanted though, so tonight I picked up a 36-gauge felting needle and tried that. The result is great, but the process is SO tedious. It take me about 10 minutes to needle felt each dread, and I have approximately 15 dreads on each tie... I don't have the patience. Anyone have any suggestions? I purchased a 32-gauge needle that will be delivered soon, and hopefully that will help. Otherwise, I will experiment with different wet solutions to try and improve the results using the rolling technique.
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Re: Felted hair accessories
Fri, February 1, 2008 - 10:29 AMI make something simular and its just a matter of keep rolling it. It will firm up.
Use an uneven underground like a washing board.
Don't even go there with a felting needle. Takes too long for something this straight forward. Time is money. -
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Re: Felted hair accessories
Sat, March 1, 2008 - 1:41 AMFelting needles are great for embellishing wool dreads you've already made. I wrap strips of roving (or yarn) in an accent color around a pre-made dread, then "needle" it in.
You can also attach "theme" or "novelty" pieces (like flowers made of wool felt) to wool dreads - without seams, and without any sewing! -
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Re: Felted hair accessories
Thu, March 6, 2008 - 8:51 AMI am a huge fan of needle felting because of the control. For a simple dread I would roll it, though.
Has anyone tried needle felting right onto someones real dreadlock which is growing on their head?
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