Felted toys: hobbies and part-time jobs

2024 Author: James Gerald | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-17 14:00

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Nina, 26 years old, Yekaterinburg

Felted toys, bright, small and adorable, can replace antidepressants in a gloomy winter. For some, felting has become a constant hobby, additional income, and even a successful business.

Profitable hobby

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Ekaterina, 32 years old, Rostov-on-Don

Favourite buisness

By Nadezhda Micheeva, 34 years old, St. Petersburg (puppet master, presenter of educational programs on dry felting of toys, author of the book "Felt Toys"):

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To try felting a toy yourself, you will need:

• merino wool for felting 3-4 colors (the approximate cost of one package is 300 rubles);

• needles for felting (standard set of three different needles 150-350 rubles);

• plastic eyes and spouts (from 3 to 30 rubles apiece).

All this is sold in shops for needlewomen.

How it's done

There are a lot of felting techniques, but the main thing that beginners need to understand: all instructions and recommendations are conditional and only direct you on the path of creation. Detailed instructions are easy to find on the Net. The basic principle is as follows: the main shape falls off with thick needles, with medium needles, the silhouette is finally built, and thin needles are good for creating expressive details - curls of wool, a pattern of scales. But how to hold the needle, in what mode to make the injections, to make the product dense or loose - this and many other decisions are made exclusively by you.

Therefore, felting is great for those who do not like strict rules and restrictions, are inclined to independently determine the course of events, and have a rich imagination.

Expert opinion

Psychologist Lyudmila Borodina comments:

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