Felting flowers from wool

Very often people who have never seen things,piled from wool, can imagine that the products are not only very voluminous, but also rough. If to argue in this way, flowers from wool should also turn out ugly. But this opinion is erroneous. After all Felting made of wool gives the opportunity to create beautiful ornaments.

Felting out of wool flower can be done both dry and wet method. Dry felting of flowers made of wool makes it possible to make almost jewelery elegant items. Wet felting of wool looks a bit rougher, but it's much easier to make.

Let's look at the basic methods of wet felting. This method makes it possible to create flowers of any shape. Spreading wool from the center along the radius of the flower, you can adjust the number of petals,which will be on your product. In addition, at an early stage of felting, you can specify the shape of the petals of the flowers. In this way, you can create flowers, in which there are many separate petals, for example, chrysanthemums.

You can also lay out wool in two layers. The first layer is laid out along the radius of the flower, andthe second in the direction of the circle. In this case, you will have to shape the petals, already carving them. But in this way there is a plus: the petals of the flowers turn out slightly curled up.

A flower of wool can also be assembled from a variety of different elements. Some flowers, particularly roses, are impossiblewill do otherwise than this. Therefore, you first need to create a certain number of small petals. And that the shape of the petals was perfect without the slightest chipping, the strands of wool are folded in the shape of a loop. Finished petals sew together, forming a beautiful flower.

We will tell you how you can quickly pull the flower out of the wool. Take for example poppy flower. For felting such a flower you will need:

• wool


• beads and bugles


• wire for beading


• square of polyethylene film

Any felting of flowers from wool should be started with the creation product patterns. Carefully consider the flower that youwant to recreate. The poppy has four large petals. Hence, you will need a pattern of two flower petals joined together. As the wool sits at the time of felting, make a pattern of 30% more than the natural size of the flower.

Put a pattern on the polyethylene square. Lay a layer of red wool along the pattern. The second layer of wool fibers across and the thirdlayer - fibers along the pattern. In the middle, put some black wool. At the edges, put some white wool to color the petals of the flower. Pull out the pattern from under the wool. Moisten the petals with a soapy solution. Flip the petals together with the polyethylene square.

The second row of petals should be laid perpendicular to the first on the back of the polyethylene. Finished petals should also be moistened with soapsolution. Top on both layers should be put bubble wrap for packaging. Use a grinder to make a flower. The middle of the flower should be pinched by a finger, so that the petals of the two layers join. For this, you can make a small hole in the middle of the film. Then each petal rolls separately.

Rinse the flower with soap, straighten the petals and give them the desired shape. Leave the flower until it dries completely. Also, by wet method, you can make a green leaf, with which you decorate your flower. The core of poppies is made of lemon-colored wool. To do this, you need to use a dry method of felting wool.

Additionally from wire and beads with bugles make several stamens, which you decorate your flower.