Wow. Thank you so much for your kind comments on the boots in the last post. They really aren't hard to make and anyone can do it. So I thought I'd do my best to tell you how to do the pattern, and the rest you might want to look up on line.
I bought the book, "Felting by Hand" by Anne Einset Vickrey. This book has how to felt mittens, slippers, hats, purses, boots, etc. It starts from the very beginning. What type of wool, how to layer it, how to make the patterns, how to do the actual felting and the shaping when you're done.
The pattern for the boots is made by drawing around your foot, a symetrical oval. Then off of that, draw upwards where your ankle would go and make as tall as you want your boots. Cut this from a bright colored piece of colorfast cloth. Layer the wool and place pattern in the middle. The actual felting would take a while for me to explain and I probably wouldn't do a very good job, but there are websites that have instructions.
http://www.squidoo.com/Wool-felting
http://www.gfwsheep.com/flatfelt/flatfelt2.html
Thank you again for your kind comments. Wow.
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Thanksk so much for sharing this information. I am going to go to amazon and see if I can find the book... I was so happy to see that you stopped by my blog and left a comment. Thank you very much.
Rhonda,
Thanks for the links. I found them most helpful and might just tackle that bag of raw wool I have.
~ Carol
Whew ~~it has been a looooong winter We are sitting here in yet another snow storm. The north wind is blowing and the snow keeps drifting into the porches so that I go out and sweep it out ever so often. I really do love winter it is just this time of the year the world is getting anxious for the spring. Let's just pray this is the last of the winter storms. I am thinking of the old saying tha if March comes in like a lion it goes out like a lamb. So bring on the lion and lets see the lamb!!! Hang in there girl.
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