Easy napkin holders with resist

[caterina]

Hello!
I have been very busy with other things, recently, so not felting as much as I would like. Yesterday (Bank Holiday in UK) I really needed to make something colourful easy and quick: sometimes, I just need to make something to get back into balance with my life :-)

So, I picked the most colourful fun project from my longer and longer list of to-do felt things: napkin holders for my family!

I used the Galaxy mix pack from World of Wool (I purchased it some time ago, but I was waiting for the right chance for using those colours) and other merino wool tops. I like organic irregular edges, so I didn't really worry too much about them, and just played with colours and a resist (the resist was not purpose made so it was not too regular itself! 😅)

Here they are:
www.dropbox.com/s/4dvxdsyxy1ltpm4/img_20220503_102441.jpg?dl=0

I loved to make them, it was very quick, and my family is happy: no more head-scratching over napkins from now on!

Actually, I was surprised about how quick they felted by using only a small amount of rubbing and rolling, but a great amount of manipulation (kneeding mostly, rubbing among my hands or on the bubblewrap, kneeding in cold and in hot water, and repeat...). I guess I thought that rolling was superior to all the fulling actions, but now I think that maybe I underestimated the fulling part...and it's actually more fun than rolling! 😁

Happy felting, everyone!

[Shepherdess]

Really nice and colourful. I am sure they will brighten the table. Small things are fast and easy to full, lots of fun.

[MTRuth]

Those are fun! I hardly ever do any rolling and there are many different fulling methods that work just as well.

[lyn]

Colour coded napkin rings are a great idea!

[caterina]

Thank you, all!
I just wanted to add that we are using them every day: really, it was time well spent and they are not only practical for us, they also make the table look nicer too! 😃