You can also make a cute felted cat toy with this simple methodology of felting. The felted cat toy is hard and chewy like faux prey. It additionally has the “hairyness” to present a way of realism on your little tiger… With out the charming hairball after impact.
These are lighter than the complete felt development, simpler and sooner to make, and have a bell inside for added pleasure. It is a easy and sensible solution to recycle small quantities of wool fleece and yarn that can felt.
Supplies:
Plastic ‘wiffle’ balls, any dimension, however the 13 to 33 sizes work finest.
Wool fleece: 1/4 oz for small toy, 1/2 oz for big toy
Small bells – 1 per ball
Plastic twist ties
White glue
Nylon stocking (legs solely) or knee-hi’s
Wire cutters or related reducing gadget interactive cat toy B08V89FLBW
Washing Machine
Instructions
1. Make 2 cuts to the plastic on both aspect of 1 gap with the wire cutters in order that it creates a gap to push the bell via. Gently push the bell in via these cuts within the plastic in order that it’s now contained in the ball.
2. Apply a skinny layer of white glue to all outdoors surfaces of the ball. You may need to set this on a chunk of plastic or wax paper. Work quick sufficient in order that the glue doesn’t dry earlier than you apply the wool.
3. Add the wool to the skin of the ball in a random sample ensuring to cowl it utterly and uniformly. (Set a few of the wool apart so as to add later when you have skinny or bald spots after the primary felting.) Wrap items of yarn across the wool for those who select.
4. Clasp the lined ball in your hand and slide it into your nylon stocking leg or knee-hi. Should you do not protect it from the friction contained in the stocking, the wool and every part else might be pulled off of the ball and you’ll have to begin over.
5. Twist the stocking and add the plastic twist tie to shut the opening (identical to a bread bag) Utilizing a plastic twist tie is important as a result of a paper based mostly tie will disintegrate within the washing machine! Put the ‘stocking ball’ into your laundry and wash with a load of clothes on heat or scorching water with a chilly rinse.
6. When the laundry is completed, rigorously take your ball out of the stocking (the stocking could be re-used many, many instances earlier than it should disintegrate). Some elements of the wool could barely felt to a brand new stocking however this lessens the extra you make.
7. Verify the ball for skinny or bald spots. Should you discover that you’ve got any, let the ball dry totally and repeat including extra glue and yarn to the affected space. Then put it again into the stocking and launder once more together with your subsequent load of laundry.
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