Flat felting ideas

With a little bit of regret I am interrupting my Barcelona series with a requested needle felting tutorial. Most of Spain is shut down for the holidays, so I have less classes and more time to do a tutorial of this size. Please let me know if you have any questions. Here is my my stained glass flower series that hangs on my wall. I have had a lot of interest in tutorials for this type of art. I did the "paintings" in the order you see here. I started with the poppies and my husband suggested…

Needle felted landscape

Do you ever wonder how professional textile artists achieve a smooth, even finish to their needle felted artwork? Does your work look a little fuzzy, blobby or matted in comparison? Read on for three effective tips to get you felting like a pro.1. Stab Sensitively!Have you ever looked at your work and though "that looks a bit...stabby"? Have the holes made by your felting needle really left their impression on your work? The chances are that this is because when you stab down with your…

Hand felted wool roving on felt background. Felted piece is 3" wide x 5" high, framed in a shadow box. Outside dimensions of the frame are 6" wide x 8" high and 1" deep. Stands alone on table or can be hung on the wall.

Last month I shared how to knit these cute little curlicues to decorate my Joyful knitted wreath. My goal is to try to post one repeating wreath decoration a month, with a final reveal in December. Some of the wreath motifs will be new to my blog, while others will be an updated version of a popular craft tutorial. Although I now seem to write more about spinning than anything else these days, one of my most popular blog posts dates back to 2014, when I shared how to make these easy needle…

Needle felt hearts are a lovely craft to make.They're quick, relatively easy, wonderfully tactile and make the cutest gifts and decorations.

Needle felting courses, kits, live classes and online workshops from UK makers and needle-felt artists. Learn how to needle-felt to create beautiful animal or pet sculptures, brooches and fabulous embellishments to your textile arts.