Making the felt balls

Step 2: Making the felt balls

Squirt some dish soap into your container and fill with warm water, fill the other container with cold water.
Grab a tuft wool, bunch it together into a ballish shape and dip into the warm soapy water, remove and squeeze out the excess water.
Place the soggy tuft of wool in the centre of the palm of one hand, place your second hand over top and roll in a circular motion.
Once the tuft of hair is felted into a ball, dip it in the cold water to rinse (the longer you roll, the smaller and denser it gets).

I tried to make the balls even in size but I found that the different types of wool/pet hair felted differently. Most of the felt balls ranged from 1.5-2cm in diameter. I kept them in a paper bag until I had enough. Periodically I dumped them on the floor and spread them out to see if I had enough for a rug.