Material List – Need or Need Not? Part II
Since my post “Material List – Need or Need Not?” I’ve received quite a number of emails and comments and I have summarize them as follows:
For most beginners who just started felting, would prefer to have a material list so that they can know what are the materials required for the projects exactly.
For intermediate felters and most who have been working with felt for some time responded that a material list is not necessary they are able to figure out the amount of felt fabrics they require as well as the colors for the projects as most of the time they are not table o get the exact colors stated in the list as it varies according to the types of felt used.
For advance felters, they do not refer to the material list as they find the list quite vague and they usually base on their own judgment from the picture of the final projects and choose their own colors co-ordination from their existing felt fabrics that they have stock up from their previous felt projects. just like they do with the Japanese crafts books with no English translation.
Base on the feedback, I’ve decided to include an extra page of instruction which contains a picture of the final item as well as a material list for all my future patterns. I will also backtrack and create a material list or all my past projects, for the benefits of the novice sewer to aid them in their materials purchase .
Thank you all for supporting Umecrafts and for your valuable feedback which help me progress and strive to create and offer better patterns, so please keep those comments coming.
Here’s a quick glance at the materials used for felt projects:
- Felt fabrics (All projects)
- Threads (All projects)
- Fiber fill / Poly fill (Most projects)
- Cardboard (Some projects)
Other necessary materials includes scissors, sewing needles and (sometimes) pins.
Will cover more on the materials in my “Tips & Tutorials” Page. Please do remember to bookmark “Lit’l Brown Bird“
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