Felt Comparison | Acrylic, Wool, Wool Blend, Bamboo

Opps! I said acetate felt when I meant to acrylic felt!
Did you know that the felt you buy at most crafts stores isn't all natural? It's actually acrylic! And being acrylic it means it's far less expensive, but won't last as long (in most cases) as wool felt. Acrylic felt is likely to disintegrate over time which makes it more prone to tearing, in fact, if you try to cut a thin strip of acrylic felt, it will just tear apart. But wool felt might be out of your budget. As gorgeous as it is, and as long as it lasts, it still costs considerable more than acrylic felt. While I'll always aim to buy wool felt over other alternatives, there is one that works well as a middle option: wool blend felt. Wool blend is a mix of 35% or 20% wool with 65% or 80% rayon. The price is less and while I can't speak to the longevity of the blend, so far, it's held up well for the last couple years we've used it. There yet still one more option you can choose from: a vegan option! Have you heard of bamboo felt? I hadn't, but I tried some and it's smooth and soft and to the untrained eye, could easily be mistaken for a wool blend. If you are a felt connoisseur, you'll probably just stick to the 100% wool felt, and I'm with you! You simply cannot beat the quality and beauty of wool felt.

For this video, I got felt from A Child's Dream, ThreadFollower and Over The River Felt. This is not a sponsored video, but I did receive free felt upon my request from ThreadFollower and Over the River Felt.
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Check out the Dinosaur kit:
   • Hand-Stitched Dinosaur  

The Rabbit kit:
   • How to Hand Stitch a Rabbit  

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