/cgl/ - Cosplay & EGL

>>9468085
I made this using the wet felting technique.
I started with a base layer of white carded wool (no idea what type) and later added on hand-carded alpaca wool and dyed pre-carded merino wool.

Carding wool by hand is a tedious task. You have to untangle the wool and remove bigger pieces of dirt by hand. I find laying the little pieces of wool in the same general direction after I am done with them helpful for the next step. You can also use a carding mill or buy pre-carded wool.

The next step is prepping the surface. Make sure you are working somewhere you are allowed to splash with water. You are doing wet felting, after all.
Layer yout working surface with bubble wrap bigger than your project. It is okay to tape pieces together to create width. Also have a towel handy.
Wet-felting adds three ingredients to the wool. Heat, a binder (soap) and friction. A soapy steaming water mix will provide the first two. You will be the latter. Get yourself a nice bottle, preferably one you can squeeze the water out of, and will it with boiling water and a couple of tablespoons of soap. Would not recommend dishwashing soap as it dries out your hands.