Surprisingly felt crafts as a hobby is wide and varied, including :-

• purchased felt fabric - cut and sewn or glued to shape
• knit-to-felt felting frequently used to create purses, bags and totes.
• needle felting ( needlefelting) using unspun fibres
• wet felting - usually by hand to form balls, beads etc.

Which hobby you choose is of course dictated by personal preference.

knit to felt

( knitted felted ) - an excellent choice if you're looking to take your current knitting expertise to a whole new level.

If you haven't looked at this hobby already you'll be amazed at the gorgeous, and practical, felted purses, bags and totes, you can easily create.....

You'll find plenty to inspire and inform you on this site including how-to instructions for felting techniques with , or without a washing machine; how to dry and block your finished project.

Also best felting yarns to use, how I personally discovered the hobby felted purses , and take a quick look at some great knitted felted bag and tote patterns

As we mentioned earlier - if you're an avid knitter you'll be fascinated by this yarn craft .....

Needle felting

(needlefelting) Do you have an artistic bent and a flair for sculpting? This could be the craft for you. Most needle felting is used to make small bears or animals or add 3D effects to knitted or woven articles.

Like to explore further? Use our needle felting overview for the big picture, then visit needlefelting instructions to learn the basic concept , and finally go to our bear instructions page. You'll learn how to complete your own inexpensive first project.

Wet felting

It really goes without saying - if you enjoy standing at a sink, playing in the water - this could be the yarn craft for you. Use our wet felting instructions to make a small ball or bead ready to attach to a knitted or felted bag, broach or necklace etc.

This is an excellent inexpensive way to find out if this is a hobby you'd like to pursue.

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