Painting with Wool; an Introduction:

For this project, you will need:

• a plastic sheet for the table or worktop

• a large, old towel for working on, and another for drying the work

• a sushi mat, or large sheet of bubble wrap

• gauze or an old net curtain, cut to size

• a water spray bottle, or to recycle, use a plastic milk bottle and pierce the lid with holes (please make sure an adult does this)

• soap flakes (olive oil soap is best as it is hypoallergenic, but grating any soap will work just as well)

• bar of soap - olive oil if possible - using the one you have just grated some flakes from

• your chosen wool tops or roving for your painting

• if you want to, an apron to keep your clothes dry!

Supplies:

You can buy kits from me by emailing wovenearthstudiocymru@gmail.com or filling in the contact form , or from a local craft supplies shop.

• I have included some images for the wet felting,, and you can also download a free PDF by clicking here for full instructions.

For wet felting, you can use softer wool, such as Merino, or Blue-faced Leicester, but not coare wool, which takes longer to fuse together when wet felting.

I supply all the colours you need in my kits, or you can buy from local suppliers or craft shops too.
Please note that due to sourcing the majority of my wool from small businesses, kits can take 5-10 days to arrive (I post to UK only).