Needle felting tutorials

A blog about whimsical knitting and felting patterns and ideas with photos.

A curated list of beginner needle felting projects! Fun ways to learn how to needle felt with wool roving.

How do I give my needle felted animal cute detailed feet or tiny toes? This tutorial will hopefully inspire you with some ideas for how you might tackle felting animal feet and a step by step guide…

When I learned to needle felt, I tried the simple (but very impractical) technique of using a cookie cutter as a template. A cookie cutter template (literally) sounds good on paper. It turns out it…

Create this adorable needle felt bunny rabbit, perfect for Easter and spring

This felting tutorial is for a needle felted bat. Perfect for Halloween. He is so realistic it is almost scary to look at him. Especially with his piercing eyes. This basic tutorial comes with phot…

Needle felting

Oh my gosh… it’s SUCH a joy to watch the birds begin to build their nests. We are hoping like mad that a bird will build a nest in our garden. More than anything, we are preying that one of the hundreds of hummingbirds that visit us will build a nest in our avocado tree. […]

When needle felting, even the tiniest error may ruin an entire project, and there are several frequent errors that beginners make. Well, it is common for beginners to make mistakes. However, avoiding these common mistakes can make your needle felting journey much easier to begin. Here are 6 of the common mistakes beginner do while getting into needle felting. Read this article to find out what they are and what not to do.

Working over wire is a whole ‘other side’ of needle felting for me. I work with small jointed creations for the most part, so I don’t really use an armature. But for thos…

Learn Painting with Wool techniques and create beautiful needle felted fiber art! Online course with lifetime access, seven full projects to make (including this lovely landscape), and lessons that will enhance your needle felting skills and boost your confidence in art-making. Use these needle felting tutorials to level up your fiber art.

These beginner-friendly needle felting kits are a great way to learn the art of needle felting. You'll love these cute felting projects.

Now I don't profess to be an expert on this, but Louise asked if needle felting was hard, so I'm going to show you how I do it. I didn't use an armature on Hyacinth, but I am using one here for this dog. Cut two pieces of pipe cleaner 4" long and one piece 3 1/2" long. Bend them into the shapes shown. It should end up looking like this. See, two leg parts and one head/body/tail part. Now twist the leg parts around the body part. With a few bends in the right places it's already starting to…