Well, I promised to share the results of my first attempt at true wet felting.  I was apparently on a real sharp learning curve!  ha!  I'm pretty embarrassed, I'll tell you that!  I think 2 things went wrong:  (1)  My layers were too thin and (2) I didn't roll long enough.  I was aiming to have as thin as possible a piece of felt so that it moved and flowed rather than behaving stiffly when draped, and went too far in layering thin.  The rolling!!  It's more exhausting than you would think!!  It's actually hard work!!  Have some good arm and back strength when undertaking felting.  If you don't when you start, you will if you make a habit of it.  It's quite a workout! 

I still think it's fixable.  Since I didn't roll long enough, the fibers are still open enough that I think if I add more wool to it, I can get them to felt together easily enough.  Once the weather is warm enough I plan to give it a shot.  I can't stand to see materials wasted, so I'll definitely find a way to fix it one way or another!!