May's kit - Wet felted purse

Wet felting always seemed as mysterious as needle felting to us, until we gave it a go and put together this months kit!

Inside the box;

Rope

5 Pastel wool colours

Netting

Rolling mat

Soap

Sponge

Acetate

Buttons and sequin to decorate

Wet felting is the art of binding overlapping layers of loose wool through a rather lengthy process of wetting, rubbing and rolling.

It's pretty hard to believe that you are going to end up with anything other than a soggy clump of wool halfway through this one, but persevere, and voila!