you apply the base? Also, what happens if I needed to leave my soap mid-felting process say for a few hours or possibly overnight, then return to finish the felting. Would this effect the final look? Should you be able to continue felting no problem? Thanks so much, any help is much appreciated! Hi Kelly, you can find my post on needle felting soap here . If you have to stop and go back to the project later, that won't be a problem. I do it all the time, although not usually with soap as that goes quickly. Hi, I have tried this a few times now but seem some times the wool doesn't seem to shrink down and is baggy on the soap when I'm done.  Some wool also doesn't seem to 'knit' together very well and its peel off.  Do you think I am using too much wool and should try thinning it out a bit?  Any suggestions. Cheers -- Great fun activity! You should be fine with Corriedale. Sounds like to me you may have a wee bit too much wool on the baggy ones. Conquering bare spots takes practice. Watch the video, if you haven't already, and try felting with a stocking. Let me know how it goes- I'd love to see pictures. I am giving this a try but when I got to the "step up the agitation a bit" part mine started to shed and ball up. I had to keep rewrapping the yarn.