Category: Creative Inspiration

1. Your First Prefelt: Learn the Basics with Confidence

   Posted on 12:00pm Thursday 30th Apr 2026

   Guide to Making Prefelt

   Prefelt is a versatile wet felting basic. It’s simply wool that’s been partially felted, firm enough to lift, cut, and shape, but still soft enough to bond beautifully into your next project. Whether you’re making appliqué pieces, backgrounds, or crisp little cut‑outs, prefelt gives you lots of creative options. Here’s how to make it step by step, plus easy fixes for anything that goes a bit wobbly along the way.

   

2. Bring the Shine! Using Silk and Bamboo in Needle & Wet Felting

   Posted on 9:00am Wednesday 22nd Apr 2026

   Using Silk & Bamboo Fibre in Felting — Quick Guide

   Silk and bamboo don’t felt by themselves, but when you add them to wool they give your projects extra strength, smoothness, and beautiful highlights with almost no extra effort.

   

3. Making Wings for Tiny Creatures

   Posted on 10:35am Wednesday 15th Apr 2026

   Five Ways to Make Wings 

   Before you start, grab a wing template picture online bee, fairy, dragonfly, anything that fits your creature. Print it or keep it on your screen so you can trace the shape and size easily. It takes out the guesswork and keeps your wings consistent.

   

4. From Fluff to Firm Felt What Fulling Does

   Posted on 10:10am Thursday 26th Mar 2026

   What “Fulling” Means in Wet Felting

   Fulling is the final strengthening and tightening stage of wet felting. It happens after the fibres have already begun to felt together during the initial layout, wetting, and gentle agitation.

   It’s the point where your soft, loose felt transforms into dense, durable, cohesive fabric.

   

   What Actually Happens During Fulling

5. Wet Felt Feathers Without Fear: Four Approachable, Beautiful Methods

   Posted on 12:00pm Thursday 19th Mar 2026

   Wet Felted Feathers

   Four fabulous and easy methods for creating beautiful wet felted feathers

   Wet felting feathers gives a softer, more organic finish than needle felting alone. These methods allow you to create flat decorative feathers, textured feathers with movement, or sculptural feathers that combine needle and wet felting for strength and detail.

    

   The Prefelt Feather Method