How To:

• Children had been working on various activities related to 'Line and Texture' which included exploring landscapes and various techniques.
• The felted landscapes activity required children to make creatures using beads and wire and to incorporate them into a felted landscape.
• Instructions for these came from the Beaded Critters book.
• Once they had mastered the technique they began drawing up their own designs on grid paper to create their own creatures and objects.
• Children then used wool tops to create their landscapes.
• They placed netting over their work and rubbed it with hot water and detergent to begin the felting process.
• They then took off the netting and rolled the work inside bubble wrap to continue felting.
• For the purpose of this activity they aimed to just get the fibres to hold together.  Some completed the felting process and were disappointed with the amount of shrinkage involved.
• Many found this activity very challenging and it really tested their persistence and resilience.

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