toadstool terrarium

so i made these toadstools months and months ago
and they sat on the mantle gathering dust

then i found this great jar in the charity shop

i'd wanted to try needlefelting for awhile
so i popped to the craft shop & bought two colours
of wooly stuff and a basic needle and had a go!

i did manage to wound myself a couple of times
but i think for a first attempt i made good moss!
i broke the needle right at the end so i need a new one
because i think i may have found my new thing!

the end!

felting

so here is my first attempt at felting just to make things more complicated i thought i'd dye the blanket too!

for some reason i can't get pictures in right order . . . .gggrrrr

anyway i bought an 100% wool blanket from oxfam , then i dyed it @ 60c then again @ 90c to rinse excess dye [and clean machine] .The result is a little patchy but i'm guessing that this is down to:

a/ not enough dye

b/ to big to agitate properly

c/ the dye is not for use on wool!!!

so after all this i did a test cut and felt[ha ha] it needed more abuse as it frayed a little - so i whacked back in the washer @ 90c again.

i think it is now done!!! so what shall i make?

i will be looking at BETZ WHITE'S lovely website

oh yes and i emailed Betz White for advice on dying woolen items for felting and was very pleased [starstruck] to get a reply on the same day :0) [thanks]

and here is the side effect of all this faffing about - there is a mass of candyfloss pink fluff everywhere!!!

i really enjoyed doing this and i'm all for recycling but i used loads of energy and water doing this.