Needle Felting

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Kitty Cat Felt

Yes, this month’s column is all about needle felted cats. My latest body of work is inspired by the beautiful and strange sphynx breed, so I’ve spent the last few months thinking of little else, but it seems I may not be the only one with visions of kitty cats dancing through my head. This month, I am pleased to bring you some truly wonderful cat sculptures that I have recently discovered. Here is some Kitty Cat Felt…

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Maria Filipe Castro

Maria Filipe Castro

Maria Filipe castro is a needle felt artist who works in the UK. Her creatures are inspired by nature and food. They are fun and will attract kids and adults alike.

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Manooni - Geometric Friends - Needle Felting

Manooni – Feelgood Felts

Hannah and Olga Dovhan from Ukraine, are better known as Manooni, and they make charming needle felted creations with weather characters, mindful meditators and much more. It’s another Felter Skelter post from Mr X Stitch!

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lizzieneedles' needle felted cats

Can I Use A Regular Needle For Needle Felting?

You can’t use a regular sewing needle for needle felting. Felting needles are specialized tools adapted from those used in industrial felting machines. They are designed to matt and lock fibers together, transforming loose wool batting or roving into felt fabric or sculptural objects.

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Jaana Mattson's Landscapes in Wool

Jaana Mattson’s Landscapes in Wool: The Art of Needle Felting

Jaana Mattson’s Landscapes in Wool: The Art of Needle Felting is published by Schiffer Publishing. Within this book, you will find five step-by-step tutorials and fifty showings of the artist, Jaana Mattson’s original artwork. You will discover needle felted landscape scenes and how to create your own versions. Colour theory, the tools required and education into wool fibres are all covered to give you the best chance of achieving successful results from your own trials.

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Felt Potpourri

In this column written about needle felted sculptures we observe a selection of creatures, all in different forms. The links to find out more about their individual creators are given.

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Yvonne's Workshop

Wonderful White Felt

In this column Felter Skelter by Zoe Williams we find lots of white felted items. Some of the artists involved use specific fibres such as Alpaca yarns to needle felt their creations. Sculptures are the main form of work observed, all in felt.

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Kit Lane

Summertime Felt

Summertime is still here! The sun is shining (we hope), the weather is hot (we also hope), and thoughts naturally turn to the beach, pool parties, and ice cold treats. Here is some fun summer felt that’s sure to brighten your day, even if you have not had the away holiday you were hoping for…

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Amethyst Geode (artist unknown)

Geode Felt!

This month’s column is all about crystals! Fuzzy felt may not be the first thing to come to mind when you want to try your hand at making a sparkling crystal geode, but read on and you might just change your mind!

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