Felting wool beads

Today I want to share with you the secret of felting wool beads. Felting wool is becoming an increasingly popular type of needlework. Scarves, shawls, felt boots, dresses, document covers, flowers, figurines, toys and much more are made from wool. One of the most popular trends in felting is felting blanks for making jewelry. I would like to introduce you to one of the beautiful and stylish components of modern jewelry. Or rather, teach how to make chic beads for a necklace, bracelet or earrings yourself. So, in order to get a beautiful bead we need:
-Merino wool;
-Film with pimples for felting;
- Needle for felting;
-Substrate for the needle for felting;
-Bowl with hot water;
-Soap or detergent.

Soap or detergent


Let's get started. I divide the process of felting beads into: dry and wet. Let's start with dry. To do this, arrange the pieces of wool on the film so that it forms like a mesh.

formed like a mesh


Those. First we lay the wool horizontally and then vertically.

lay horizontally


We do this for several rows.

make several rows

make several rows


After this, carefully shape the resulting wool into a ball.

shape into a ball


Then we place the resulting airy and light ball on the substrate.

place the ball on the backing


I use a piece of foam-like material as a backing. After this, use a felting needle to compact the ball.

compact the ball


We do this evenly on all sides so that there are fewer creases on the bead. After the ball has shrunk a little in size, pour some hot water into the bowl and add a little liquid soap or detergent, as in my case.

add a little liquid soap


Place the ball on film and lightly moisten it with soapy water.

lightly moisten with soapy water


We do this so that the wool fibers soften and adhere better to each other. Felting time depends on how the wool responds to this process. Personally, I like to use Australian merino wool for this. Semenovskaya wool would be more suitable for felting bags and other dense products. We begin to roll the ball on the film with light movements. We try not to press too hard so as not to deform the bead too much.

deform the bead too much


Periodically add hot water to the bead to keep the wool hot and pliable. After the ball has compacted a little more, we take it in our hands and begin to shape it into a bead with both hands, pressing slightly harder and compacting it. We get a bead like this.

We get a bead like this


As you can see, creases have formed on the bead, which we can easily hide. To do this, take a little merino wool and roll it around a bead.

roll her bead


We wet it with hot soapy water and begin to roll it onto the bead. To do this, we take the bead in our hands and begin to roll it over the film with intense movements until the top layer of wool rests securely on the bead.

doesn't stick to the bead

doesn't stick to the bead


Then we take it with both hands and begin to intensively shape our bead into a ball.

shape into a ball


After which we get a bead without a single break, beautiful and neat.
We wash the finished bead under running water, continuing to felt and compact it.

continuing to roll and compact it


And now, our bead is ready.

our bead


By making several of these beads of different colors, you can create exclusive designer jewelry.

Felting wool beads

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Comments (2)
  1. Zhulya
    #1 Zhulya Guests 1 June 2015 21:02
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    simple but very beautiful beads thank you smile
  2. Elya
    #2 Elya Guests 17 July 2015 19:21
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    cool :love: :winked: :tongue: wink