Wool for felting: which wool best for felting? roving, batting, prefelt and more Which wool is best

Wool for felting: which wool best for felting? roving, batting, prefelt and more
Which wool is best for felting? This is a question we get all the time! People call wondering which wool is best for their felting project and would like guidance on choosing from the many types of wool we carry. Perhaps you even received some wool and wonder what it is best used for?
We also see questions about the difference between roving, batting, sliver, felt and prefelt.
Often people have received or read information that is not quite accurate. Our goal in this tutorial is to help clarify some terms and help you best choose the right type of wool and fiber for your project.
Core wool and batting are not the same thing. Roving and batting are not the same thing -- prefelt and felt are not the same thing. We hope to help you better understand your choices for wool for felting your creative projects!
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Living Felt provides free quick and easy needle felting, wet felting and nuno felting tutorials because we love to help you felt cool things from wool. We offer these free online felting classes to teach and inspire everyone-even the beginner. Wool is used in most of our projects, and we have lots of tips and tricks to make felting fun and simple. Learn to felt with Marie Spaulding as she teaches felting and needle felting tutorials from the heart. She is the founder and head fairy at Living Felt. Felting art work, home decor, fun keepsakes, thoughtful gifts, treasures and wearables with you is one of Marie's greatest pleasures. She makes felting and needle felting friendlier than ever before. Since launching Living Felt in 2004, she has sparked enthusiasm for felting across the globe and inspired thousands of new friends to give felting a go in their crafting and artistic expression. Living Felt provides totally FREE quick and easy needle felting, felting, and wet felting and nuno felting tutorials every single week because we love to help you make cool things from wool! Follow along with these fun online classes to learn more about felt design and needle felting techniques. It’s inspiration for everyone-from beginners to advanced felters. To make felting and needle felting easier than ever before, we offer felting kits and supply lists, plus you can call us with any of your felting questions - we are happy to help! The wool fibers we share will make your felting projects easy and fun! We hope you enjoy our wet felting, needle felting and nuno felting tutorials. Be sure to subscribe so you don’t miss a single one!
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[@susanbeall9222]

Once again so much valuable information. Thanks Marie! I was yelling "FULLING" while waiting for someone to answer LOL

[@daniellemccooey2376]

I was too!!!

[@TheChroniclesOfYarnia]

How lucky am I ?? I have been a mixed media artist for 30 years but I had never even heard of felting. Last month I came across this magical 🧙‍♀️ process of stabbing loose wool fibers with a needle and it makes actual ART!!! Shabby stabby= art !!!>!🤯😲 my mind was totally blown. In a month I have made 4 cats, a chihuahua, a sleepy bunny, peppa pig, and 7 mice 🐁 for kitty toys. It is an obsession, and I came across your video this morning and it’s not even an old video it’s from last night!!! Destiny 😉

[@audreyfarthing4332]

Excellent session. Are the terms batting, roving, sliver used in the same way for none wool fibres eg silk or synthetics?

[@LivingFelt]

@@audreyfarthing4332 Most of our other fibers - luster fibers such as BAMBOO, SILKS, VISCOSE are processed in to top.

[@lauriharper2172]

This is such an informative video regardless of whether you are a seasoned felter or new to the craft! Some of the topics covered: 17:24 Prefelts 20:32 Prefelt Shrinkage 28:05 Handmade Prefelts 51:20 Different Fiber Preparations 1:08:55 Core Wool

[@bfcbob]

Living in New Zealand and I’m eager to learn. Thank you for this tutorial.

[@anntraverse4895]

I sure wish you were over here in the UK, I live in the N.E. Scotland, and am fairly new to needle felting. Your video’s have helped me so much, I thank you so much for taking the time to explain everything so well. I have been doing your wee postcards from virtual vacations.

[@NatashaSmartTextiles]

Fantastic tutorial Marie! I found your descriptions really helpful (especially to understand US versus UK terminology!)!

[@LivingFelt]

:) Thank you, Natasha!

[@jennytreloar9460]

SO many new take aways! The one that stand out the most for me is understanding nuno felting to wet felting. You make everything sound so clear and easy! Thank you!

[@jacquelineeast5608]

Hi from Bristol UK. It's so nice to have your company while I'm felting at home! x

[@dilyssewell1907]

Just had to watch this again. So many questions answered, even those I didn’t know I didn’t know!🤗😀

[@mariannespigt3045]

I am still reeling from all the information I gained. So very very helpful. Thank you Marie and gang.

[@simplelovie2613]

I am newer at needle felting, so this video is exactly what I needed. I absolutely love watching your videos.....very inspiring and everyone looks so happy 😀

[@barbtherkelsen4667]

This is one of my favorite WW's, so far! Such great information! Thank you, Marie and LF fairies 😊

[@trishahanley4895]

This was by far the most informative video about felting/fiber I've ever come across, thank you! Ive learnt so much ❤

[@gladysgarrison6383]

Thank you for some sanity during this time. Now I understand the terms roving, sliver and top.

[@paulalotte1146]

Wow! You did such a wonderful job explaining things! Thanks, Marie!

[@clairerussell3157]

This was so informative - it covers so much that even after watching it once I know that i'll be re-watching it multiple times to try and get all i can out of what you have presented. The better undertanding of the fibre I am sure will help me long term understand the materials for a better outcome of my projects. Thanks so much!

[@sandrasherriherrington5036]

Great live tutorial. Certainly helps me to get the information sorted out in my head. This will be a good reference video for future use too. Thanks Marie and Fairies.

[@tiffanyinman3476]

I feel so much more confident now going into my projects. I have been thinking I've been working with wool roving and this whole time I've been working with tops... OH MY GOODNESS my sculptures are going to be soooooooo much easier when I get the RIGHT STUFF for the right stuff. :) THANK YOU

[@sarapowell9860]

I had to re-watch because there was so much great information! Loved learning to avoid super wash (sw). I also loved seeing the gorgeous maxi-skirt you felted! Thank you for all your tutorials!

[@teresaholland4790]

Super nice info,you’re a great teacher. Thanks for not giggling during your work very well done 👍

[@lizawearn7579]

I loved this tutorial on the basics. And I had never thought about needle felting a canvas; I always think of wet felting something like this. I'm constantly learning something from you all! Thank you!!

[@janefortin7784]

thank you so very much for helping me understand terms, especially “top and sliver”. your videos are so informative and helps add to my confidence to try different techniques.

[@donnabellinger1932]

So happy to finally know the difference between roving and sliver!!!

[@loriscarbrough8919]

Very informative. As an artist I recently started felting and love your Videos and has helped with learning the techniques that I needed to further my experience in felting! Thank you from Franklin Tennessee!

[@inspiredflower]

So many gems in here! Thanks so much I feel my felting knowledge increased exponentially! 🙏🏻❤️🌸

[@teresadudik5571]

Thank you. Such a helpful episode. Appreciate that you took the time to do this episode.😊

[@nicholesaunders9431]

Thank you so much for making this! I have been having such a hard time finding information because I didn't even know what questions to ask, this helps so much!

[@tracybahn2135]

Thank you for this weeks woolly Wednesday. It helped me understand the types of fibers better which was my fav take away.

[@dawnb7415]

Marie: you’re so amazing! Thank you so much for finally clarifying all this!

[@dsmith199]

That brimmed hat with the leather and silver band is just gorgeous! Please, please show us how to make it! This was the best video! So many of my questions are now answered. Thanks so much!

[@candibrowne2746]

Just at the start of watching this, but wanted to say thank you right away because I've been having some ''interesting'' experiences using my wide variety of fiber and fabric with 'unusual' results. Hannah has been my Fairy contact and I can only say she is keeping my spirits up through this learning process and giving me a huge boost in moral and detailed tips and info. So glad all of you are happy with your new Fabric Fairy Friends. Thank you for your thank you. Now on to watch and learn and solve some felting questions. You are all so kind and thoughtful. hugs candi

[@jeanettebaxter8472]

Hooray Doree for winning the gift certificate.

[@daniellemccooey2376]

Replay from Dover, NH. Your definitions were great! Prefelt details were awesome.

[@TheJudeP]

I love and appreciate how helpful you all are! Thank you so much!

[@maryellensiegel8964]

WOW! Such a wealth of information!!!! LOVE THIS!! Thanks so much!

[@kathyaldrich1314]

Thank you, I had to leave the live feed early, just watched this morning. Soo many things I'm still learning, and that is why I love these wooly Wednesdays 🙂 and thank you for showing my peice at the end, on Facebook I'm Kathy Andrews. The main part of what I truly love about this group is the encouragement and support we all give each other 💓

[@juliannestugard4221]

This was so helpful! Now I know how to shop and what to expect from my choices. Thank you

[@dsmith199]

Can’t give you enough thumbs up on this video! So very, very helpful for me as a beginner!

[@MindyFarmer]

This is such a helpful video! I love the variety packs you offer and this helps me know how to best put different things to use.

[@tracys6066]

thank you so much - i missed the live tutorial, so it is great to be able to catch up on so much information brilliant

[@bethlovesdogs]

You are always such a joy to listen to. Thanks for the informative video.

[@michelleanderson1041]

Thank you for providing clarification on all the terms. This will definitely help me with my next project.

[@susanmagner3581]

I have learned so much from you and this show of terms is just what a beginner needs . thank you.

[@becksrossiter]

This has been one of the most informative guides I've seen in my felting journey so far... thankyou so much. Your definition of the difference between roving and tops was a 'light bulb moment ' for me - brilliant!!

[@LivingFelt]

Thank you so very much! ♡♡

[@sweetbutsassy1]

Such a wonderful idea for a wooly Wednesday! Such useful information. Thank you

[@jeanninehausch1379]

Perfect information for beginners and those of us who think we know it, but not really. Thanks.

[@tinydegraaf]

Thank you so much. I love the way you explain it. So clear!

[@barbaradunn104]

This is SOO helpful! You answered so many questions. Kudos!

[@melodycain9882]

Thank you for all this wonderful information. I appreciated your explanation of roving and sliver/top.

[@normamedina9235]

So much to learn from this video. I need to watch the video again and take notes...

[@miche2330]

Thank you so much for this very useful video. It has cleared up a lot of terminology for me!

[@annesfeltedfriends]

So helpful. Now I understand as a needle felter the differences between batting, top, sliver,etc. thank you!

[@dvcorbett940]

AB FAB WW! Thank-you! Very happy you're carrying Bergschaf & Maori wool now!

[@pjblackmer2362]

Finally!! Excited to learn from todays show!

[@eileendonovan8496]

extremely informative - I think I am understanding a lot more about what to use. Thanks!

[@helenadann6582]

I've never been much of a KZbin watcher but thanks to Covid I discovered the Living Felt live stream and now I'm hooked! I spend some time each day felting and watching the tutorials, new and old (which can be dangerous when I'm needle felting!). So inspiring. And so many yet to watch. How could I not have known what I was missing?!!

[@LivingFelt]

THANK YOU for this nice note :)

[@daram5257]

Love your videos!! So informative, inspiring and fun.

[@P-Doodle]

My head is still swimming with all the information! Haha. Thanks so much.

[@trishahanley4895]

This is my favorite replay, I learnt so much and answered questions I didnt know I had! Lol

[@pamkirmeier5470]

Thank you for this wonderful and informative video! Very helpful to this newbie!

[@juliejelaco5208]

What a great video and answered so many of my questions, thank so much

[@southpawstudio2123]

As a very beginner to needle felting this was super helpful !! Thank you so much !

[@marie-clairemacdougall5156]

This was great. I have all kinds of different fibers and now I feel like I’m a little more educated about what they are.

[@larklewis5376]

This has been incredibly helpful for me! I have been felting for a few years, but still did not understand the differences in wool breeds, how wool is processed, and what to use for what kind of project. As a result, I just picked wool based on the color! I feel like I can now make smarter decisions about the type of wool I want to use for a project. Thank you!

[@SuperErin2006]

Excellent. I learned SO much! Thank You

[@glennisduthie5036]

I've been going to felting classes for years .... all were with mostly world renowned European tutors. As a result I kind of missed out on most of the basics of felting (and surprise, surprise the important difference between felting and fulling !) I suppose one of the problems I have is that I go home hugely inspired and don't have time to practice and consolidate, but if I try the lack of the basics makes me give up. It doesn't help that the other members of the classes are very experienced felters, so consequently I'm slow and underconfident!! Thank you for a very enlightening video, which has pulled together what I have mostly gleaned for myself, but could never be sure was "right" !!!

[@mamaggear]

I'm a beginner and absolutely find you wonderful ladies such a great help. Your tutorials are very informative. Thank you so much for all that you do.

[@LivingFelt]

Thank you, Giny! Today we are wet felting a hat on our live show... hope you can join us! kzbin.info/www/bejne/b3jIYqWCo7img80

[@orangebrassada]

Thank you so much for this session, it was so informative and helpful (particularly regarding prefelt).

[@barbaraszijarto4003]

I learned a lot from today's live show. Thank you for sharing your expertise.

[@simoneandliamwebb3438]

I dry needle felt art scenes onto large squares of wool fabric. You have not included this as an option in your intro

[@laurendoran2717]

I love the core wool- roving and batts really are great foundations for my projects.

[@bettyann7915]

Excellent, concise information! Thank you!

[@ingermacrae9726]

Lots of useful information for everyone! I’m from Sweden and on occasion I’ve been confused by the different terms people use here for batting, roving and sliver. Now I feel I can explain it more fully in my classes!

[@LivingFelt]

how nice, yes! I asked my European mill why they call their sliver "roving", and they said it was because Americans use that term...you can blame us for getting this all wonky :)

[@splaceanimation]

Sorry I missed this one live. This answered so many questions.

[@mitchellkimberly8969]

Just got a chance to watch and I really enjoyed the information. I am working on a bulldog and it has been a learning process because I had to come up with my own pattern.

[@suecotton4828]

What a very interesting woolly Wednesday. Thank you 😊

[@sandranigro8959]

As a knitter, I am familiar with the broad term 'roving', but now I know the difference in true 'roving' and 'top'. I like correct terminology for clarity.

[@mikkisha]

This was so helpful! Thank you!

[@suewilcox8661]

Hi from Vancouver Island ,Canada ,on the west coast . Love your shows, learning a lot . Sue

[@jeanettebaxter8472]

This has been very helpful. Thanks

[@mary-lougatward5125]

Loving all of your videos, it’s very helpful for a beginner like me.

[@theravenloons5945]

Late to the game here but WOW this was helpful! I really needed this info; thank you.

[@krystynaparuch4030]

Dear Marie, it was amazing! I watched it live, and then twice again! What a lesson, what a Teacher, what a Fairies! I’m overwhelmed and need to cool down before starting any new felt job. I hope today’s tutorial will be of some help in this regard😘

[@LivingFelt]

Oh thank you, Krystyna and YES...today we slow felting way down and make a very simple prefelt. Next week also...slowly we go :) for basic skills building.

[@rebeccahooper-esquibel1291]

wow! I really needed this and learned a lot! thanks

[@candywham3657]

Was 15 min late to live show, however...I will be watching this over and over! So much information, you are a wonderful easy to understand instructor/teacher. I learned wet felting in a fiber class at wnmw. Self taught or as you've put it, self exploration, for needle and nuno felting. I learn by doing and experimenting using favorite wool for different projects. I didn't know much of anything about the various fibers though and this is an incredibly informative segment. Thank you so much!

[@pjblackmer2362]

Great information😄

[@pjblackmer2362]

My favorite tip was prefelt nuno felt to cut and incorporate into larger project

[@kathiehand]

This video is fabulous!!

[@ozymndius]

This was so informative, thank you for sharing your knowledge!

[@inezshupe5825]

So very helpful!!! Thank you!

[@tlprice19]

Thanks so much for this!

[@skincraftorganicsllc8537]

This is SO HELPFUL - thank you!! Before I knew any better, I purchased a felting kit that included what was called core roving (white), but it is so soft and the fibers seem like they are going in the same direction. It's also slippery and takes a while to felt - and shows all of the joints and seams of the folded-over pieces. The kit also included various colors CARDED Maori wool which is nice and fuzzy with fibers going every which way- it is SO MUCH EASIER to felt - and NO seams or joints showing... it creates a much more uniform texture. It's unfortunate that there are so many inconsistencies in the terminology of these products- it makes it difficult for us newbies. In any event, I will be coming to your store for future supplies!! Thank you!! :)

[@faithmothergoddess7055]

Thanks as always Marie and co for a really full and informative Woolly Wednesday! I am especially grateful for the prefelting section as this has been a confusion for me from the start lol Im still amazed at the range available!! I would absolutely love to see the cleaning and dying process of those locks would that be possible to see at all?

[@MerryKat]

VERY helpful, thank you!

[@amyvdham]

Hi all,thanks for your information,love the colors

[@karenwhaley4549]

You are a wonderful teacher Marie. I always wondered what the difference was between Merino top & Merino batting.

[@cariad_se]

Thanks! I've started to teach, and as a teacher I need to be able to answer questions I might not have thought of.

[@thejammiebricker2327]

This was very useful. Thank you. A new felting book I received had errors in the terms for roving and top/sliver which was mixing me up.

[@joannemanias2851]

Great. Tutorial!

[@laurendoran2717]

great instruction ....I will return to this for information when I forget stuff.....which I do.

[@melissakjelvik123]

Can’t wait to learn more

[@chantaltremblay9608]

I am new at felting. Very interesting !

[@brendabennett4299]

U r a world of knowledge for us new bees thank u watching playback c as usual😊❤