Felted wool crafts ideas

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

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…

Can you believe it’s almost Easter? I like to make something new for each of these seasonal celebrations, like Christmas and Halloween, so that it keeps my decorations fresh and bountif…

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

Hello there readers! I get lots of compliments about my wet-felted background pieces and often get asked how they are made. So here’s a blog devoted to giving you an insight into the wet felting process and the tools that I use. To begin with, here are all my tools:1. Liquid soap2. Water spray bottle3. Hand washboard4. Bamboo mat5. Roller6. Net7. Bar of soap8. Wool yarns9. Coloured wool roving10 White wool roving11. White vinegar spray I begin by throwing an old towel over my work desk. This…

In this tutorial, we demonstrate how to needle felt using a cookie cutter form. Utilizing a cookie cutter not only keeps your fingers safe but helps to easily create shapes from any cutter you can find! This is a great way to explore how fibers blend, bunch and felt. Today we are making a felt star from marbled ombre wool. If you are a new to needle felting or need a refresher, we have a wonderful blog post that explains the basics of this craft. If you're starting from scratch, we now offer…

10 best felt craft ideas - After all these felt craft ideas, I’m sure now you’ll start to appreciate felt as one of the best crafting materials! Felt is very versatile and the samples below are mostly beginner level with a few harder ones mixed in. However, with your unique creativity and interest, you can definitely take these 10 felt craft ideas and expand them to many more crafting projects for your next event. Enjoy and let’s start crafting! #crafting #crafts #felt

Nature Crafts: how to make felted acorns! This beautiful nature craft is fun to make and add a great touch to your home. Use wool to make felted acorns!

A few years ago I shared a tutorial on How to Make a Wet Felted Lantern For Winter Solstice. This project has always been a favourite in our home. This year we wanted to try the same technique on mason jars to create a lantern with sturdier sides.