Cute Needle Felted Animal Friends: Adorable Cats, Dogs and Other Pets

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Using a felting needle allows you to fully control the shrinking, dry felting process and you can add wool for bulk or to add features to make your creation completely unique. It truly is magical and can be quite addictive, but therapeutic too.”

Tags cat crafts Craft for Cats Crafting expert Steffi Stern from The Makerss reveals how to turn wool into a felt feline friend!This easy project is ideal for beginners and during the craftalong you’ll be led by felting enthusiast, Steffi Stern who is co-founder of craft supply business, The Makerss. Poke the felting needle randomly into the wool you have formed loosely into your shape. Always poke in an up and down and not a sideways motion. Wool roving comes from wool fleece, that hair we shave off sheep to produce yarn. With roving, the fibers are somewhat bound together, in a long, narrow bundle, similar to the texture of cotton balls. Place the wool on the cushy mat you chose to use – a little pillow or a sponge will work just fine. I often felt just holding the wool in my hand, or on my kitchen table. You have to remember to be more careful with the needle when not using some type of mat or risk poking yourself or marring the table. While your first needle felt animals might look a little strange, with practice, you’ll get better at creating all those fine details like limbs, paws, and even a snout! Step by Step Instructions for Making Needle Felt Animals

Use straight pins to secure your shape down for an easier time. This will also relieve your fingers of getting stabbed. Join us for Craft for Cats, our first-ever virtual craftalong, and you can learn how to make your own needle felted cat from the comfort of your own home.

I first tried the magical craft of needle felting over 15 years ago, making little decorations for my then-small children,” she explained. You will likely need to add more little tufts of wool to the shape to give it both dimension and contour. Sometimes, needle felters use armature wire or the cheaper version, pipe cleaner, as a frame for a shape or to create bendable parts.

Needle felting is a fabulous craft that can turn wool into a wide variety of animals – from cats to cows and all creatures in between! With some basic supplies, special needles, and time, you can make your own needle felted animals. Once each layer is added with very gentle strokes, use pictures as a guideline or take reference from existing animals to shape them into the form you are aiming to create.

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I still remember my incredulity at how a small, innocent-looking felting needle could transform fluffy, shapeless wool into a cute animal!