British Textile Artist Maxine Smith shares three top tips she uses to create high quality, professional pieces of felted wool art
Seaside Wool Painting, Felt Landscape, Coastal Felt picture, Oceanic Botanical felt art, Mother's Day gift, Needle felted Wall Art, Felt art Not Framed MADE TO ORDER (Due to being handmade and made to order, you May recive an artwork with small differences from the one in photos here) 14.5x15cm My working methods include hand-made felting processes incorporating traditional and contemporary techniques, needle felting, wet felting and stitch work. Wool fibres predominate, integrated with plant and cellulose fibres, to create unusual textures and pictures. They invite interaction and personal confrontation with life and its unexpected pathways also inspired by nature and a desire to push boundaries whilst creating an impact to promote greater understanding of human frailty. A thoughtful gift for your mom, nature and felt art enthusiast, or for anyone who enjoys the colors and textures of fiber art. If you look at my shop you will find variety of Wool Paintings of different size and colors. Unique art that you will not find anywhere else. It's handmade with beautiful colors and very warm piece of art. You can contact me for different size requests. Make sure to get it framed so it will remain the beauty for years. Thank you for visiting🙋felt picture felt art wool painting
Do you love cats? Do you love cool, easy crafts? Well, I have a bunch of cute cat crafts waiting to be made. From amazing hats to awesome pillows, these projects will also stay on your budget. These ideas also make wonderful gifts that you can give your mom for Christmas or if you happen
Moscow-based artist Nastasya Shuljak transforms packs of wool into sculptures of small animals and other whimsical creatures. Plants sprout from the heads of smiling trees and other natural spirits. Polar bears, foxes, hares, and other critters stare through inquisitive eyes applied to their tiny woolen faces. Shuljak’s toys are an exercise in the flexibility of the material and also a way to bring joy to all who meet them. Shuljak, a former theater artist and art teacher, tells Colossal that the practice of making creatures began when friends gifted her some wool. More
Super Cute Baby Giraffe Felting Kit. Easy and truly adorable :) This kit is designed specially for beginners. No prior knowledge of felting is required. Discover the joyful art of needle felting with this fun, easy, step-by-step needle felted toy kit! In the event that you've never gotten a felting needle, let our nitty gritty bit by bit directions guide you, telling you the best way to transform the spinning wool into a creation you will be proud of. Let me warn you - It is adictive :) This kit will take aproxmately 1-3 hours to make, offering a superb method to unwind following a difficult or boring day. Whenever you've finished one of our needle felting kits, you will have all the essential strategies and aptitudes expected to proceed with this quieting creations. Gift the complete kit to a craft-loving friend, or wrap up your own finished piece as a lovingly handmade present. We recommend adult supervision for anyone under the age of 12 due to the sharp needles included. You can buy separately leather finger protectors to avoid pinching yourself with the needle. Every kit contains: - Spinning wool : yellow/brown or yellow/black - Eyes - Wire - Instructions in English Optional: Felting mat + 2 needles Hanging string and wire Wooden needle holder + 1 needle (random color) Leather finger protectors Gift wrap Finished design: Approximately 7-8 cm tall Please note, if you buy quite a few items and postage adds up too much I will refund the excess
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Have you ever tried needle felting? Needle felting is pretty like clay, but unlike clay, you need to use a needle instead of your hands to make lovely creations. Best of all, it's a little bit cathartic, and it's perfect for after-work. And compared to other crafts, needle felting is very cheap to try. And needle felting can make a lot of effects that other materials and crafts can't achieve. For example, make almost identical pet sculptures. If you haven't started needle felting, I believe you will be ready to go through the pictures below!
These are the fantastic and imaginative creations of Richard Hanna of Ontario, Canada! This picture is of Aslan from the Chronicles of Narnia. Amazing! “Being relatively new to the medium I a…
These beginner-friendly needle felting kits are a great way to learn the art of needle felting. You'll love these cute felting projects.
Free crochet pattern for an ultra cute amigurumi dog. Easy to follow, with lots of pictures and a tutorial for making your own fur!
Wild Flowers Embroidered Wool Painting, Needle Felted Flower Art, Embroidered Landscape Wall Decor, Housewarming Gift, Botanical Felt Art Made to order!! (Last picture is commissioned piece2ftx3ft) You can contact me for different size requests. 31cmx21cm 30x40cm 40x50cm 50x60cm 60x70cm (Due to being handmade and made to order, you may recive an artwork with small differences from the one in photos here My working methods include hand-made felting processes incorporating traditional and contemporary techniques, needle felting, wet felting and stitch work. Wool fibres predominate, integrated with plant and cellulose fibres, to create unusual textures and pictures. They invite interaction and personal confrontation with life and its unexpected pathways also inspired by nature and a desire to push boundaries whilst creating an impact to promote greater understanding of human frailty. A thoughtful gift for your mom, nature and felt art enthusiast, or for anyone who enjoys the colors and textures of fiber art, modern felt art If you look at my shop you will find variety of Wool Paintings of different size and colors. Unique art that you will not find anywhere else. It's handmade with beautiful colors and very warm piece of art. Make sure to get it framed so it will remain the beauty for years. Thank you for visiting🙋 mothers day gift felt art wool painting
Persephone Sunset at Arizona Desert is an original wool art painting that has been created by the needle felt technic and embroidered. So it's a mixed media wall hanging including beads and flakes. I also used textile paintings. It is an abstract landscape painting. Colorful Sunset - Oversized Abstract Felt Canvas Art, Original Painting, Felt Art, Modern Embroidery, Bedroom wool picture, Bathroom Artwork It can make a great gift for your home or loved one who loves art. At the same time, please keep in your mind that always preserves its value as a permanent handcrafted work of art for years. ❤️ABOUT THIS ARTWORK: This felt painting is based on a beautiful view of purple mountains we stopped at on near the ancient ruins of Troy and we barely saw a soul. My mother lives at the corner of the Marmara Sea and the Aegean which is the region where the Trojan War was fought in ancient times. When we visit her during the warmer months of the year, we stay here in our caravan. It is a beautiful, peaceful place overlooking the Aegean Sea on one side and accessing stunning hills and reservoirs on the other. The Aegean Sea looks like a second sky between bays that are parallel to the purple mountains in this region. This artwork is based on the beauty of the sheep herd behind the sunrise and the effect of all these above-mentioned sceneries. This painting was created by needle-felted merino and New Zealand wool tops with mohair, wool locks, wool nappes, silk tops, and machine and hand stitching. Mostly, I start my paintings in an intuitive style that allows me the freedom to just let go. It’s a spontaneous expression that is playful and fun, while meditative at the same time. It is only near the end of my felting process, the story comes to life with a realistic image. I work with colors that make me happy, reminiscent of the beauty that is all around us, and that is even more magical when painted together. ❤️ABOUT FELTING and TECHNIQUES USED IN THIS PAINTING: Needle felted merino wool tops with mohair, curly, and Alpaca locks, silk, and viscose tops, Harris Tweed and silk chiffon inclusions, hand-embroidery, and machine stitching. Needle felting, which is made by fixing each natural wool fiber individually with a special needle, is a very demanding method but the result is worth it. Wool fibers create unusual textures and images. When we reflect on these in the painting, we get a different result from the classical paints which are almost 3D textured visually. Since the beginning of life, natural cellulose fiber and wool have served humanity's spirit as a part of art while also serving to protect itself and survive. Did you know the art of wool felting is a very ancient craft and are good for your health? Because natural wool has a healing vibes performance. Just like the copper bracelet, natural wool creates the same effect on the human spirit and health. Therefore, do not hesitate to touch these pictures while there are so many synthetics around you, keep objects made of natural wool in your home. Especially if they have an artistic side as wall decor! So, a natural wool felted art painting is a thoughtful gift for your mom or dad, nature and felt art enthusiast, or anyone who enjoys the colors and textures of fiber art. Felt is such a tactile medium, so I rarely frame it behind glass. A question I am often asked by prospective customers is, “How do you stop felt artwork from getting dusty?” I live with felt on my walls at home, and I can honestly say that it isn’t a problem - like most homes, mine gets a weekly hoover, but the artwork doesn’t need much special treatment. ❤️ LOOKING AFTER YOUR ARTWORK: Artwork should never be hung in direct sunlight, on a damp wall, or above a heating source. I use colorfast dyed wools and silks for longevity. Felt is a robust material and can be displayed without glass or a frame, although it does need to be hung away from sticky fingers, and potential splashes and spillages. A professional framer can make a custom frame for your artwork if you decide you don’t want to take that risk. If you decide you don’t want to protect your artwork behind glass, it can be removed from your wall occasionally and tapped on a clean, flat surface to loosen any accumulated dust. Only if it is necessary, you may hand-wash in cold water with very gentle movements. Please do not use any detergent & soap. Please lay it flat and leave it to dry. Do not dry clean. you can iron it by covering it with a clean & slight wet cheesecloth or similar thin cotton fabric. Just keep in mind that you can use "hairspray" to keep the felt fibers smooth and intact or prevent the fibers from spreading around. ❤️ DELIVERY: Enjoy FREE and FASTEST DELIVERY by UPS express courier service. ❤️ NEEDLE FELT WALL ARTWORK -- Felt painting enriched with Tussah silk, Mulberry silk, multicolor beads, and embroidery details. Brings a sophisticated touch to your home and office with its unique dimensional texture and strong colors. ❤️ INSPIRATIONAL NEEDLE FELT PAINTING -- Unique piece, perfect as decoration in any room of the house as well as in a stairwell. ❤️ MATERIALS -- Natural felt, Angora and Merino wool, Tussah silk & Mulberry silk yarns. ❤️ FRAME /HANGING -- all artworks send without any frame within a bubble envelope for easy & safe shipping. It can be framed so it will remain the beauty for years without any care. It is also suitable just to hang directly on the wall with double-sided adhesive tape. ❤️ WONDERFUL CHRISTMAS GIFT -- The texture of felt and rich color creates warm and luxurious feelings. Looks great in the bedroom, living room, and even in the nursery! Perfect for anyone who is both stylish and artful. Great for birthdays, other special occasions, and holidays; Christmas, New Year, etc. An original and unique gift to be incorporated into your décor or that of a loved one. Please contact me with any questions! I'm always happy to help! Thanks for visiting my shop! ❤️❤️❤️Original Painting, Wool Picture, Abstract Felt Art Painting, Modern Embroidered Wall Hanging, Mixed Media Art ❤️❤️❤️
Something that is junk to us, is often a treasure for somebody else. For example, Simon Brown (or thegentlemanfelter) collects old and worn out brushes that anyone else would think of as useless. But he turns them into meadows for foxes or tree branches for birds, and he fills these creations with curiosity and life.
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After finally leaving Barra, with the help of my new friends, I made my way to Garsdale Head in North Yorkshire where I had reserved a room at a B & B – Garsdale House. The workshop was i…
Japanese felt artist Atsuko Sasaki is an art teacher and by night a genius felter. Atsuko makes fascinating creations with felt with a level of perfection
Let me share how I made these cute little flowers. Anyone that has tried needle felting will tell you what a hugely satisfying craft it is. There's something strangely therapeutic about stabbing a big ball of fluff and watching it turn into a solid piece of sculpture. It's the perfect craft for letting off steam. My first attempt at needle felting resulted in these funny looking chaps. They were excellent fun to make and really, you can't go wrong when you're putting silly faces on pumpkins... One of the easiest techniques for creating needle felted shapes is using the cookie-cutter method. Basically, you just stuff a cutter shape with loose roving, tops, or carded wool and then keep prodding and poking it with a felting needle until all the fibres felt and mesh together into a solid shape. I'd still class myself as a novice needle felter, but you get pretty passable results even as a beginner. These flowers are the perfect starter project if you want to try out needle felting for the first time, as they combine both cookie-cutter needle felting and some simple sculptural needling techniques. Needle felting is pretty inexpensive to get started, and the supplies are becoming easier to find. Materials needed Wool tops, roving, sliver or shredded pure wool yarn. I buy mine from World of Wool in the UK. Felting needles. A lot of needle felters use thicker felting needles to begin with and then gradually reduce the width of the needles so that the holes become less prominent as the piece is finished. I tend to use just a size 38 triangular needle, but I use 4 or 5 at a time to start with. I then reduce it down so that I'm doing the final sculpting with just 1 needle. Thick foam or felting brush to felt on. I use an old memory foam pillow, (hence the unattractive towelling cover). Carders or wool combs are optional, but they do help with blending colours and seperating the fibres before you begin felting. Cutter shape. I use this sugar flower cutter as it's sturdy and there's a ridge of plastic to hold onto How to needle felt cookie cutter flowers Firstly you need to prepare your fibres for felting. I have a stash of dyed merino tops as I do quite a lot of spinning, however the fibres are a little too neatly lined up for felting, so I need to tease them and mix them up a bit. I hand card the fibres, but just separating the fibres with your hands will help in the felting process. I blended 2 colours together to get a more natural look. I've used a sugar flower cutter as opposed to a cookie-cutter as it's just a bit more comfortable to hold and the extra circle around the base of the cutter keeps your fingers a little further away from the felting needles - watch out, those needles are sharp! Stuff your combed fibres into the cutter, making sure that they all pass across the centre, so that all the petals are firmly attached. With practice it's possible to get a finished flower that has lighter outer petals and a darker centre (or vice versa). Now take your felting needles and just keep prodding inside the cutter until all the fibres have reduced down and are just filling the bottom of the cutter. Here's a short animated gif showing my needle felting technique. The felting needle has little tiny barbs on the edges causing the fibres to become tangled and compacted with each insertion. The more you poke and prod, the denser your wool will become and the more it will shrink or felt. I found that turning my flower and repeating the felting process when it appeared to be quite compacted at the base of the cutter helped to create a nice dense flower. Here it shows the flower becoming more and more felted with each turning. By the end of the 4th stabbing it was time to move onto the next stage. This process combines 3 steps in 1 - adding additional colour to the petals, creating a flower centre and further felting of the petals. I use just a single needle for the remainder of the flower. Pull out a thin wisp of fibres in a contrasting colour and lay it over one of the petals. I tend to place it so that one end is positioned just past the length of the petal I want to work on. Now insert the needle repeatedly at the base of the petal and gradually work your way up the petal until there is no more contrasting fibre left to secure into the petal. Secure the tail end of the contrasting fibre by needling it into the flower centre. Try to work it into a dense circle. To speed up the process of bringing the long, loose tail together I use a combination of gently swirling it around the needle end and prodding the loose fibres into a circle shape. The flower centre will become bigger, denser and higher as each petal is worked. Work your way around each petal, adding a thin layer of colour and needling the remainder into the centre. Keep working on the centre until it becomes quite dense with very few fibres sticking out. Once the centre has come together, the flower just needs a little neatening around the edges to get rid of its slight fuzziness. I tend to do this by lifting the loose fibres with the end of my needle and almost 'folding' the stray fibres in. Needle felting is not an exact science and everyone's style is different. Some people leave their pieces quite loose, while others keep working until it is very dense and solid. I tend to keep poking and prodding until it feels like a fairly durable piece, with very few fibres sticking out, but it's still fairly soft and squashy. I added this one to a headband for my daughter and I'm thinking of stringing a rainbow of pastel flowers into a garland to decorate her bedroom. If you enjoyed this post, you may also enjoy my post about making a Remembrance Day poppy. or my post on how to make a slightly more advanced layered flower using the same sugar flower cutter. ---------- Please be sweet and share the love. Leave a comment, subscribe to my YouTube channel, like my Facebook page for regular updates or follow me on Pinterest, Bloglovin' or Instagram
My name is Tyorka. I live in a small town called Komsomolsk-on-Amur, which is in the east of Russia.
A range of interviews with contemporary textile artists. We've been lucky enough to chat with some of the world's leading practitioners in this area.
Mirror face felt doll "Kikimori"
Needle felted english cottage, felt landscape
This 3D picture with felted mice is a great gift idea for any occasion. It can be used as a unique and charming decoration for any room.
Beautiful Needle Felted Scottish Highland calf sculpture by Teresa Perleberg of Bear Creek Felting. Needle Felting inspiration.
Many years ago I discovered the art of needle felting. When you needle felt, you stab wool fiber repeatedly with a very sharp, barbed needle. The barbs of the needle felt the wool into shapes and thus you can sculpt it!
These lovely little Rainbow/Festival Bees are waiting to party. Each one is made to order so just let me know what colours you like. If you dont specify colours it will be my pleasure to make a rainbow coloured bee for you. They measure approximately 5cm but may vary slightly as each is handmade. Each one comes with a length of nylon thread and a sucker for you to attach to a window so it looks like they are flying. I sell mostly to the UK so if you are outside of here please get in touch to discuss postage etc.
Wild Flowers Embroidered Wool Painting, Needle Felted Flower Art, Embroidered Landscape Wall Decor, Housewarming Gift, Botanical Felt Art Made to order!! (Last picture is commissioned piece2ftx3ft) You can contact me for different size requests. 31cmx21cm 30x40cm 40x50cm 50x60cm 60x70cm (Due to being handmade and made to order, you may recive an artwork with small differences from the one in photos here My working methods include hand-made felting processes incorporating traditional and contemporary techniques, needle felting, wet felting and stitch work. Wool fibres predominate, integrated with plant and cellulose fibres, to create unusual textures and pictures. They invite interaction and personal confrontation with life and its unexpected pathways also inspired by nature and a desire to push boundaries whilst creating an impact to promote greater understanding of human frailty. A thoughtful gift for your mom, nature and felt art enthusiast, or for anyone who enjoys the colors and textures of fiber art, modern felt art If you look at my shop you will find variety of Wool Paintings of different size and colors. Unique art that you will not find anywhere else. It's handmade with beautiful colors and very warm piece of art. Make sure to get it framed so it will remain the beauty for years. Thank you for visiting🙋 mothers day gift felt art wool painting
