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What You Need From Your Felting Mat
Size is important, you want to have a large enough working area to have your needle felting and rest at least one hand. If you are making felted pictures, ideally you want the entire picture on the mat.
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Carding Instructions
Carding wool is a way to brush the fibres to make them easy to manage in preparation for spinning or felting. Below are the named parts of the carder.
Step 1 Charging the Carder
Hold one carder flat on your lap, take a piece of wool and place fibres on to the carder by pressing down or dragging the wool over the teeth of the carder.
The ends of the fibres should be at the handle end of the carder. Cover the carder from one side to the other. Try not to overfill the carder as this will make carding difficult.
