This is my first attempt and they look funny. I tried to make a tomato, bell pepper and purple onion. The bell pepper is pitiful, but I had fun making them!

I don't understand needle felting, can someone explain it to me?


Wendy:)

I think they look darling! I love the onion and the pepper reminds me of a cucumber, so you can just say you were trying for that anyway. :p

I have a very limited knowledge of needle felting, but essentially what it does is when you push the needle into the wool, it kinda catches the wool onto itself. So you can make indentations, felt some areas more than others, and that's how you get the distinctions. :)

Oh no, they're great. Do you have some embroidery floss? Lets make that pepper perfect instead of pitiful.

Take green floss, double it and tie a knot. Insert from the bottom and pull through to the top. Squish the pepper down and tie a knot. Not the right shape yet? Send the needle back through again, pull tighter and knot.

Katie

I don't see anything pitiful about them. And wow, Katie, what a cool idea. Such a wealth of knowledge out there.

As for needle felting, it's super easy except that I poke myself just as much as I poke the wool. But I just started my first project (finally LOL). I'm sure I'll get better at it with time. The way Danielle explained it to me was, poke it until it looks the way you want it. You shape it by poking it. The more you poke the firmer it gets. Hope that helps

I think they're great! Add the leaves to the tomato and maybe some leaves and those dangly onion hairs to the onion and you'll see.

And do what Katie said to the pepper...then you'll also know how to make a butt on a waldorf doll. :) It's a much faster solution than a felting needle.

To use a felting needle, though, you just poke at the wool. Just stab it. It gets firmer and will indent a bit wherever you stab. The more you stab in the same spot the deeper the indentation will be.

Thanks mamas for all the info. :)

Can I try the needle to these that are already felted? I have more wool, so I will try just the needle next time. Do I HAVE to use a special needle?


Wendy:)

Yes, you have to use a felting needle. They have barbs on the end of the needle that cause the wool to felt together.

I think they look fabulous. I have felting needles here, Dannielle gave me some. :thumbsup: We haven't seen you in forever (how on earth could you go on vacation with out us?) so you and EMM will have to come play soon...

You can use a felting needle on a wet felted piece. You can use it to add dimension or more wool.

Katie