Topic
Gifts
Small felted makes that work well as handmade presents.
Needle Felted Snowman
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
Needle Felted Birds
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
Felted Wreath
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
Felt Garland
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
Felt Coasters
Three ways to make felt coasters that lie flat and do not lift with the mug: the right felt thickness, how many felt balls a coaster takes and how to sew them, and wet felted coasters with a design laid in.
5 min read Beginner
Felt Christmas Tree
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
Felt Christmas Stocking
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
Felting Kit
Starter kit, project kit, wet felting kit and gift kit are four different purchases sold under one word. Which one suits what you want to make, what a needle felting kit should contain, and what almost every kit leaves out.
8 min read Beginner
Needle Felted Santa
A 12 cm Santa needs a 5 cm beard. Scarlet wool that will not creep into the white, curls laid in at the root only, and the least face you can get away with.
9 min read Intermediate
Knitted Felted Slippers
A slipper for a 25 cm foot leaves the needles 37 cm long. Choosing yarn that will actually felt, swatching for your own shrinkage figure, and judging a free pattern before you cast on.
10 min read Intermediate
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.
12 min read Beginner