Felting!

So here's the product of the sneak peek from a few posts ago....felt! I carded some alpaca fleece of varying colours that I had lying around which was too coarse for spinning. Once the colours were all blended they turned into this nice warm grey :)

After layering the fibres in opposite directions for strength, I added hot soapy water, rolled it all up in a bamboo matt for added texture, and rolled it for several minutes. Opening the roll and turning the sheet every few times to get even pressure. As you can see from the pictures, the final product shrank in thickness and dimensions quite a bit!

 And voila! a sturdy sheet of felt fabric to use!....not sure what I'll make with it yet though....