I too love working with wool, but I was having a hard time finding a source to buy it. An associate at JoAnn's suggested using the craft felt-----the 8x12 squares. I was very skeptical, but willing to try. I immediately fell in love with it. I'm not sure how it would work when washed, but it is in a wall hanging and I will probably never wash it. It does a beautiful job on the candle mats.