"annoy the fibers into the shape of a hat" Brilliant.

@Dylfunkle

3 жыл бұрын

My favourite line in the first quarter.

@dejaquefluya

2 жыл бұрын

@@Dylfunkle 0

@barbatloosenutproductions2027

Жыл бұрын

Well? I'd be annoyed, if somebody tried to shape me into a hat! 🤣

I have to say that I’ve learned more in your one video, than I have in all of the dozens of other wet felting videos I’ve watched before this. Thank you!

@donutpanic

Жыл бұрын

Thanks MaryAnn!

By far the most informative wet felting video available. If you want to make hats this is the instruction manual. Worth paying attention to every word and every action.

I really appreciate this video! You showed every step without speeding through (leaving that up to the viewer), used tools that just about anyone could easily get their hands on, and shared golden nuggets of information throughout. I can't wait to try this! Thank you!

@donutpanic

3 жыл бұрын

You're welcome!

After watching this video I'm wishing I had saved the cuttings from all the haircuts I've ever had. Having reached 60yo and having the pate associated with old age I'm thinking I could have used all that hair to make a hat with. I could then say, in perfect honesty, "I've still got all my hair on my head!"

@LC-iu4gr

4 жыл бұрын

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

@camazotzz

4 жыл бұрын

Ha! pretty itchy hat though!

@Msmargret1

3 жыл бұрын

Silly, but true! At 65, my Coton de Tulear dog is 6 years old. I've been saving her combings and home cuttings the entire time. There is enough to do something that will keep her with me forever. I'm learning to felt a nightcap as a test. If it's as pretty as I think it will be, the original idea of felting a quilt batting will give way to a winter hat. Human hair is fiber, too. If it is itchy, line your hat! Thanks for the smile.

@shaunsimmons204

3 жыл бұрын

@@Msmargret1 I've spun and crocheted "dog yarn" from a couple part-chows. Very soft, very warm, but even after washing with soap, the swatch tended to smell like a wet dog whenever it got wet again. Certainly, woolen garments have a specific smell when they get wet, so I suppose it shouldn't be surprising.

@Idagailfeltsl

2 жыл бұрын

Hair does not felt

You can also do loose knitting and wet felt that. The knitting may make stronger fabric. It's always handy to have some felting needles. Natural animal fibers can always be felted together. It's nice to know about many crafting methods.

This was amazing, I watched the entire video, and I now have a desire to make my own hat.

@donutpanic

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks Jack. Good luck with your hat!

@user-ty2dz5cb4u

4 жыл бұрын

I am felting. Felting shoes, hats, scarves, socks, mitts. I play a lot and different. Come to me. My channel kzread.info/dron/X6i-xgHupQXTe9gaEOJXVA.html?view_as=subscriber. Subscribe to my channel.

I think I've picked up more from this video than I have from entire books on this topic. Making a beaver-fur top hat has been on my project list for years now.

Great demo👍 I made it to the end, but I cheated. I've been sitting at the drum carder with a batch of alpaca fleece😉. What better way to spend a few hours on a rainy day🙏🕊

Made my first hat today using some alpaca fleece which was only possible thanks to your very informative videos. Thank you for the time and effort you put in making these videos.

@donutpanic

2 жыл бұрын

You are welcome - I'm glad they helped. Get a sweatband and hat band sewn in to keep it's size.

@sumajestadrosas9929

Ай бұрын

Please Could you tell me what he use whit the water? Salt? Thnks alot.

So my husband found your videos first and nagged me into watching. I've never been a hat person, but oh my goodness, I found my next hobby! We're so excited that I went out and bought all the tools we'll need to try making a hat this weekend! Question for you, however: is there any type of soap I shouldn't use? I've seen videos of people using bar soap and liquid soap. Not sure which I should do.

Wow! This is sooo awesome! Thanks for showing us the process, really enjoyed the whole video!

Loves this video. I liked that it is in real time with all of the rambling explanations. It’s as if you are learning it as a real apprentice.

I had no idea how to make felt. Amazing!

I watched the whole thing and loved, and laughed in places at, your 'rambling commentary'. This was a treat to watch the whole process in real time, start to finish. I'm impressed and inspired so I think your goal was accomplished!

@donutpanic

6 жыл бұрын

Thanks for your lovely comment. I look forward to seeing your hats!

Love this technic! I'm thinking that it might work for knitted products. Who'd have thought bubble wrap could be used this way. The only high tech, lol, thing I see is the drainage table. I've never seen one just flat like that. Thanks

I've found that the use of a piece of foam camping may cut into a hand held size strip works wonders. Good for manipulating the fibers a bit faster. Good video. Thank you.

Although i am several years late to the party but Thank you for your time in creating this video, it's been a wonderful hour and half watching your creative process in felting & hat making. 😎

@donutpanic

2 ай бұрын

Thanks - your comment is much appreciated.

Well this is quite a process and it makes me understand the price of hand made felted hats. Thank you for making this video.

Sharing a very vital art step by step. Words fail me to express my appreciation. Many many thanks. God bless you.

Wonderful! thank you for sharing this video.

Fantastic I starting making mine out if fur.(turning out well) Thank you for all the advice very informative.

Thank you so much for taking the time to film, explain and teach this.

@donutpanic

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you. I hope you make some great hats.

Humorous! No, I have not lost the will to live...but I have learned a new skill. Thanks!

@mrspleasants8529

Жыл бұрын

A post-apocalyptic hobby for us up in Scotland....

Fantastic!! Thank you for taking the time.

@donutpanic

2 жыл бұрын

You are welcome. Have a look at my block and trimming videos too.

Thanks Mike for such an instructive step by step video. Nice to hear that one can sart and stop to let hands recover. Great that you also teach how to finish up the dry hat.

@donutpanic

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Rosalie!

I loved the amount of information you dropped in this tutorial, the use of bubble wrap is inspired. Along the same line of thought, have you considered using an orbital palm sander with an adapted surface or a multi-speed massager with a "knubbly" head? Food for thought. I will watch your other videos in a few days after my brain has compressed this data.

Wow, a Master Class in a very cool craft. Thank you!

@donutpanic

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Margret!

Great workshop brother!

There are not many video's I watch for 90mins on a Friday night but with a bit of music this was a beautiful learning experience. Came here as I can't buy a lee Van Cleef GBU hat for in the uk . I am inspired. I must have a go. Great video, thank you so much. will make plywood formers.

@donutpanic

5 жыл бұрын

Thank you - I look forward to seeing the hat. Blue craft foam works well for hat blocks which are reasonably resilient and is easily shaped. I hope to make a hat block video soon.

wonderful thanks, ive been wanting to make a hat from scratch for years, i dont have the equipment yet but it helps to know where to start :D

@Dylfunkle

3 жыл бұрын

Any progress? I'd love to hear about your experience!

Love this video! Difficult to hear you, but I guess that will make me listen several times just to be sure!!!

Awesome you took us through all the steps thank you for sharing

@donutpanic

Жыл бұрын

Thanks - I hope you make some great hats!

Beautiful work. Thanks for the demo.

@donutpanic

8 ай бұрын

Thanks Thomas!

Fascinating!Wonderful wet felted hat tutorial. Thank you for sharing your knowledge with us. I throughly enjoyed watching you make the hat. Very focused and calming. The pace and tone of your voice as you work this felt is almost mesmerizing. Your voice kept putting me to sleep. Not boring, I have been ill so I seem to doze off easily. Thank you very much. Sharon Wilbourne

@donutpanic

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Sharon. I hope you feel better soon.

Great video! That’s some hard work!

This has go to be one of the most fascinating videos I have ever watched on KZread. Bravo!

@donutpanic

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Danmo.

I never would have guessed that this is how a beautiful felted hat is made or how to even begin to do it. Thank you so very much for this video!

@donutpanic

2 жыл бұрын

You might find this interesting. kzread.info/dash/bejne/mZOgvNCJnpOpYM4.html

@dsmith199

2 жыл бұрын

@@donutpanic That’s the first video of yours that I saw. I immediately subscribed to your channel. I’m really excited to try this!

Very interesting. I really enjoy your video. Good job.

incredible!! thanks for sharing

Thank you for your expert eork there. Really interesting.

Beautiful work, sir! I enjoyed every minute and I hope to try one myself as soon as I can catch an alpaca! Thank you…

@donutpanic

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks. There's plenty of alpaca fibre or sheep wool waiting to be made into a hat!

wow wow i mean you made your own felt and felt hat in 1 hr and 24 mins.. that was so cool. great job.. im trying to make a captain hook hat.. I would love one you made.. so cool

As I’m a milliner in the very early stages of his career (final year of degree level study) based in the UK but moving to the states to pursue millinery full time. Would you be willing to deliver what you teach in this video as a face to face and one to one workshop by any chance. It looks amazing and would greatly benefit my learning, career development and personal goals

I love this video !

What a great setup certainly not something I could do in my house due to all of the water and drainage, quite a workout but what incredible results ...always have wanted to create my own hats loving them as I do,so happy I came across this video thank you so much for sharing ...while it’s fairly cool here now in the Deep South of Georgia I will give it a go,possibly as a gift for Christmas for family,

@carolynhuff917

4 жыл бұрын

Where are you located.

@user-ty2dz5cb4u

4 жыл бұрын

I am felting from sheep’s wool. Felting slippers, hats, scarves, socks, mittens. I play a lot of different things. I also have workshops on felting. I invite you to my channel kzread.info/dron/X6i-xgHupQXTe9gaEOJXVA.html?view_as=subscriber. Subscribe to my channel.

@donutpanic

3 жыл бұрын

Hi Carolyn. Nottinghamshire,UK.

Great job very professional

Thank you so much for a really useful video, I've been wanting to make felt hats for a while now.

@donutpanic

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Eva. Looking forward to some great hats!

Iv been watching you making felt out of alpaca wool I’m very impressed and sir very interested I’m going to watch you finish now wonderful I like it because I use your hands and not machinery cheers nola

Thanks for this video. I was thinking to make myself a wool hat from scratch and this was very helpful and instructional but I've realised it's just not doable for me right now - I kinda have space to do it but I DON'T have the space to store all that equipment (just living in 1 room right now); this was worth watching to realise that (And the charming accent didn't hurt anything)

Great work very good work thanks Gabriel from Argentina

Thank you very much, I appreciate your explanation of the process "How to make a wet felt hat"....

Wow for me this video is the best since we learn how to start the initial shape and then form it accordingly

Brilliant, thanks

I'd pay every single penny you ask for that hay. That's a lot of work!!! ❤️

@donutpanic

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you. It takes some time, but it doesn't have to done in one session - you can do a little at a time and come back to it later. I don't think I could spin the wool and then knit a hat in the same time!

I found this to be a very informative video. I appreciate the start to finish, real-time nature of it. I've seen a few videos demonstrating slightly different techniques, and I've learned from all of them, but I find yours kind of brings them all together, so to speak. I have a question, though. Where did you get the hat blocks you use in the video? They look like some kind of plastic. Thanks, and keep making videos!

@donutpanic

6 жыл бұрын

Hi Mr C The hat blocks are vacuum formed from ABS plastic - I make them myself but you can buy them - where in the world do you live? I have also made blocks from rigid blue craft foam - in fact in some ways they are better to work with as I like the way you can get a sharper crease where the crown meets the brim. The blue foam is easy to cut and shape to any size - I intend to make a video on how to make them when I get the time.

@mr.curious4368

6 жыл бұрын

I live in New Hampshire, on the east coast of the United States. So...if you're vacuum forming them, I would think you must be forming them over something of the correct shape. I think that video would be very interesting to see.

@donutpanic

6 жыл бұрын

Mr. Curious You are correct that you need a block for each style and size you vac form. In the US you can buy ABS wet felting blocks from www.hatshapers.com

@mr.curious4368

6 жыл бұрын

Thank you for the info. Keep up the interesting videos. :)

@darenlindley

5 жыл бұрын

I love the fast motion videos however, this is so helpful to actually see in real-time how much effort you actually put into getting the felt flat and thin. This is a fantastic resource! Thank you so much! Keep making these videos. I love them!

Excellent!! I'm going to try with my dog hair!!!

Excelente, gracias

I loved this thanks !!! ❤

I can't wait to give this a go, thank you! :)

@donutpanic

2 жыл бұрын

Have fun!

Thanks a lot. These videos helpes a lot for beginners like me

@donutpanic

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks Anton!

@user-ty2dz5cb4u

4 жыл бұрын

I am felting from sheep’s wool. Felting slippers, hats, scarves, socks, mittens. I play a lot of different things. I also have workshops on felting. I invite you to my channel kzread.info/dron/X6i-xgHupQXTe9gaEOJXVA.html?view_as=subscriber. Subscribe to my channel.

great work and an excellent video

@donutpanic

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Judith!

Thank you sir. In my old age, I think I could do this...

wow. magic before our very eyes

Fantastic video!

@donutpanic

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Scott!

This has to be the very best video ever on the internet. Congrats! At around 1h 6 mins I was thinking "WTF!? That was a pile of hair one hour ago!" So amazing...

Awesome video thank you for sharing :)

@donutpanic

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Muffs!

Thank you this is fantastic…!!!

This is fascinating great job I'll have to give this a try one day

@donutpanic

11 ай бұрын

Thanks Gabe. Get that hat made!

thank you for you did it in real time.

I felt that this was an excellent video. Seriously from a pile of fluff to a hat!

Absolutely amazing job, both in the felting and the video. I thought shaping my army beret was a pain, probably would have been a lot easier if I had this to refer to (and Tim had invented the internet sooner, inconsiderate I call it). Thank you.

@donutpanic

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Jonathan!

Amazing !😮👍❤

In North America ( the union of 🇺🇸 🇲🇽 🍁) there is a plant named "Kat Tail". In the language of Mexico, we might say, "existe una palnta del nombre 《kola de gata》. When the seed pods are opened, the fibres inside expand to more than 5 times the volume of the original seed pod. I hope to learn how to make felt from cat tails . Perhaps the name "cat tail" might result in kats afeared. 🙀 . Alternative names for the cay tail plant are "typhus Latifolia" and Bull Rush. The plant has tall stalks which grow in muddy marsh water. The marsh Reed in North America have large, fat, brown seed pods in the month of January. It might be useful felting fiber for hats, felt for quilt blankets, and some other practical applications

@donutpanic

Жыл бұрын

That's interesting - I've googled and there are several textile uses for the kat tail fibres, but sadly I don't think it will felt.

@sumajestadrosas9929

Ай бұрын

Disculpe, me podría decir qué líquido uso por favor y algunos detalles de el proceso de forma resumida por favor, no le entendí muy bien. :( muchas gracias.

I certainly see why it is called felt! Reminds me of the old joke when you rub some ones shirt and ask if it's felt and they say it is now!

After seeing all these people that claim to "make or build" hats ,and what they actually do is finish and shape an already made hat ,it's good to see a hat actually being made.

@donutpanic

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Daniel. It's a less commercial approach for sure. I like watching milliners like Lil Grizz though too!

Muchas gracias por responder. Es perfecta la traducción. Voy a tratar de encontrar el otro video del que me hablas. En todo caso si no lo ubico te pediré ayuda. Hasta ahora nuna utilicé pelo de alpaca, lo que se comercializa aquí es vellón de lana de oveja, que es más aspera . Debe quedar muy bonito con el material que tu utilizas. Sigue haciendo videos, no entiendo cuando hablas pero si lo que haces. Te agradezco mucho y saludos desde Buenos Aires.

@donutpanic

6 жыл бұрын

Yo uso alpaca cuando los cultivamos aquí, pero la mayoría de la gente usa lana de oveja. ¡Por supuesto, hay millones de alpacas en Sudamérica! El otro video está aquí: kzread.info/dash/bejne/dnyhw5WdoLzXgto.html

Thank you for this video! I'm working on a felt project and seeing I have less experience in the field, it's nice to get a feel of the time the tasks really take. I suppose I'd have one question tho and I'm sorry if you answered and I just didn't realize but when you stop working the flat felt in the first step, how could you describe it? I ask this so that I might not go too far and end up working it too far before trying to shape it. Cheers!

@donutpanic

7 жыл бұрын

Sévan B Good question! I think it is unlikely you would felt it too much before starting to shape the hat - I see a lot of finished projects that are perhaps really still at the pre-felt stage. In this video I move to the shaping dome at around 37 minutes should you want to see and listen to my comments. I'm still learning so we will have to compare notes!

Very instrucitve, thank you! I'm assuming this cannot be done with any kind of 'pre-made' felt, right? (like, for example, with one of those cheap felt sheet you buy at the dollar store)

@donutpanic

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks for your comment. 'Dollar store' felt sheets are most likely made from man-made fibres which are needle felted into a sheet, so no, they would not work. It shouldn't be hard to locate some suitable sheep or alpaca fibre locally or on the internet. Have fun!

Very interesting!

Fabulous 😮

@donutpanic

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Avita!

Also, to go along with my first question; where could I find one of those Bamboo roll up things? Is it just a bamboo shade or placemat?

@donutpanic

6 жыл бұрын

Hi Skyler. Yes they are just window window blinds (shades). Placemats are fine for small pieces but not big enough for hats - in the video you will see I lay out the fibre out in a 600mm (24") circle. Window blinds could have been invented for felting. I am looking forward to seeing your coyote Fedora!

@skybootguy2646

6 жыл бұрын

Awesome! Thanks for all the info! I will definitely keep you posted! Thanks!

What an amazing video! I love that you showed from beginning to end, the entire process. I do have 2 questions. What is the radius of the circle you are using for your layout? Second, How do you get your felt so smooth? Is that the difference between using alpaca vs merino? Thank you again sir.

@donutpanic

Жыл бұрын

Hi Leslie. Thanks for your comment. The circle is 600 mm. I use quality alpaca fibre from the blanket, which felts well, as does merino. The key is a very even lay up using a measured weight of fibre over the set area - if you go bigger then you need to calculate the extra fibre required. The felt will be very well worked by the time you've worked the wrinkles out so should be thin, tight and pretty smooth.

How thick is the brim when completed? Wonderful video, thanks.

@donutpanic

6 жыл бұрын

Maryann W As thin as possible! I try for an even thickness of tightly felted felt throughout, so the thickness is determined by the amount of fibre you lay up, and the work you put into it. Lots of wet felted hats look thick and are really still pre-felt I think, but of course that may be the look they are after.

Very informative video. I am an amateur milliner and have made hats from commercial wool felt hoods. Could I use this method to felt a hood, let it dry then use traditional techniques to make my hat at a later time? Thanks.

@donutpanic

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for your comment. I haven't tried your suggestion, but you could felt on to a hood shaped block I suppose. As I am sure you know another method is to make a hood using a flat resist and working from both sides, but I find working from a flat circle gives me a more even thickness, and a more professional looking hat. I have experimented with making a vacuum cone to lay the fibre onto - so far without success. I have a large rigid foam cone made ready for another experiment too - watch this space! Good luck and let me know how you get on.

such an amazing work! I'm really impressed and now I wanna try to make one too! can you list everything you used? especially what kind of soap or any soap will work?

@donutpanic

2 жыл бұрын

Any soap. I use olive oil soap. My other videos will have all the info you need.

Amazing

Mike, my hatblock came in, I got a bucket and fedora to start. I have to have table built but I have someone on that. Pretty soon and I'll be in touch for more info.lol

@donutpanic

4 жыл бұрын

Fantastic! I look forward to it.

Hi there! Just a quick question, how hot is the soapy water that you are pouring on the fibers? Love the video, thank you so much. Henry

@donutpanic

5 жыл бұрын

Hi Henry. Good question - I am not sure whether it matters that much, but I have it hot but comfortable to work with. Not least it dissolves the soap quicker that way. Most important for me is the movement of the fibres and remembering that for the felt to shrink and tighten it must have somewhere to go, so start at the top of the block for final shaping and work down, pulling some small wrinkles up and then work them flat, allowing the felt to shrink up the block as you go. Hope that makes sense - in short I think it is a mechanical action rather than heat or temperature changes. Having said that I may be back to steam and boiling water next week!

I Love the video!I have a coyote pelt that I was wanting to shave and see if I couldn't attempt to make felt out of it... do you know if this is feasible(possible)? Ideally Id like to attempt to make a fedora out of it :-)Thanks!-Skyler

@donutpanic

6 жыл бұрын

Hi Skyler. You'd have to try a sample to see if the fur felted but my guess is that it would - just make a piece a couple of inches across and see how it goes. You'll need 4 to 5 ounces to make a hat so if you only have a limited amount perhaps make a practice hat from something else first.

Thanks for the video! I appreciate your taking time to show the process. I would never be able to do this in one sitting. My hands are a little arthritic and I don’t have your strength or endurance. However I think I could do this in two or three days. My question is are there any tips on keeping the felt piece in good condition between sessions? Thank you.

@donutpanic

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for your comments. It won't hurt it leaving it and coming back to it at any stage. You can leave it wet, or let it dry out if leaving it for a long time. Take your time and enjoy the process.

@lindavid794

2 жыл бұрын

@@donutpanic Thank you!

This looks very cool! I'm hoping to make a hat for an event in a month or so away; wish me luck!

@donutpanic

Жыл бұрын

Good luck! I hope it turns out well.

Hola . Excelente tu video. Mi pregunta es si se le coloca algun liquido para endurecer y mantener la forma. Hay un secreto especial?He hecho varios, con otros tipo de moldes, y creo que tu forma de trabajar es la mas acertada. Es eso en lo que estoy fallando, en lograr la dureza para que mantenga la forma. Me puedes indicar ??? muchas gracias, aprecio tu trabajo.

@donutpanic

6 жыл бұрын

Gracias por tu comentario. Si trabajas la fibra el tiempo suficiente, formará un material rígido y no necesita nada añadido para que quede rígido. He usado 125 gramos de alpaca aquí. Si el fieltro es demasiado grueso, es difícil sentirlo. Sin embargo, puede usar goma laca para ayudar a darle forma al sombrero. Tengo otro video que muestra eso. ¡Espero que la traducción de google sea lo suficientemente buena!

@claudiamandini

2 жыл бұрын

Por el color del líquido que, pareciera almidón hacho en casa. Ese se prepara, comprando el almidón para planchar en polvo, se pone agua en una olla a hervir y se le va poniendo de a cucharada en cucharada, hasta que se pone como una salsa, en textura. Cuando enfría, se cuaja un poquito y parece un slime. Eso debe servir.

Love the table.. More details please.

@donutpanic

5 жыл бұрын

Hi Jeanmarie. I make them myself. It is made from a 25 mm thick solid surface kitchen worktop material called, 'Mistral'. It has a draining channel machined into it that slopes from one corner in both directions to the opposite corner, where there is a drain point that empties onto a bucket. The one in this video also has fulling grooves machined into it.

@Jeanmarie5018

5 жыл бұрын

@@donutpanic its awesome.

You sold me on the bamboo blind... I'll make a large sushi roll after!

@Dylfunkle

3 жыл бұрын

Now you know how to party!

Wow fantastic, video, really appreciate the effort! Great to see how its done! Isn't youtube great for these things! Your fingers must get quite some work with all that water and soap? Made me want a head massage too though! I'm also intrigued by the image on the mug!!

@donutpanic

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the kind words. Well spotted on the mug! I pinched the idea from an advert for a raddle harness in the 70's!

Amazing! I can now see why Hattery was considered a job for men, due to the strength involved. I would certainly not be able to work constantly with a piece of felt for up to three hours. I can also understand the cost of a proper felt hat now. This was very educational!

@donutpanic

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for your comment Sara. The three hours doesn't have to be in one session of course - pace yourself!

@theladyamalthea

4 жыл бұрын

donutpanic So do you need to keep the felt wet, if you want to leave it and come back to it later? Let it dry and re-wet it?

@donutpanic

4 жыл бұрын

You can let it dry and return to it any time.

@user-ty2dz5cb4u

4 жыл бұрын

I am felting from sheep’s wool. Felting slippers, hats, scarves, socks, mittens. I play a lot of different things. I also have workshops on felting. I invite you to my channel kzread.info/dron/X6i-xgHupQXTe9gaEOJXVA.html?view_as=subscriber. Subscribe to my channel.

I live in Belgium...Lots of sheep here. I am an American Indian transplanted here and I'd love to be able to make myself a Navajo hat. I thingk I can make my own form but even with all the sheep here....I'm having trouble finding the hair...and...by the way... how do you dye it? or does the stuff you get come already died ? Thanks Jim.

@donutpanic

6 жыл бұрын

Jim Noble Hi Jim. This is natural black alpaca - they come in various shades from white, fawn, brown through to jet black. There are no doubt alpacas somewhere near you. Sheeps wool felts very well, although some breeds better than others. Should be some Merinos round your way I would have thought which lots of felters prefer. You can dye the wool using a dye for protein fibres - check with your supplier that it is suitable. I have had success felting the hat almost to completion and then dyeing, finishing off the final felting once dyed - the boiling with the dye can only help! Let me know how it goes.

Hi! Do you think dog fiber - the undercoat sans guard hairs - is suitable? My old friend has lovely, silky jet black fur, I'd love to have something to remember him by once his time ends.

@donutpanic

5 жыл бұрын

I would think so - the way to find out is to test it by felting a sample.

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