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Subject balls with bells
Date
Mon Dec 27 2004 17:45
Author Ruth Walker
(rwalker@feltmaker.com)
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Dear Barbara, I apologize for taking so long to reply to your email; autumn was so busy for me that this is the first time I've checked my website in a long, long time.
I dry my balls in the dryer for probably 2-3 hours right after felting the balls so that the bells don't have time to rust. We've also found that the metal jingles have the best chance of giving a "jingle" after felting -- the plastic "jingles" just seem to rattle after felting.
What do we actually use? We used to use the cat toys that look like plastic cages with a jingle inside. However, I cannot always find these, and sometimes the jingle is not metal. So now I buy what are called "practice golf balls" that look like little whiffle balls. I cut these open (if you do a lot of those you are best off wearing leather gloves so that you minimize the chance of getting blisters) and shove in a tiny
metal bell.
Roving or some other carded form of wool is wrapped around, then the locks and yarn around that; the locks and yarn are just embellishment.
If you have any other questions I'd be happy to answer them; please direct them to my email address rather than the website. Best wishes, Ruth
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