As a crafter, have you ever gotten an idea and been unable to let go of it? No matter how hard you tried? Well, this needle felting adventure is one of those ideas. I don't know why, but I had the idea to make some wool dryer balls. Can I buy wool dryer balls? Absolutely (link at the bottom of the post). But where is the fun in that?
Because I wanted to make dryer balls, I grabbed a box of roving. I estimated I could make several with this box.
I wanted some colors so I added in this box of 24 colors. Each of these isn't enough to make a ball, but it should be enough to color a dryer ball. I haven't tried that, yet.
I didn't want it all to be work, so I also added this kit to make weird and wonderful cacti. If you just want to give needle felting a try, there are so many small kits available. this one just seemed fun to me.
I wanted the dryer balls to be dense, so I grabbed some 100% wool I had and wound it into balls. I felted in the end and then wrapped the ball with the roving, felting along the way. If you're curious, just poke around YouTube looking for needle felting.
I made four felted balls. These are ready for the dryer! My felting journey isn't done, yet.
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Just want to give wool dryer balls a try but don't want a new craft? Check out these options. They come in so many colors and designs!
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