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An open kraft box with crinkle paper holding a braid of cream wool roving, a boxed bar of soap, and a folded nylon stocking
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  • An open kraft box with crinkle paper holding a braid of cream wool roving, a boxed bar of soap, and a folded nylon stocking
  • A finished bar in its cream wool jacket leaning against the soap's kraft box on a pine table
  • A finished felted bar with a needle felted lavender sprig in purple and green, a braid of cream roving and dried lavender beside it
  • A finished felted bar standing upright with a two stemmed lavender sprig needle felted into the front
Felted Wool Soap DIY Kit

Felted Wool Soap DIY Kit

Soap and washcloth, same object. Fifteen minutes at the kitchen sink.
$15.00

Felted Wool Soap DIY Kit

Kit only

Wrap a bar of soap in wool, then shrink the wool onto it with hot water and a lot of rubbing. What you get is a bar in a snug wool jacket that lathers straight through, scrubs a little as you wash, and keeps tightening as the soap wears down.

Inside the box: untreated wool roving, a bar of soap, a nylon stocking to felt inside, and a card with the steps.

You'll need: hot water, cold water, a towel and somewhere to set it while it dries. The rubbing takes ten to fifteen minutes and there's a stretch in the middle where it feels like nothing is happening, right before it all tightens at once.

Which soap arrives is a surprise. We put in whatever bar we have, so the scent changes from box to box.

Add the needle felting set and you can put a design on the bar once it's dry. It's a felting needle and small amounts of colored roving, enough for a rose or a sprig of lavender. You lay the wool where you want it and stab it in until it holds, which takes a few minutes and no skill at all, and the design felts into the jacket rather than sitting on top of it. The needle is barbed and genuinely sharp, so keep that half for the grown-ups at the table.

Good for a rainy afternoon or a night in with friends.

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