CHICOPEE, Mass. (Mass Appeal) – What if you could keep your bar of soap in the shower without molding for weeks? Now you can! Malena Chipps with Fancy That Antiques showed us how to make DIY wool felted soap!
Supplies Needed:
- 100% Wool roving
- Hard soap
- 2 nylon knee highs or cut off pantyhose
- 1 Pot hot water
- 1 container or cold water
- 2 Hand towels
- Dish washing liquid
- Bubble wrap (optional)
Instructions:
- Starting with your base color and spread out your wool roving to a cobweb like consistency.
- Wrap the cobwebs of roving around the soap, first in one direction, and then in the opposite. Alternate back and forth until the soap is entirely covered. Use most of your roving on this base layer–make sure the corners are covered up.
- Add your accent colors–I suggest spreading the colors thin on your first attempt (for a marbled effect)–it felts easier. You want a uniform surface on the soap. (Lumpy layers are harder to felt without the help of felting needles.) Lightly sprinkle some water over the soap so the wool sticks to it.
- Take your knee high nylon sock and stretch it over the soap. Twist it in the center and stretch it over again, leaving a piece to hold onto when you dunk it in the hot water.
- Then carefully remove the soap and start rubbing it in your hands. After you have done this for a about 5 minutes, dunk the soap in COLD water. In a lathering motion, continue to press the wool into the soap. Work on any areas that don’t seem to be shrinking. Dunk the soap in HOT water again, vigorously pressing the wool into the soap. (You can put a piece of bubble wrap on your counter and push the soap back and forth on the it to speed up the process.) This should take 15 minutes.
- Take the soap out of the nylon sock and if it isn’t stuck to the sock, put it back in and keep pressing. You want the wool to be tight and uniform with no loose ends.
- Take a dry towel and wrap the soap in the towel and squeeze the water out. Let the soap dry on a smooth surface, turning it every few hours to dry completely. The soap will be dry within 12 hours. You can now decorate it with wool felting techniques if you choose.
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