Make a wet felted mini top hat. It’s a great starter wet felting project if you want to start making felt hats, but even on its own it’s adorable whimsical hat! Get the step by step instructions: www.abcrafty.com/wet-felted-m...
Download the free printable template for the resist: www.abcrafty.com/product/wet-...
If you've wanted to learn how to make a wet felted hat, this is a perfect project to start. Since you're making a tiny top hat, it's easier to learn and faster to make! Once you learn the basics of making a hat with wool, you can then move on to bigger projects! In this wet felting tutorial, you'll learn how to make a wool hat using a felting resist.
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MATERIALS USED
I have a full list of my favorite wet felting supplies on Etsy: shrsl.com/3bn5h
I highly recommend starting out with a wet felting kit: shrsl.com/3bn5i (You can also get this on Amazon: amzn.to/39AQ3DR)
These are the materials to make the mini top hat
- 0.5-1 oz of Wool Fiber (these are some of my favorites: shrsl.com/3bn4t) - Make sure the wool you get isn’t labelled “superwash” - this is wool that has been treated so that it won’t felt!
- Frosting Container - (in case you don’t already have one, here’s one on Amazon: amzn.to/32s5aPL)
- Resist Material (this can be any flexible non-porous material. I personally like to recycle Amazon packing material for this)
- Resist Template: www.abcrafty.com/product/wet-...
- Ribbon - amzn.to/3FDh3AI
- Alligator Clip - amzn.to/3sMNzN0
- Headband - amzn.to/3mGLVsD
- Glue Gun - amzn.to/3EKxb28
You'll also need these wet felting supplies
- Bubble Wrap
- Tulle or Mesh Fabric - amzn.to/33WIXcK
- Olive Oil Soap - amzn.to/3sI9NzD
- Pool Noodle - amzn.to/3JnSUjX
- Ball Brause - shrsl.com/3bn5t
- Towel
- Wooden Dowel - amzn.to/3mDwJwc
- Palm Washboard - shrsl.com/3bn55
- Spin Dryer - amzn.to/3HgbqbU
You can also use a starter wet felting kit that has a lot of these items: amzn.to/2VrKpjx
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Key Parts to the Wet Felting Tutorial
0:00 - Intro
0:16 - The template
0:34 - Layering the wool fiber
1:15 - Wetting the wool
2:06 - Adding more layers
2:57 - Rolling the wool
4:25 - Removing the felting resist
4:47 - Fulling/shrinking the felted hat
5:16 - Using the hat form
5:42 - Trimming the brim
6:07 - Using a palm washboard
6:30 - Soaking the felted hat
7:03 - Adding a headband or clip to the mini top hat
7:24 - Adding a ribbon to the tiny hat
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