12 Wet Felting Projects to Try

Resources for 12 wet felting projects to try on your own. Learn to wet felt and do some fun projects with this collection of tutorials.

1. Felted beads

Felted balls and beads have many applications. Use your finished baubles to make unique jewelry pieces. They can also be used in kids’ crafts, sewn together to make coasters, in wall hangings, ornaments, toys, dryer balls, and more.

How to make wet felted beads or balls

More wet felted bead resources

Red-Handled Scissors has a blog tutorial on how to make wool beads.

Learn how to make wool-felted balls with this tutorial from Handmade Felt Toys.

Curly Birds tutorial for felted balls includes some fun ideas for using felted wool balls with kids.

Make a wool bead necklace with your handmade felted beads using Aesthetic Nests tutorial.

2. Flat felt for craft projects

Learn how to use wool fiber to create felt fabric for craft projects, clothing, and other felt material pieces.

How to make a piece of wet-felted flat felt

More flat felt making resources

Rosie Pink has a helpful tutorial on how to make flat felt, with pictures and instructions to guide you on your way to creating a unique piece of wool felt.

3. Felted coasters and pot holders

Learn how to wet felt a piece of wool material into a felted coaster or potholder.

How to make wet felted coasters

More coaster and pot holder ideas

Check out Tethe a and A Sewing Machines tutorial on making felted coasters started with fiber to create a colorful felted fabric.

4. Felted scarf

Wet felting a scarf involved creating a long, thin, rectangular piece of felted fabric.

How to make a wet felted scarf

More felted scarf tutorials

Tutorial on making a rectangular scarf using bubble wrap.

5. Felted table runner

You can create a table runner to decorate your dining table or any table using the same process as the felted scarf above.

6. Felted bowl

Create a unique decorative bowl for your coffee table, kitchen counter, or mantle.

A wet felted bowl is a creative fruit basket, candy dish, or sculpted felt masterpiece.

How to wet felt a bowl

Use Rosie Pink’s tutorial to make a wet felted pod or bowl.

7. Felted bag

Use wet felting techniques to create a felted bag of any size you wish. Starting small makes the project more manageable while you learn the process. Then you can move on to larger projects and bags.

How to wet felt a bag

8. Felted fedora hat

How to wet felt a fedora

Sally Gulbrandsen is a felter and felting teacher. Her tutorial on feeling a fedora hat will guide you in creating your hat.

9. Felted sun hat

How to wet felt a sun hat

10. Felted flowers

Wet felted flowers are a fun project to experiment with wet felting techniques and create a piece of floral art.

How to wet felt flowers

More wet felted flower resources

Alpaca Meadows shows the process of creating wet felted flowers.

Learn how to make a wet felted poppy with Projects4Crafters YouTube video.

11. Felted floor rug

How to wet felt a floor rug

LiveMaster has a well-photographed article on how to Wet Felt a Rug. The post is originally in Russian, so other language speakers can translate it using Google translate to read it. The images and text will guide you through the general overview of how to go about creating a felted rug.

The process for wet felting a floor rug is similar to wet felting a piece of felt for craft projects (featured at the beginning of this list), only using a larger surface and creating a larger piece of material.

12. Felted shawl

How to wet felt a shawl

Fiber Artsy shows the process of creating a cobweb felted shawl.

Wet felting project ideas

Wet felting flat felt

• Flat felt for craft projects
• Flat felt for garments
• Felted floor rug
• Felted coasters and pot holders
• Felted table runners and table decor
• Felted scarf

Take a look at this beautiful Ashford Silk Merino Scarf Kit from The Woolery

It comes in 20 different colorways and would make a satisfying first wet felt project.

Wet felting 3D objects

• Felted wool bead balls
• Felted bowls
• Felted bags and purses
• Felted slippers
• Felted flowers

Wet felting hats

• Felted fedora
• Felted sun hat
• Felted beanie

Wet felting garments

• Felted dress
• Felted jacket
• Felted shawl
• Felted shirt

Felted garments

Any garment can be made from felt. Felt is a durable and insulating material. You could create a large piece of flat felt and use it like any other fabric to cut out a pattern. Or you could use a form to felt the garment over to create a custom, seamless garment.

DianaNagorna has a video course for sale on Etsy, teaching the process of wet felting to create a dress.

What do I need to start wet felting?

Wet felting basics:	Where to get it?
Felting fibers	The Woolery Felting Fibers
Olive oil soap	The Woolery Olive Oil Soap
Bubble wrap	Bubble wrap (or recycle)
Bamboo mat
Wet Felting Bulb Sprayer	Wet Felting Bulb Sprayer