Needle felting how to

A blog about whimsical knitting and felting patterns and ideas with photos.

A curated list of beginner needle felting projects! Fun ways to learn how to needle felt with wool roving.

Learning how to needle felt? You're going to make mistakes, but don't worry! Here are 6 needle felting mistakes that you might be doing and how to fix them.

This is a easy beginner project which will take about 1 hr to make. The instructions are for a mini needle felted bowl measuring 7cm diameter, but if you need a larger bowl it can be easily adapted by making a larger mould and using more wool for the bowl.

Spring has burst forth in full regalia here in Southern California. the trees are so pretty in their pinks and whites and magentas. And the birds have started to busy themselves building nests. Spring is full of crafting inspiration and we have been making pretty needle felted spring nests too. One of the things […]

This project was long overdue. My mom gifted me a needle felting kit for my birthday, and I had set it aside for a few months. Those poor kitties were waiting to be crafted, meowing endlessly (well… not really, but it did make me feel a bit guilty) until I finally opened the package. I... Read more »

In this tutorial, we demonstrate how to needle felt using a cookie cutter form. Utilizing a cookie cutter not only keeps your fingers safe but helps to easily create shapes from any cutter you can find! This is a great way to explore how fibers blend, bunch and felt. Today we are making a felt star from marbled ombre wool. If you are a new to needle felting or need a refresher, we have a wonderful blog post that explains the basics of this craft. If you're starting from scratch, we now offer…

Last month I shared how to knit these cute little curlicues to decorate my Joyful knitted wreath. My goal is to try to post one repeating wreath decoration a month, with a final reveal in December. Some of the wreath motifs will be new to my blog, while others will be an updated version of a popular craft tutorial. Although I now seem to write more about spinning than anything else these days, one of my most popular blog posts dates back to 2014, when I shared how to make these easy needle…