However, I opted to stick with the Handmade Detroit Craft Revival show, which is now looming. After spending most of my free time over the past three weeks either bent over a sewing machine, designing signage, baking dog treats, staining wooden dog bed legs, wrapping Kool-Aid dyed wool balls or crying, I am fully confident with my decision regarding MSU.
Last weekend, we spent a lot of time making one of my favorite little products - hand-felted wool balls. On Friday night I spent some quality time with a pound of polwarth top roving wool, 35 packets of Kool-Aid and my stove.First you soak the raw wool in cold water. Then, after dissolving 5-6 packets of Kool-Aid mix in boiling water, you remove the pot from the heat and add the wool, waiting until it absorbs the dye and the water turns clear. About 20 minutes. Pull it out of the pot and voila - lovely dyed wool. And a great way to spend a Friday night.
Ours spent the evening drying in the bathroom.On Saturday morning I caught up with Bethnny and wound strips of wool around metal bells. After our time downtown, I went back to the sewing machine and Will took the those Kool-Aid bell balls and felted himself to near death, massaging them into compact little wool balls. It takes freaking forever and is murder on your hands. Imagine washing dishes in the hottest water ever for 5-6 hours straight. Thank goodness he loves me.
But the end product is pretty cool. And pretty durable.We'll see if they're sellers.
If they are, I'll cry. If they're not, I'll cry harder.
Now if we can only get those suitcase bed pillow covers to work. (Stay tuned for details.)
