This is a new spin on making felted beads out of yarn and not roving. This is a very clever idea. Augusta of ADKnits got the itch to make some felted beads. The traditional way to make beads (or needle felt anything, really) is to use roving — basically, wool that hasn’t been spun into yarn. Frugal lady that she is, however, was not going to go out and buy roving when she had plenty wool in the house already. The only problem was that it was already in yarn form, so she came up with this technique. Each bead uses a small amount of yarn, so this is a great stash buster. Tutorial at ADKnits, thanks Augusta!
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