Favorite Place to Purchase Felt for Food?

[mrsbernstein]

Good Morning!

I have hemmed and hawed about making felt food, and FINALLY have enough $$ in my PP acount to buy some felt for making food.

I would live to purchase some of the blended felt, for ease AND endurance...but since I am just starting out...I don't want to spend TOO TOO much.

Anyone have a favorite place or favorite type of felt that they buy?

Thank you!

Mrs B

[AfricanQueen99]

I bought $15 worth of wool sweaters (I'd say I have around 20 of various colors) that I felted in the washer/dryer. Like you I didn't want to spend too much to start with and wanted to get a system before I dropped any real money.

Bought them all at charity-based thrift stores on sale.

[E.V. Lowi]

http://www.weirdollsandcrafts.com/wo...wool-felt.html

[mrsbernstein]

Anyone else?

Mrs B

[Think of Winter]

Kinda depends on the colors you want. Your best bet may be to decide on what foods you want to make, then select your felt (take it from me, since I did not do it that way, and am trying to figure out what foods are blue and pink! ) Another option is to purchase white or off white and hand dye the small amounts you need. Anyway, I'm going to be buying some wool-blend at Joann because it's very affordable compared to all wool.

If you want the best, I agree the Weir Dolls sells lovely stuff, as do Magic Cabin and A Childs's Dream come True.

[tinasquirrel]

I have bought my 100% wool felt from Weir Dolls. However, I have a friend who is allergic to wool and prefers the 35-65 type because it's a little easier on her hands. It's also a lot cheaper. She buys it from Prairie Point Junction (they sell 36-65 and 20-80). They have a sampler of every single one of their 78 colors, 6x6 squares, for $24. Since felt food is so small, you can get away with smaller pieces. Obviously, they have lots of other buying choices too of 12x18 pieces, 9x12 pieces, yardage, etc.

http://www.prairiepointjunction.com/...ltbundles.html

[mrsbernstein]

Tinasquirrel,

Thankyou! What a great link!

I think that I am going to buy two fo their sample sets.

Thanks again!
Mrs B