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Wool Felting Picture Tutorial
Here's a picture tutorial showing how to use Wool to add color to Dreadlocks through 'Felting'..... I created this tutorial for a couple people at another dreadlock community, and thought I'd try my hand at posting it here. I know there's another post in the memories about wool felting, but I put pics with my tutorial to expand on the general idea of how it's done.

This is my first post, so I'm not sure if it'll work....



Here's what you need:
(I found all my supplies at the craft store in the Needle Crafts section, and also online.

I purchased much of my wool from

http://www.achildsdream.com/handwork_supplies/felting_crafts/felting_wool.htm]

A Child's Dream Come True


First, you need a felting needle:




These are very, very sharp so be careful when using....




and

You need to choose your wool.... there's Alpaca (which I love), Lamb's wool, etc.




There's many colors to choose from, and you can find it organically dyed with plant-based dyes....



And onto the steps of 'Felting'....







































and a few pics of my locks (before I dyed them black for a couple upcoming weddings i'm attending and a bridesmaid in):