Topic
Felted ornaments, decorations and gifts for the festive season.
How to needle felt a snowman that stands up and looks right: the size ratio between the balls, how much wool it takes, keeping white wool clean, plus a hanging ornament and a sewn sheet felt snowman.
6 min read Beginner
How to needle felt a bird: the teardrop body every small bird shares, the markings that turn it into a cardinal, chickadee, bluebird or robin, wire legs, and felt bird ornaments that hang level.
7 min read Intermediate
Felt ball, rolled rose, fringed and felted wreaths, with how many balls or roses a ring takes, which base to use, and how to keep a wool wreath looking good on a door.
6 min read Beginner
How to make a felt garland that hangs properly: how many balls a length takes, how to get a needle through a hard felt ball, spacing that stays put, and Christmas, Halloween and Valentine versions.
8 min read Beginner
How to make a felt Christmas tree, from the children's wall tree with detachable ornaments to felted cones and tabletop trees, with sizes, materials and what holds the ornaments on.
7 min read Beginner
How to make a felt Christmas stocking: a pattern that holds its shape, the felt that survives being filled, names and appliqué, sequin kits, and a seamless wet felted stocking.
6 min read Beginner
A felted penguin is two colours and one line between them. How to keep that line sharp instead of grey, what changes between an emperor, a gentoo and a little blue, and a felt penguin ornament for the tree.
7 min read Beginner
A needle felted horse is decided on paper before any wool: legs as long as the body is deep. How to set that in wire, build the head and mane, and make a flat felt rocking horse or Dala horse ornament.
7 min read Intermediate
A spotted fawn, a doe, a stag or a reindeer are one build with different legs, spots and antlers. What each one needs, the order that keeps the spots crisp, and a flat felt deer you can sew in an evening.
7 min read Intermediate
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
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
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
