Felting is done by condensing loose fibres together. Usually the fibres are that of wool or synthetic plastics like rayon.
Needle Felting
Needle felting is done to create little felt balls. By repeatedly stabbing a notched felt needle into a clump of fibres, a ball will start to form as the fibres tangle.
Felt Dango to the left
Wet Felting
Wet felting is another technique that can be used to create felt. The hot water added and agitation of fibres cause them to clump together, to form a cohesive piece
For best effect, the fibres have to be completely animal fur fibres.
Nuno Felting
Invented by Polly Stirling, it consists of attaching felt to a lightweight material for detailing.
Reflection
Stabbed my finger more than a couple of times doing this. A fun but rather labour intensive technique, felting creates warm inviting surfaces that are really comfortable.