Meridith Posted June 24, 2009 Share Posted June 24, 2009 We've been learning to felt soaps. Here are some of practice bars of our felted soaps. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
judyvega Posted June 24, 2009 Share Posted June 24, 2009 I had never heard of felted soaps, so of course I had to research - cool idea - good job on those! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burnt Mill Posted June 24, 2009 Share Posted June 24, 2009 very nicefelted soaps sure are intersting Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scented Posted June 24, 2009 Share Posted June 24, 2009 Oh very cool!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnitaG Posted June 24, 2009 Share Posted June 24, 2009 Wow very cool. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rae Posted June 24, 2009 Share Posted June 24, 2009 Those are awesome! :yay: Rae Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kestagano04 Posted June 24, 2009 Share Posted June 24, 2009 Those are very cool Meridith! Good job! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jessiec Posted June 24, 2009 Share Posted June 24, 2009 Those are really neat... good work!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meridith Posted June 24, 2009 Author Share Posted June 24, 2009 Thanks. They feel nice in the shower too; not scratchy in the least and the soaps have no problem lathering. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billie Posted June 24, 2009 Share Posted June 24, 2009 Those look great and I love the colors. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Firefly Posted June 25, 2009 Share Posted June 25, 2009 Those are very cool. I made felted soaps last year to sell at our market and they were so much fun. I love your white flower one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meridith Posted June 26, 2009 Author Share Posted June 26, 2009 Those are very cool. I made felted soaps last year to sell at our market and they were so much fun. I love your white flower one.How'd they sell for you? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CandleMama6 Posted June 26, 2009 Share Posted June 26, 2009 Cool idea!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gardengoat Posted June 27, 2009 Share Posted June 27, 2009 Very cool! I have only seen solid colors before, the designs are really cute. Have never used one though, does the felting shrink with the soap as it is used? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meridith Posted June 27, 2009 Author Share Posted June 27, 2009 Yes it does. You have to use animal fiber when making these so they will shrink. If you use a plant or synthetic fiber, it won't shrink. I'm now doing more simple designs of solid colors; as much as I like doing it, it took too much time to make patterns. Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gardengoat Posted June 27, 2009 Share Posted June 27, 2009 Imagine those patterns would be a killer on time. Am sitting here with a couple of bundles of Corriedale roving that I thought I would sping into yarn. Maybe in my next life:cheesy2: Shrinking along with the soap is a neat aspect, so may have to see if I can get one done for myself. Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meridith Posted June 28, 2009 Author Share Posted June 28, 2009 Imagine those patterns would be a killer on time. Am sitting here with a couple of bundles of Corriedale roving that I thought I would sping into yarn. Maybe in my next life:cheesy2: Shrinking along with the soap is a neat aspect, so may have to see if I can get one done for myself. Thanks.Go for it!! It really is fun to do. You can google soap felting and find a lot of information on it. If you do, please post your pictures because I would love to see. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deb426 Posted July 5, 2009 Share Posted July 5, 2009 This is such a cool idea! Your soaps are neat looking. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meridith Posted July 5, 2009 Author Share Posted July 5, 2009 Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sharon in KY Posted July 17, 2009 Share Posted July 17, 2009 Very nice, they all look great. Does the soap shrink much during the felting process? What I mean is? during the felting does it use much of the bar? Have always wanted to do this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meridith Posted July 17, 2009 Author Share Posted July 17, 2009 Very nice, they all look great. Does the soap shrink much during the felting process? What I mean is? during the felting does it use much of the bar? Have always wanted to do this.You will lose some of the bar but once you get down how thick your felt should be, you can get it to shrink pretty quickly and not lose as much. In the beginning, I was getting my wool to thick so it was taking a bit of time to get it to shrink down so I was using more of the bar than I liked. I now try to felt larger bars too but still do some smaller ones to sell for a cheaper price. The felt will continue to shrink with the bar with each use. You should try it. It is a lot of fun and you can get very creative. Another plus to felted soaps are that you can now use the entire bar and not have that awkward little piece left. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sharon in KY Posted August 1, 2009 Share Posted August 1, 2009 You will lose some of the bar but once you get down how thick your felt should be, you can get it to shrink pretty quickly and not lose as much. In the beginning, I was getting my wool to thick so it was taking a bit of time to get it to shrink down so I was using more of the bar than I liked. I now try to felt larger bars too but still do some smaller ones to sell for a cheaper price. The felt will continue to shrink with the bar with each use. You should try it. It is a lot of fun and you can get very creative. Another plus to felted soaps are that you can now use the entire bar and not have that awkward little piece left.Bought a couple of ounces of wool today at JoAnn's Fabric and can't wait to start. They didn't have very many colors so I'll order online to get more. Where are you getting yours? I also bought 1/2 yard of wool felt and a skein of wool yarn , hope they will work for something. And thanks for starting me on yet another hobby... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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