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How to do needle felting.

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Needle Felting Dolls

I attended a needle felting workshop. Here's how to make one of these wonderful little people.

The Body

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Form a piece of wool into a cone shape, and jab the wool with the felting needle, all over. Continue to push the needle in, working your way around the cone. Be very careful not to jab your fingers as the needles are very sharp..

Continue to work the needle around until the cone becomes quite hard. Leave the top centre a bit softer and form a bit of a dent into the top of the cone, as you will be needle felting the neck/head into this.

The Head

Take another piece of fleece and shape it into a small ball. Needle felt this all around until it is medium firm.
Take another piece of fleece and wrap it around the round ball, leaving the loose ends to form the neck.

The Nose

Take another small piece of fleece and fold it 3 times in one direction and then fold it over. Felt this into place on the head, forming the nose.

Position the neck into the indentation in the top of the cone-shaped body. Needle felt the neck/head into place.

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Making the Top Lip

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Take a very small piece of fleec and needle felt a thin line down the centre

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Top Lip
Lift the felted fleece carefully from the foam sheet and fold it in half
Needle felt the outside edge of the fold until it is quite firm

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Place the Top Lip under the Nose
Holding your thumb under the lip, carefully needle felt the lip into place, feathering in the edges of the fleece.

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Needle Felting - Part 3

Needle Felting - Part 1

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Related Resources:

Naalbinding
A Brief History of Mushroom Dyeing
12th International Fungi and Fibre Symposium 2005
Mushroom Dye Workshop in Finland

Feltmaking Books
UK:Beginner's Guide to Needle Felting CA:	Kindle: UK:Picture yourself Felting CA: Picture Yourself Felting Your Knitting	UK:Felt Inlays	UK:Felt Wee Folk CA:
UK:Feltmaking Wool Magic	UK:Felting - The Complete Guide	UK:The Art of Feltmaking	UK:Needle Felting
UK:More Magic Wool	UK:How to Make Felt	UK:Feltwork	UK:Pursenalities
UK: Feltmaking: Techniques and Projects	UK:Feltmaking	UK:Complete Feltmaking
UK:Magic Wool: Creative Activities with Natural Sheep's Wool	UK:New Directions for Felt	UK:Felting by Hand

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