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1. Felted Mushrooms
YOU WILL NEED:
wool for felting, in a few different colors
detergent
boiling water
thin metal wire
hot glue gun
Stems:
1. Twist wool into a sausage shape—this will get it ready for the
next steps. Choose a piece of wool larger than you think you will
need. 2. Add a little bit of soap and water to the wool. 3. Start to
gently tap on the wool, and work it together. 4. Once it’s getting
into a stem shape, pour boiling water over it and then cold
water. This will make the wool shrink. 5. Work the wool until you
have a long stem. Once it’s dry, cut it up into smaller stems.
6. Insert a wire in each stem.
Tops:
1. Layer the wool into a mushroom-top shape. 2. Add a little
soap and water to the wool. 3. Start to gently tap on the wool,
and work it together. 4. Once it’s getting into a mushroom-top
shape, pour boiling water over it and then cold water. This will
make the wool shrink. 5. Let dry, and hot glue to the stem.
2. Stacked Leather & Wool Mushroom
YOU WILL NEED:
leather scraps
felt or boiled wool
fine-tip Sharpie marker
hot glue gun
scissors
1. Cut about 20 to 25 quarter-sized circles of both leather and
felt. 2. Using the hot glue gun, glue the circles together to create
a stack. This will form the stem of your mushroom. 3. Using a
Sharpie, draw the shape of your mushroom cap on a piece of
leather. This will be the largest part of the mushroom. 4. Cut
out the mushroom shape from the leather. 5. Use the leather
piece as a template and trace the shape onto a piece of felt.
6. Cut the felt very slightly smaller than the template. 7. Repeat
steps 5 and 6, alternating between felt and leather pieces. While
you are cutting your leather and wool, number the pieces and
keep track of their order. 8. Once the pieces become too small
to cut, assemble them by stacking and hot gluing each piece
together, from largest to smallest. Use only a dot or two of hot
glue toward the center of the mushroom, and keep the edges
unglued. 9. After you have assembled the cap, glue the stem to
the underside of the mushroom cap.
