Needle felted pin cushions

I collect an awful lot of tins for my reclaimed tin work and many times I find tin items that are cute but maybe a little too small or a little too special to cut up. This tea cup for instance. It is the only tin tea cup I have found. The flower pattern around the bottom is lovely, but I know I will probably never cut it up. The shape is just too interesting. And then it struck me the other day that I need a pin cushion for my needle felting needles. They are always rolling all over the…

Tessa Bold is an artist who recently discovered needle felting…and she makes such wonderful creations! Recently she heard we were teaching a free class at our local guild for needle felting p…

This charming needle-felted mouse pin-cushion is the creation of Di Summitt of Nashville, TN and Felt of Dreams on Etsy. The mouse is 3" tall. Click on the link for more photos, including the vintage tureen that holds this little mouse. Nice work! Di learned to needle-felt when she bought a kit on Etsy. This beehive pin-cushion is the creation of Sharon Constant of Oakland, CA and Backstitch Chicks. If Sharon and Nan aren't making something, they say you can be pretty sure they're asleep.

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Pattern available on my etsy shop

Use expert needle felter Gretel Parker's free needle felting tutorial and learn how to make a pincushion by hand. Make yours today!

These super cute teacup pincushions are fun to make and add a decorative touch to any sewing area! Get creative and design your own using the ideas on this page.

In the next week or so I'm going to have a series on wool. I just love wool -- yarn, roving, batting, felted wool sweaters. If it's wool, I probably have a stash of it.