Things You'll Need:
- Carded Wool Roving
- Warm/Hot Water
- Mild Soap
- Clean Counter Top
- Hand Towel
- Large Towel
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Step 1
Fill a bowl or sink with water as hot as your hands can stand and add in a little mild soap. Dish soap works well.
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Step 2
Take the carded wool roving and pull it apart. It should separate into layers. Take a strip about 8 inches and 8 inches wide. Lay this strip flat on a surface horizontally and then take another strip of similar dimensions and lay it vertically over the first strip so the grain of the wool is going a different direction. Repeat until you have four to six layers or desired thickness of the felt.
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Step 3
Lift the layered roving from the counter and dip it into the water. Allow the roving to become thoroughly soaked. Carefully lift it back out of the water, keeping the edges together and lay it on the hand towel. Press the water out and into the towel until it is still wet but no longer dripping. Lay the roving back on the counter.
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Step 4
Holding the roving down with one hand, rub the roving in circular motions with the fingers of your other hand, starting at one edge and working over the entire sheet. Try and keep the form of the sheet whilst doing so. Once you have worked over the sheet, repeat Step 3 and then rub over again. The layers of roving will begin to stick and shrink together. It may be necessary to repeat Steps 3 and 4 up to three more times.
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Step 5
When the layers of roving are firmly together, they will look like a sheet of felt. Rinse this sheet under cold water to get the soap out of it, then lay flat on the big towel for several hours to dry.
