Wool and felt

If you’re looking for a more advanced activity, you could try making felt. The easiest way to do this is to make a ball.

• Start with a 15cm piece of wool and wrap it around your fingertips, changing directions and tightening it,
• Roll the ball in your palm until even, then dip it in some warm soapy water,
• Continue to roll the ball in your palm, adding pressure to make it harder,
• Eventually you should have made your very own felt ball. If hard enough it should also bounce!
• Once you’ve made a few felt balls, join them together with some thread to make a felt necklace, or use them to create a different kind of collage or picture