Our finished rug! There is still some hand felting that needs to be done as well as some finishing touches ( a border perhaps).

The boro kindly lent us the use of their little water truck and their employee to help rinse the completed rug free of the soap.

Then the rug was rolled up around the netting and rolled back and forth to harden up the felt.

Bare feet, feet with boots, feet with flip-flops, feet with shoes! All were needed to turn this pile of fluff into a respectable felted rug. Everyone helped. Some stomped, some planned out the pattern, others helped to keep the water held in by holding the edge of the tarp up. It took about 40 minutes of stomping until we were finally able to say we had pretty much fleted a rug. What a blast!!

Next, Margo, who was there to oversee the whole rug making, added goat's milk soap which she makes. The three elements needed to felt wool are hot water, soap and agitation. So far we have the first two elements. Next, it is time to add the third one.

Next we poured on hot water to soak the wool completely.