Ever since I saw these from Martha, I’ve wanted to try needle felting. But, I thought it was complicated. Turns out, it’s one of the most forgiving crafts, I’ve ever tried.
Last year, my in-laws got me a pile of craft stuff for Xmas. One of which was the cute little needle felting kit you see above.
Turns out, you just tear off some roving and lay it on your material as seen in the first picture. Then you place the material and roving over a block of spongy stuff and stab the dickens out of it. That’s IT.
Here’s the front after a bit of felting:
Here’s the back:
If you put on too much, you just cut it off with scissors. If you put on too little, stab more on top of it. And if you don’t like it, you can pull it all out!
The one trick, is to do the outside of the lines first. Other than that, it’s one of the simplest crafts I’ve ever tried with really fun results!
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Very cool…I wondered about this. And now, I need to try it. And I think I’ll even try to find a little kit to give to my mom for Christmas! Can’t wait to see your finished results!
That sounds like exactly what I need right now…my other projects for Christmas are way too time consuming and I need some instant gratification!
oh my goodness! That is so unbelievably cool! What a magnificent way to work out any marital/family/parental frustrations. Just in time for the holidays. Now I can just “go felt for a bit” and stab the heck out of something very productively.
Is this an expensive craft I wonder…I am quite fond of the cheap crafts
I feel the same way – an incredibly forgiving craft. I love the free form nature of it. But, I also recently tried the Clover Needle Felting Applique Mold and Pen Tool and must say that is fun, too! Check out the results: http://mainelyhome.blogspot.com/2010/04/crafternoon-felted-rose.html