Needle Felting:

Piercing tufts of raw wool hundreds of times using a very sharp needle with tiny barbs to sculpt various shapes and figures.

 

 

Tools of the craft…

 

These needles can be used inside a felting tool that offers a better hand hold or by themselves.

As the needles are long and sharp, a foam block protects you from getting poked under the wool you are felting.

 

With these tools and a good supply of wool, you are set to felt to your heart’s content! I would recommend some great tutorials on YouTube as well as picking up excellent Felting Books like Kyuuto! Japanese Crafts: Fuzzy Felted Friends at your local library.

 

 

Wet Felting Wool involves continually rubbing wool fibers together with mild soap and warm water to form a firm, felted object.

 

Tools you’ll need for felting wool balls and other objects…

Soap: Any mild dish soap will do, I like Mrs. Meyers soap.

Hot Water: Water heated on a stovetop is great. You could also heat (and reheat) water in a microwave safe bowl.

 

A medium-large bowl.

A towel (to catch the drips and dry your hands in between colors)

Your Wool

With these simple tools and a good supply of wool you are ready to start wet felting! Here is a simple YouTube tutorial on Felted wool balls.