Technical process - Wet felting

Today in class I learnt a new technical technique, this was wet felting. I had never done this before today so I wasn't quite sure how the final outcome would look like.

I started by choosing my colour wool, keeping in mind my colour scheme of pinks,creams,oranges and other flower colours. 

The first sample I created was just all one colour, I started off by laying out my wool, ripping small portions off at a time and building up the shape I want, building up two layers of wool so the fibres will stick together during the felting process to create a strong outcome.

The next sample I created was using a coral pink background and layering up thin pieces of wool to make a colourful foreground which I can then sew in to. 

This was the final out come for my second sample.

The third and final sample I did was a bit different, as my theme is flowers and dragon flys, I decided to base this next sample on dragonflies, I tried to recreate the pattern of a dragonfly wing under a microscope (or just close up).

 

This is all my samples together on the drying rack after I soaked them in boiling water and then in cool water to make sure they are clean. 

In conclusion I really enjoyed wet felting and will most defiantly be using this technique again.