Felting is a labor-intensive and difficult process, but interesting and exciting. For beginners, it will not be difficult to felt your first felt boots if you follow the simplified diagram presented below.
Felting technology
- Received into production wool is torn into fibers and dried.
IMPORTANT! The material is not pre-washed.
- Further raw materials are processed by carding machine, a solid material is obtained.
- After future felt boots are cut to size.
- Cut out parts are subjected to wet-heat treatment in a rolling car. After which the material is boiled in hot water.
- The material is put on the block and dried, acquiring the required shape.
- To obtain greater density felt boots are additionally padded.
- Next comes the decorative finishing.
How to make felt boots for beginners
Necessary materials
- The wool is the right color.
- Insulation.
- Bubble film.
- Pattern.
- Any soap solution.
- A large piece of film.
- Net.
- Scissors.
- Decor.
Work process
- Cut out the template.
- We stretch the wool.We fill the template with the resulting strands. Be sure to lay it out without gaps, in a dense layer, going beyond the edges.
IMPORTANT! The first layer of wool faces one way, the second – the other. We alternate 3-4 layers like this.
- After laying out the first side, the product is covered with a mesh. Pour hot solution with soap and iron.
- Turn it over and do the same.
- Cover again with a net and water with soapy water.
- We turn the material over and bend the protruding pieces.
- Now, instead of a mesh, we use bubble wrap. We press down. You can use weights to help.
IMPORTANT! After this, check how easily the lint comes off. If it's easy, continue working harder.
- When the product reduces in size, cut it in half.
- Continue vigorously wallowing and knocking. Use a rolling pin to help you.
- After such active work, the product is ready. To give them a beautiful shape, fill them with newspapers.
- Dry.
Thus, we looked at a simple process for creating felt boots that even a beginner can handle. Follow these tips and you will get beautiful felt boots.
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