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
Topic
Christmas
Felted ornaments, decorations and gifts for the festive season.
Projects
Needle Felted Angel
An angel is three shapes you already know how to make. Get the cone standing straight and the rest is decoration.
4 min read Beginner
Projects
Felted Christmas Ornaments
Baubles, puddings, robins, stars and garlands — ornaments built from the two or three shapes you already know, sized so a set gets done before December.
4 min read Beginner
Projects
Felted Gnome
A gnome is a cone, a beard and a hat, which makes it the easiest recognisable figure in needle felting — and the hat is the only part that needs thought.
4 min read Beginner
Projects
Felted Mushrooms
Two shapes, one join, and the gills underneath that make the difference between a mushroom and a red ball on a stick.
4 min read Beginner
Tutorials
How to Sew Beads on Felt
Felt is the best backing for bead embroidery there is — stable, unfraying and thick enough to bury a knot. The three stitches that hold beads, and how to finish the back.
4 min read Intermediate
Projects
Felted Christmas Balls
A tree full of wool baubles, made from about 4 g each, that survive being dropped by children and cats. Three methods, and how to hang them so the loop holds.
3 min read Beginner