The patter of tiny feet in felt

It's been a while since I have made some work that is for 'the little people'.
I forgot how much I loved working on this scale.
A local request for a special one year olds birthday was the starting point.
A new camera and some time to make and document and a help to those out there who are getting to grips with the wonderful creative craft of feltmaking.

silk is laid on black plastic resist. Note both slippers are made at the same time.

Three different pairs of slippers laid out in varying colours

tools for the work in hand

This shows the first layer in the pink wrapped over both sides of the resist. The sage colour shows the process before folding over ready for layer two

Pink and blue fluffiness with the outside layer

Having repeated the stages of layer one the slippers have a thin layer of silk on top for strength and design and get rolled in a bamboo blind

The booties get rolled until they shrink on the resist. Attention is paid to the edges t avoid ridges 

preparing the wool for lace cords

The corded laces which are then wet felted 

The slippers after being cut out and shaped on the resin or wood forms ( see above picture)
At this point I latex the soles to come over the heel and the front of the toe . This assists the baby in crawling and the early walking stages

The finished baby booties ready to be danced in.