i have one question , when i do needle felting and the wet felted hats iv'e seen, there is always this fuzz, that i cant remove, how do i get rid of it ? because a felt hat that i bought is really smooth
Commercial felt hats are very thoroughly felted, and often sanded. Many wet felt hats I see have stopped being worked at what I would call pre-felt - you have to keep working the felt until it feels like a piece of wet leather. Depends also on using quality fibre, and if all else fails you can shave with a razor or use clippers. Of course a bit of fuzz can add to the hand made charm!
I assume from the way you asked that you are in the USA - if so search for 'Hatshapers'. I now prefer to make rigid foam blocks as they can be custom made easily. Have a look at my other videos including this one. Have fun! czcams.com/video/IyalC3YDRpU/video.html
Hello, I am very interesting in hat making and am very grateful for your videos! I am curious, where do you buy a self draining wet felting board like that? Once again thanks for your videos!
Naveed Etemadipour Hi Naveed. I make them myself. My day job is making fitted furniture so I have access to CNC routers to machine the table. It is made of a 25mm solid surface kitchen worktop material called “Mistal”. The groove slopes from one corner to the other although it has occurred to me that it would probably be just as effective if it were just a level machined channel. The fulling grooves drain into the channel.
Tired me out watching! I can see it takes a Lot more work than I originally thought to make the felt.
You can do it!
Thanks a lot!
i have one question , when i do needle felting and the wet felted hats iv'e seen, there is always this fuzz, that i cant remove, how do i get rid of it ? because a felt hat that i bought is really smooth
Commercial felt hats are very thoroughly felted, and often sanded. Many wet felt hats I see have stopped being worked at what I would call pre-felt - you have to keep working the felt until it feels like a piece of wet leather. Depends also on using quality fibre, and if all else fails you can shave with a razor or use clippers. Of course a bit of fuzz can add to the hand made charm!
@@donutpanic sanding, working really long or razor, i see.
thanks a lot, i hope to start working on wet felting soon.
Where did you get the forms for the hats? I would love to try this
I assume from the way you asked that you are in the USA - if so search for 'Hatshapers'. I now prefer to make rigid foam blocks as they can be custom made easily. Have a look at my other videos including this one. Have fun!
czcams.com/video/IyalC3YDRpU/video.html
Hello, I am very interesting in hat making and am very grateful for your videos! I am curious, where do you buy a self draining wet felting board like that? Once again thanks for your videos!
Naveed Etemadipour Hi Naveed. I make them myself. My day job is making fitted furniture so I have access to CNC routers to machine the table. It is made of a 25mm solid surface kitchen worktop material called “Mistal”. The groove slopes from one corner to the other although it has occurred to me that it would probably be just as effective if it were just a level machined channel. The fulling grooves drain into the channel.
Absolutely genius. And no wonder i cant find it anywhere online! Would you consider making them to order? I would be interested in buying one!
Naveed Etemadipour Yes happy to. Are you in the UK?
im in the US, e mail me i would love to know more! Naveedetemadipour@gmail.com
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