8th Christmas Newsletter

What you Need From your Felting Mat

Size is important, you want to have a large enough working area to have your needle felting and rest at least one hand. If you are making felted pictures, ideally you want the entire picture on the mat.

7th Christmas Newsletter

Create a smoother finishing

• Use higher gauge number needles, see our smooth finish mix

• Finishing with crown needles around your felted piece can catch smaller wisps of wool

• Use a twisted 40 gauge needle and crown needles to felt the top layer of wool firm while leaving smaller holes.

• Go over your felted piece with some nail scissors.

• Smoothing with your hands also helps lightly felt the surface, creating a smooth finish.

• Experiment with different types of wool

6th Christmas Newsletter