What the Felt (or, good places to buy wool felt online)

Saturday, September 3, 2011

What the Felt (or, good places to buy wool felt online)

I'm shopping for felt. This is what I do to relax after utterly failing to make chicken stir-fry (apparently).

Also, I find it soothing to write reports comparing the online retailers of products for which I shop after utterly failing to make chicken stir-fry.

Yep.

I rated these on a less-than-scientific system, mind you; most of these players sell a wide variety of sizes and blends, but I make small stuff and I don't need 100% virgin unicorn wool. Ergo, the target is for the smallest piece for sale with one dimension of at least 12", with a blend of minimum 20% wool.

The Felted Ewe

Colors: 26
Wool percentage: 20% ~ 35% wool to rayon
Thickness: unknown
Size: 12" by 18"
Price: $1.35 each
Per square inch: $0.0063
Shipping: $7.00 US, more international

Commonwealth Felt

Colors: 60+
Wool percentage: 20% ~ 35% to rayon, 100% wool and bamboo/rayon available
Thickness: unknown
Size: 12" by 18" (and 36" by 36")
Price: $1.79 for 20%, $1.89 for 35% ($9.39 for square yard of either)
Per square inch: $0.0083 for 20%, $0.0088 for 35%
Shipping: $8.15 and up

Weir Crafts

Colors: 15
Wool Percentage: 70% to rayon, 100% wool and 50% bamboo/rayon available
Thickness: 1/16"
Size: 9" by 12" (larger sizes available)
Price: $1.75 each
Per square inch: $0.0162
Shipping: $4.99 and up

Erica's

Colors: ~90
Wool Percentage: 20%, 35%, and 70% to rayon, 100% wool on same page
Thickness: 1/16" for rayon blends, 7/64" for 100%
Size: 9" by 12" (larger sizes available)

Price: ranges from $1.05 to $1.50 based on color and blend, $2.15 for 100%
Shipping: ~$3.00+, varies widely depending upon size of order

Wool Felt Central

Colors: 98
Wool Percentage: 20% ~ 35% to rayon
Thickness: 1/16" for rayon blends, 7/64" for 100%

Size: 12" by 18" or by the yard (continuous)

Price: $1.75 each, $8.50 per yard for 20%, $9.50 per yard for 35%
Shipping: $5.99+

Other Places to Find Felt
I didn't do the math for these: they were either too jumbled up, too expensive (but still pretty to look at), obvious places to look, or temporarily closed (Felt-o-rama will re-open in January 2012).