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Felt earrings that weigh almost nothing, brooches that sit upright, bead bracelets and necklaces: how dense to felt each one, how to fix the metal parts so they never pull out, and how to keep felt jewelry looking new.
8 min read Beginner
Which wool toys cats really play with, how hard to felt them so they survive claws and teeth, catnip versus silvervine, what to leave off, and a short note on dogs.
8 min read Beginner
How to make a felt mobile for a nursery or a window: choosing a hoop, branch or crossbar, what to hang and how heavy it is, drop lengths that look right from below, balancing it, and hanging it safely over a crib.
6 min read Beginner
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
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
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.
8 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
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
