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Post by aberwacky on Jan 13, 2018 20:25:32 GMT
I have one and have used it, but now use these for my felting--they don't rub the felt, but roll over it (like the swedish lefke rolling pins, but many at once) so they don't disturb the fibers. I have modified mine and added a handle, but even the unmodified ones work fine. I LOVE how easy it is on my hands and how quickly it works. Plus I can see how the felting is going. Before finding these, I tried a palm sander, but the noise and vibration bothered me. Massage Rollerimages-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/91a9hzqsNjL._SY679_.jpg
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Post by aberwacky on Jun 1, 2017 15:00:31 GMT
The pond liner will be attached only to the outside of the rim so that it can be replaced if needed. It is pretty heavy, and doesn't really shift once it is in position.
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Post by aberwacky on Jun 1, 2017 14:59:04 GMT
The base cabinet doesn't extend the whole length of the countertop, so needed to be reinforced.. Also, I am tall and prefer to work at a higher counter, and standing on my gel mat makes me even taller. (My kitchen counters are at 36".) The extra thickness brings it to the right height.
There will be a drain in the tabletop--bought a shower drain assembly for it today. I want it to drain into a bucket--my husband wants to run a pipe through the wall outside! The guys at our local hardware store are used to my odd purchases for non-standard uses by now, and always ask what I am building, lol.
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Post by aberwacky on Jun 1, 2017 12:31:01 GMT
My current setup is an extra large plastic dog crate pan on a countertop--it does a great job of containing the water, but at 52" x 34" it just wasn't big enough. The crate pans are great portable wet-felting surfaces, by the way--I use them when teaching classes to contain the water.
That folding table is fabulous! I used to have a kitchen table with a similar mechanism--I never thought about incorporating that into a work table!
Leigh
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Post by aberwacky on May 31, 2017 22:36:45 GMT
That's a great point! My husband bought marine plywood, but another layer of protection certainly won't hurt.
Leigh
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Post by aberwacky on May 31, 2017 22:19:35 GMT
I have rearranged my studio so that I can accommodate a longer wet-felting surface. (yay!)
Because of size limitations width-wise, my felting tabletop will be 8 feet long by 32" wide (243 cm by 81 cm). I wish it could be wider, but that is the space I have to work with. Here is what I'm thinking of doing, and would like to get your input.
The tabletop will be a double-thickness of plywood for a total of 1-1/2" thickness. I am going to put a rim around that, also made of wood and rounded on top to be comfortable for my arms and high enough to keep water in. Over that (tabletop and rim), I plan on putting a rubber-like pond liner to make it a water-proof surface. Over that will go my pool-cover bubble wrap felting surface, etc. I'm also thinking about putting in a drain in one corner (maybe a shower-type drain) that I can attach a hose to to drain off excess water when I get too enthusiastic about wetting down my fiber.
The height will be counter-height, because it's going on a counter, LOL, and that's the height I like to work at.
Anything else I should be thinking of?
Leigh
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Post by aberwacky on May 24, 2017 12:26:17 GMT
Late here, but just to let people know, Rambouillet is a very fine wool, similar to (and related to) merino, and felts very well, and makes a soft felt. I haven't used the WOW Rambouillet, just fleeces I have processed myself, but i would imagine that commercially processed Rambouillet would be much the same.
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Post by aberwacky on May 24, 2017 12:20:36 GMT
I have used it--it is not very dark. It does felt well, and is relatively soft but does have occasional VM. Their Domestic Fine Brown is dark and felts well, but I think they are discontinuing it.
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Post by aberwacky on Mar 29, 2017 18:14:19 GMT
He's my first puppet attempt. Now that I know that I CAN make them the question might be "Should I?" By the way, his body is made from RH Lindsay Local Light Gray and Domestic Fine Brown.
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Post by aberwacky on Mar 29, 2017 18:04:03 GMT
Meet Goaty McGruff: This is what happens when I think "I wonder if I could. . . .?" Wetfelted with needle-felted accents.
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Post by aberwacky on Mar 29, 2017 17:58:57 GMT
That is great!
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Post by aberwacky on Mar 28, 2017 17:48:12 GMT
Great job Leigh. I think writing the tutorial took the same time as making the rug It took longer!
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Post by aberwacky on Mar 23, 2017 15:35:41 GMT
I would say that it takes a little practice using the batting to get it even, just like it does with roving, but it is a good timesaver for large projects like blankets. Unroll it and unfold it carefully. It is not perfectly uniform (or as felted) like commercial wool quilt batting, but is a bit airier. I would use two layers of it to avoid thin spots.
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Post by aberwacky on Mar 17, 2017 15:13:58 GMT
I do prefer to do them outside--it is messy. Well, I'm sure it could be done neatly, but I sure can't! I don't mean to put anyone off on trying it. It is a lot of work, but so is most of felting. Think of it this way, not only are you washing a fleece, you are turning it into something at the same time! When you look at it that way, it's a timesaver!
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Post by aberwacky on Mar 15, 2017 17:36:00 GMT
Okay, let's see if I can do this (let me know if I did it wrong). I took a picture of my felt samples of Falkland and the domestic 56s from RH Lindsay--you can see the color difference in them. The Falkland is white and the domestic is cream, otherwise, they felt and feel pretty much the same.
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