Felting for Fun and Profit
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Did you know that you can felt Alpaca fiber on purpose and create just about
anything you can possibly imagine? Did you know you could earn some cash,
too? Lets take a look at the three possible ways to felt alpaca fiber. There is wet felting. This process requires nothing more than some alpaca fiber, soap, warm water, and a little friction. The second method is dry felting. This process uses a special barbed needle to tangle the fibers, a foam pad, and alpaca fiber. |
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The third method uses the wet felting method after you have knit or
crocheted alpaca yarn. This is called felted knit or crochet. You make your
knitted or crocheted item and then toss it in a washing machine with some
soap to felt the piece. This type of felting has become very popular lately.
So what can you create with these methods of felting alpaca fiber? As mentioned before, you can make just about anything. Using the wet felting method, you can create hats, scarfs, vests, dresses...whatever you want. You can even make some really amazing jewelry using this method of felting. The dry felting method allows you to make 3D projects. You can use alpaca fiber to create animals, dolls, flowers, etc. You can "paint" with the fiber on flat pieces of felt to make wall hangings by using shades of color just like you would on a canvas. Whatever you can knit or crochet with alpaca yarn can be felted in the washing machine. Purses, scarfs, and hats all make great projects. You can felt alpaca fiber for fun or you can sell your projects. Ebay is a great place to start selling your handmade items. Check locally for a small shop that may be interested in carrying your items. Show off your work to people. Word of mouth will spread if you create quality, unique items. Soon, a local following of buyers will be clamoring for your creations. The best thing about using alpaca fiber for felting is that you will create a fabulously soft, warm, lightweight, durable product. If you use alpaca fleece instead of sheeps' wool, you will have less "prickle factor". Most people that can't wear sheeps' wool, can wear alpaca. Try all three methods of felting alpaca fiber to find which one best suits your talents and desires. Felting is fun, inexpensive, and you can really unleash your creative juices. For relaxing, and possibly profitable, times, felt some fiber! |
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Read more about felting at
http://www.owning-alpaca.com/alpaca-fiber.html.
Debby McCandless raises alpacas and felts the fiber for fun and profit.
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