We have just taken stock of a new range of wet felting kits from GillianGladRag. There is a basic felt making kit in a rather smart cotton drawstring bag, and contains everything you need to start making felt (except for soap, water and elbow grease!)
Unlike some other kits, this kit contains a long triple woven bamboo mat (60cm x 160cm) specially designed for feltmaking by Gillian, which makes the process faster and easier and with top results! It is big and long enough to make most felty things, - including scarves.
The beginner's felt making kit includes:
1) A 100g rainbow bag of merino wool tops (fleece) with all the colours of the rainbow plus black and white and a few others, - just to get you started. There are also lots of other wool inspiration packs to buy in this shop which you can add to your order afterwards. (Exact colours may vary slightly from the picture.)
2) A strong triple woven bamboo rolling mat designed for felt making (60cm wide x 160cm long)
3) A piece of net 1 metre long
4) Full clear illustrated instructions for making simple flat pieces of felt. (These are water resistant in case you get them wet!).
There are a variety of kits available to make some smashing smaller projects such as bags, bunting and bangles, most of the kits need the Basic Kit for the wet felting. Below are some of the kits that we are stocking.
The "Tea on the Lawn" Felt Tea Cosy Kit
The "Ickle-Pickle" Fairy Basket Felt Bag Kit
Burlesque Betty Felt Bag Kit
The Plum Pudding Felt Rose Corsage Kit
The kits are designed by Gillian Harris who after a successful graphic design career in TV moved into textiles and in particular felt making. She runs fel making courses and her book "Complete Feltmaking" was published in 2006.
