Cookie Cutter Felting Cont.

OK pretty cool, let's try another one. This is a simple one but there's another thing you need to be aware of. When you have multiple separate colors in your piece you must link them somehow or your piece will fall apart. You can put your first color down and then felt extra colors on top. Don't put as much fiber in the separate color spaces to leave room for the second color. This will cause some color poke through but the towel helps with this.

The cutters help you to be consistent with your size and shape...

when making multiples!

I'll sew embroidery thread through the tops of these for hanging and put them away for next year.

This is what is usually under my counter while I'm working.

Cookie Cutter Felting

Rosalie gave me this cookie cutter she had laying around from a wedding favor. It reminded me of those plastic needle felting molds I've seen, so I tried it out.

I filled the mold over my foam and started to felt. I got out my double needle to felt faster...not a good idea, one needle bent. If you bend a felting needle it's as good as broke!

Make sure when putting fiber in your mold that you place long bits from the petals into the center so it felts as one piece. The above flower is felted but not finished.

On the foam the fibers at the bottom felt lightly into the foam making it fuzzy when you pick it up. Get a towel out now...

and felt on that. You can't go through the towel which forms a smooth top and bottom. A little work along the sides may be required but think of the possibilities! You probably have a whole drawer of cookie cutters.

This is a daisy type flower so it gets a nice dark center...

with a little orange highlight.

I sewed a pin to the back and hid my stitches with more fiber. Have fun!