I had heard of needle felting but never really looked into it or tried it.
Until late 2012.
I was at a Christmas party at a little art spot and someone was showing needle felting at a table. I followed my friend to the table and initially was just going to watch but I was intrigued.
I sat down, made my first pokes and was hooked. This was a craft that I was going to love.
Two weeks later I had my first kit in hand and once I started and have not stopped since. I look at my first creations now and I see how far I have come.
It is amazing how pieces or raw wool can be transformed into sceneries, animals, creatures and people, all with the poke of a needle. Felting itself, as a method of making cloth, hats, slippers and other shapes has been around since the domestication of sheep, but needle felting as a way to make 3D objects is a new art.
In the 1950’s industrial felting machines started making sheets of felt for industrial purposes (lining pianos and other types of applications) but it was only in the 1980’s that the needles were used separately and individually by hand and that sculpting with wool became a possibility. Needle felting can now be explained as the process of making an object out of raw wool by poking it repeatedly with a very sharp barbed needle that tangles, mixes and eventually compresses fibres. Making a 3D object can not only take hours, but can take thousands and thousands of pokes. It is a time laborious method but the more pokes the denser the product and the less fragile it becomes.
Below is a Gallery of creations that I have made and you can check out my Etsy Shop to see what I have for sale…
Sleeping Fox Brooch or magnet
Sleeping Fox Brooch
Fox Brooch
Sushi Brooch
Snail Brooch
Lion
Lion
Bunny with Cane
Green Monster
Snail
Snail
Baby Elephant
Baby Elephant
Polar Playset (Smaller)
Polar Playset (Smaller)
Polar Playset (Smaller)
Needle Felted Fruit
Apple
Large Elephant
Large Elephant
Large Elephant
Polar Bear
Polar Bear
Polar Playset
Polar Playset
Foxes
Fox
Craft Fair Table
Penguin Ornamant
Needle Felted Vegetables
Snowman with Crocheted Hat and Scarf
Felted Soaps
Needle Felted Vegetables
Hearts
Sushi Magnets
Black Cat
Miniature Cat
Waldorf Style Family
Waldorf Style Family
Waldorf Style Family
Waldorf Style Family
Snowman with Crocheted Hat and Scarf
Snowman Ornament
Penguin Ornament
Hedge Hogs
Bunny Card
Hearts
Waldorf Style Doll
Large Penguin
Large Penguin
Mushroom Ornaments
Waldorf Style Dolls
Waldorf Style Dolls
Waldorf Style Dolls
Cabin Card
Santa Card
Skating Card
Snowman Card
Cthulhu
Cthulhu
Santa
Santa
Dragon Set
Miniature Fruit
Miniature Vegetables
Crocheted Cheese and Mouse
Sheep Painting
Large Mushroom House
Large Mushroom House
Tree scenery Earrings (Needle Felted in Acorn top)
Tree scenery Earrings (Needle Felted in Acorn top)
Scenery Earrings (Needle Felted in Acorn top)
Rainbow Earrings (Needle Felted in Acorn top)
Scenery Earrings (Needle Felted in Acorn top)
Scenery Earrings (Needle Felted in Acorn top)
Tree scenery Earrings (Needle Felted in Acorn top)
Fall scenery Earrings (Needle Felted in Acorn top)
Acorn Earrings
Acorn Earrings
Acorn Earrings
Earrings
Lady bug keychains
Acorn Earrings
Fairy Ornament
Dryer Balls
Jingle Balls for Cats
Gnomes
Baby Penguins
Scenery Earrings (Needle Felted in Acorn top)
Acorn Earrings
Acorn, Scenery and Rainbow Earrings
Needle Felted boy skating
Needle Felted Cabin
Needle Felted Snowman
Needle Felted Santa
Needle Felted Ornaments for Craft fair
Needle Felted Earrings made from acorn tops
Needle Felted Earrings
Needle Felted Acorn earrings
Needle Felted Scenery Earrings
Needle Felted penguins
Needle Felted ladybug keychain
Needle Felted fairy ornament
Needle Felted Dryer Balls
Needle Felted jingle bell cat balls
Needle Felted gnomes
Rabbit Family
Rabbit Family
Needle Felted Cat
Needle Felted Cat
Needle Felted Cat
Pig
Black Sheep
Mushroom Gatherer
Mushroom Gatherer
Mushroom Gatherer
Vegetable set
Willa playing
Carrots
White and Black Sheep
White Sheep
Scenery Magnet
Scenery Magnet
Rainbow heart
Pin Cushion
Emma’s Garden
Emma’s Garden
Emma’s Garden
Blue bird and Nest
blue bird and nest
nest with eggs
Blue bird and nest
Bird earrings
Dad and Son
Mouse Dad and Toddler with Mai Tei
Mouse Dad and Toddler with Mai Tei
Rabbit Family
Squirrel
Squirrel
Sleeping Dragon
Mouse Dad and Toddler with Mai Tei
Mom with Tot and sling
Mom with Tot and sling
Mom with Tot and sling
Rat Couple
Rat Couple
Pin cushion
Bear paws
Bear
Dad and Son
Dad and Son
Mom and baby
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