salvage fugly soap, Merino wool felting

[my2scents]

I'm going to try my hand at Merino wool felting my fugly soaps.
in my opinion most of my batch failures consist of Fugly soap.
Alot of people don't realize its Fugly & they think its suppose to look like it has some sort of rotting disease! No matter I KNOW its not pretty & I don't like selling it that way.
Wool felting looks like a fun & functional way to dress up cosmetically flawed soaps & make them Beautiful! Merino wool.

 

[LadyM]

I've always wanted to try felting, let us know how it goes!
Where are you getting your felt?

 

[my2scents]

o.k. theres def a learning curve! got my wool roving off e bay & it arrived today . i couldn't wait to try it, it looks o.k. but I'd like the wool to adhere maybe a little tighter, maybe I put too much on I'll have to get some practice in.
Its fun & I love how it looks.

 

[LadyM]

Wonderful, post a photo!!

 

[dOttY]

We need pics!! Sounds intriguing

 

[my2scents]

I took some pics & posted them in the pic forum, google felted soap pics & you'll see lots of pictures & tutorials on this technique.
its cool because the Merino wool is super soft & actually helps the soap bar last longer plus its naturally antibacterial & dries nicely between uses, as the soap is used the wool sloughs off bit by bit & kinda just goes away.
its soap & a soft wool washcloth in one!

 

[jennikate]

I agree some learning curve. I have used it for ugly soap myself I like the cool tie dyed effect I get. Takes while to do it like 5 minutes each bar to felt. It is another way be creative when soap just comes out UGLY .

 

[Jezzy]

I love felting my fuglies. I made some really cute ones for easter last year that everyone loved! Great way to save those fuglies! :wink:

 

[Lynnz]

What a great idea sounds great and never knew the wool was naturally antibacterial........bonus.........I am thinking I might have to purchase a bar of felted soap!!!! Tis it the merino wall that has the natural antibacterial properties???

 

[my2scents]

What a great idea sounds great and never knew the wool was naturally antibacterial........bonus.........I am thinking I might have to purchase a bar of felted soap!!!! Tis it the merino wall that has the natural antibacterial properties???

Hey Lynn, my understanding is that its any natural wool roving that is antibacterial but Merino wool is really best for felting soap beacuse its sooooooo soft & felts really well. I ordered my wool roving from Ebay & I ordered several 1 oz colored balls.
You cab buy wool roving at Michaels craft store for those who are in the U.S. but its more expensive.
Its nice that its naturally antibacterial since you do use it over & over while using the soap, no need to launder wash cloths.

 

[draggirl]

I've been dying to try this and I think I'm going to finally give it a shot. How much roving wool is needed to cover, lets say, 10 bars of soap? I want to make sure I order enough but not too much.

Thanks for inspiring me with this post!

 

[hushnel]

Felting is a blast. I made this hat, among others. We also plan on having Gulf Coast Sheep on the farm.

The wool,

The pattern,

The hat "o)

 

[Soaplady22]

Totally too cool!!!

 

[paillo]

Felting is a blast. I made this hat, among others. We also plan on having Gulf Coast Sheep on the farm.

i think i could felt your beard! should you ever want to part with it, please send some my way! i also covet the lovely fur my dog sheds everywhere, but don't think it would be much appreciated.

all in fun, love your pics, please post more

 

[hushnel]

Yeah, I don't think the guard hairs would work too well but the under fur is easily spun, I imagine it would felt OK.

 

[Soapy Gurl]

That hat is awesome!