DIY How to make felted wool balls for outdoor Christmas tree, fast and easy. Bola Nadal feltre:Navid

DIY - How to make felted wool balls for outdoor Christmas tree, fast and easy Cómo hacer bolas de Navidad de fieltro para un árbol exterior. Com fer boles de Nadal de feltre per un arbre exterior. Use local wool like this. This is from Obrador Xisqueta, an association that aims to pay a fair price for the wool of our sheep breed, called Xisqueta. +info www.xisqueta.cat/en Pull off pieces of local wool Pull wool and place loose tufts onto polystyrene balls Use polystyrene balls so that they don’t weigh if it rains or snows Roll the wool tightly Add your next piece of wool changing your direction and wrapping tightly Secure wool end with felting needle Felt your ends a bit to help with the round ball shaping Keep changing your directions as you roll and tuck in ends Pull in the wool on the ends and felt in place Felt your ends a bit to help with the round ball shaping You will need panty hose or knee high stocking Place hand in stocking Grab hold of ball and pull stocking over the ball Place hand back in stocking and push ball into toe of stocking Tie a knot and add second ball Tie a knot and add third ball… Tie a Knot in the end of the stocking Cut off knotted end of stocking Put into a hot wash and don’t forget your laundry soap, it help with the felting process. When the wash is finished put the balls into the dryer. Peel away stocking for the final reveal Pull harder if the wool is stuck to stocking Balls are nice and firm! Decorate the wool balls with Christmas motifs, using coloured wool and the felting needle. So that the drawings are perfect, it is better to make templates and cut out the holes you want to fill with felt. This is the result, I hope you like it and Try to do it yourself at home it’s easy, fast and it looks really beautiful!