Wow you are really versatile with the pottery. I admire the smooth texture of pottery done with a wheel and I hope I can try this eventually. I tried out clay and self hardening clay (no idea how its named in English) for sculptures and loved it. Especially real clay, but no chance to burn it. I also tried working with polymere clay but the variety i used was so hard, it hurt my fingers to work for longer.
And with the rug... its so cute, cant you use it although the felt is not encased by fabric (if I understood it right)?