Needle Felting
How to Needle Felt a Ball
The foundation shape behind almost every felted figure. Learn how to build a ball that is genuinely round, genuinely firm, and smooth on the surface.
4 min read Beginner
Needle Felting Tutorials & Projects — page 7
Supplies & Tools
Felting Needles Explained
A gauge chart from 32 to 46, what each felting needle size is for, how triangle, star and reverse needles differ, and the smallest set that covers everything a beginner makes.
8 min read
Projects
Felted Christmas Ornaments
Needle felted in the round or cut and stitched from felt sheet: the two routes to a felt ornament, a star template that comes out even, animals that hang level, and twelve designs sized so a whole set gets finished before December.
20 min read Beginner
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Other sections
Wet Felting
Warm water, soap and friction turn loose fibre into solid fabric. Learn layouts, shrinkage and resists for scarves, soaps, vessels and flat felt.
Nuno Felting
Felt merino through open-weave fabric to create light, drapey textiles. Fabric choice, fibre weight and migration, explained clearly.
Projects
Complete makes with photos at every stage — animals, flowers, ornaments and home decorations, sorted by how much experience they need.
Patterns
Printable templates, measurements and shaping guides you can follow exactly, or adapt once you know what the shapes are doing.
Tutorials
The core techniques, one skill at a time — each written as a sequence you can follow at the table with wool in your hands.
Supplies & Tools
Which needles, wool and mats are actually worth buying — what the gauges mean, what to skip, and what a starter kit really needs.
Tips & Troubleshooting
Fixes for the things that go wrong: fuzzy surfaces, broken needles, wool that will not felt, and shapes that refuse to hold.
Knitting
The knitting side of working with wool — leaf patterns, casting on, needle sizes and knitting faster — including the pieces that go on to be felted.
Seasonal & Nature
Why leaves fall when they do, what a cobweb actually is, and the seasonal makes that follow from both.
Recipes
What to do with the pumpkin once it is carved — cooking from fresh, including the parts most people throw away.