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Felt Plushies

A felt plushie is cut and sewn, not needle felted. Which felt to buy, why the pattern carries no seam allowance, and the edge stitches that hold a stuffed toy together.

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Sweater Mittens

One felted jumper makes two or three pairs. The template, where to place it to use the cuffs, and the fleece lining that turns them from craft into kit.

4 min read · Beginner

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Needle Felted Fish

Nothing about a fish body says fish. The fins and tail do all the work, and they only work if the body underneath is a flattened teardrop rather than a sausage.

6 min read · Beginner

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Felted Sweater Projects

One felted jumper is about half a square metre of thick, cut-friendly wool. Fifteen things to make from it, ordered by how much fabric each one needs.

4 min read · Beginner

Patterns

Felt Cat Patterns

Felt does not fray, so a cat pattern is four shapes and no hemming. How to draw your own template, and what changes when the cat is going to be chewed.

6 min read · Beginner

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Felt Animal Hair Clips

The animal is the easy part. The reason most felt hair clips end up in the bin is the join between the felt and the metal, and glue is never the answer.

4 min read · Beginner

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Needle Felted Frog

A frog with its legs out sideways and its eyes in the middle of its face is a toy lizard. The sitting pose is a flat Z of folded leg and two domes above the skull line.

7 min read · Beginner

Tutorials

How to Felt a Wool Sweater

Deliberately shrinking a jumper turns a charity shop find into thick, cut-friendly fabric. The settings that work, and the ones that produce a stiff board.

4 min read · Beginner

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Felt Star Ornaments

A star is the least forgiving ornament shape there is, because the eye measures the five points against each other. Draw the template properly and the rest is twenty minutes of cutting and stitching.

10 min read · Beginner

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Felt Bag Charms

A bag charm gets knocked against doorframes every day, so it has to be felted harder than it looks. Twenty minutes each, and a hardware fitting that will not shed it.

4 min read · Beginner

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Needle Felted Chick

A chick is a big ball with a small ball sat straight on top of it. Put even a short neck between them and you have made a hen instead.

6 min read · Beginner

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Felt Valentine Crafts

Felt does not fray, cuts cleanly and comes in every red there is. A dozen Valentine projects sorted by how long they actually take.

4 min read · Beginner