DIY - How to make felted wool balls for outdoor Christmas tree, fast and easy
Cómo hacer bolas de Navidad de fieltro para un árbol exterior.
Com fer boles de Nadal de feltre per un arbre exterior.
Use local wool like this. This is from Obrador Xisqueta, an association that aims to pay a fair price for the wool of our sheep breed, called Xisqueta. +info www.xisqueta.cat/en
Pull off pieces of local wool
Pull wool and place loose tufts onto polystyrene balls
Use polystyrene balls so that they don’t weigh if it rains or snows
Roll the wool tightly
Add your next piece of wool changing your direction and wrapping tightly
Secure wool end with felting needle
Felt your ends a bit to help with the round ball shaping
Keep changing your directions as you roll and tuck in ends
Pull in the wool on the ends and felt in place
Felt your ends a bit to help with the round ball shaping
You will need panty hose or knee high stocking
Place hand in stocking
Grab hold of ball and pull stocking over the ball
Place hand back in stocking and push ball into toe of stocking
Tie a knot and add second ball
Tie a knot and add third ball…
Tie a Knot in the end of the stocking
Cut off knotted end of stocking
Put into a hot wash and don’t forget your laundry soap, it help with the felting process. When the wash is finished put the balls into the dryer.
Peel away stocking for the final reveal
Pull harder if the wool is stuck to stocking
Balls are nice and firm!
Decorate the wool balls with Christmas motifs, using coloured wool and the felting needle.
So that the drawings are perfect, it is better to make templates and cut out the holes you want to fill with felt.
This is the result, I hope you like it and
Try to do it yourself at home it’s easy, fast and it looks really beautiful!