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Needle Felted Bookmark
What you need to get started:
Merino Wool 10g - Ocean
Wool Felt Square - Aqua
Fashion Fibres Pale Blue
Fashion Fibres Purple
Felting Needle
Foam Block
Scissors
Step 1 - Cut a piece from a felt square approximately 25cm x 6cm.
Step 2 - Cut a small length of merino wool approximately 8cm. Separate and tease out the merino wool fibres in your chosen pattern on the wool felt. You can use angled stripes, circular, swirls, block, outline or random patterns to create your design.
Step 3 - Place the wool felt and fibres on a foam block, hold the fibres firmly on the wool felt between your fingers and begin to needle in a continuous up and down motion through the fibres and wool felt. Be careful to only use the needle in a continuous vertical motion because if you change direction to you risk breaking the tip of the needle. You will see the fibres begin to lock into the wool felt. Lift and move the wool felt until all the fibres have been needled in place. Trim excess wool fibres or fold over and needle for smooth edge.
Step 4 - Cut lengths approximately 15cm of each fashion fibre in your chosen colours. Fold in half and needle these in the same way you have needled the wool fibres into the felt piece.
Step 5 - Needle a length of wool fibres 10cm together to form a rope by rolling and needling until it forms a rope shape. Loop the rope at the top of the book mark and needle in place. To finish tie a piece of fashion fibre approximately 7cm to each side of the loop in coordinating colours as used on the bookmark.
 
This unique, personally designed bookmark is now ready to keep your place in a favourite book. They make perfect gifts for friends and family or a great seller at school and church fetes.
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