How to make fiber paper for beautiful wet felted projects

Fiber paper is a material that you can create with either viscose or silk fiber (viscose paper or silk paper).

You can use it to cut out all sorts of shapes and apply them on wool to make felted pieces with a crisp design, much like what felt makers do with pre-felts.

It looks like actual paper, and because it has a nice sheen, it gives your projects a more luxurious look than wool pre-felts.

It’s pretty easy to make and you just need the fiber plus a liquid that serves as a glue to create the paper sheets.

Some felt makers use sugar or powder gelatine (3 teaspoons dissolved in 100 ml of warm water). Others use starch, and I’ve even seen people apply watered down PVA glue to their fiber.

I’ve tried both sugar water and starch. My favorite is actually sugar water. It’s also the cheapest version. But the one time I tried it, I suddenly had ants in my apartment. So, I’m back to starch now 😊 If you don't have that sort of problem where you live, that might be the best solution for you.

One way to make your fiber paper is to layout the fiber on a plastic film, spray it with whatever liquid you choose, and let it air dry.

Another way is the one I show you in this video. If you want to try it, this is what you need:

• Parchment baking paper (2 sheets),
• Starch,
• Viscose fiber (or silk fiber). I use 8 g (0.3 oz) of viscose fiber for a 30 cm x 30 cm (12’’ x 12’’) area.

Note that:

• You can lay out your fiber with any method you want. The one I prefer for fiber paper is the clouds layout. So, that’s what I do in this video. (You can find more on the different layout methods here.)
• You can make it more or less dense, according to what you plan to do with it.
• You can also mix different colors.

Still have questions? Let me know how I can help!