The Many Uses of Felt Around the World and the Fun Ways to Use it Everyday by Elaine Merrett

Felt is one of the most diverse mediums to work with. It is made by matting, condensing and pressing the fibers together to create either a very soft fabric for use in baby clothes or a fabric tough enough to build a felt yurt, which is a hut built by the nomadic people in Central Asia. Felt has been around for centuries, some artifacts have been discovered from as far back as 6,500 BC.

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Tatiana Kalnins from FeltedPaws by Tatiana about Needle Felting

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Tatiana Kalnins  from FeltedPAws by Tatiana told me about Needle Felting.

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1. What are your favourite needles to use?

I use mainly a 36 spiral, 38 star, a 36 star, a 40 spiral and a reverse needle.

I can never seem to remember...I just go by ‘feel'!

2. What is your favourite type of wool to work with?

Because I need to create a great range of textures with my animals I don't have  a favourite wool - for me variety is key.  I spend many hours online hunting out and purchasing as many different fibres as I can then then there's lot of trial and error to see how they work.

3. What is the worst piece of  advice you keep hearing for needle felters?

I have never heard any consistently bad advice actually, hardly any at all  - most other fibre artists are quite helpful.

4. What common mistakes do people make when they start out?

Most common mistake I would say is not building up a firm enough shape with core wool prior to attaching outer coats.  People tend to stop too soon and the item remains too soft to work with.

5. What is the one thing a beginner could learn today that would  make a difference to their work?

Spend some time online observing others work but don't feel a slave to other people's style.  Go slowly and make sure your core wool shape is REALLY firm before attaching any other fibres. 

Tatiana Kalnins from FeltedPaws by Tatiana about Needle Felting

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Felt Wall Art By Julie R Smith

This project is very easy and so much fun. With the amount of color choices there are, you are sure to have a vibrant work of art. I made one of these for my daughters room.

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Crafts - Easy To Make Felt Flower Refrigerator Magnets by Shelly Hill

Does your refrigerator need a little sprucing up? If so, I have an easy refrigerator magnet pattern to share with you today. These two magnets are simply made from craft felt and all are done with simple hand sewing and embroidery techniques.

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How to Knit and Felt Anything by Kathryn Beach

These instructions are a Do-It-Yourself version of how to change a knitting pattern if you want to felt the finished product in a top loading washing machine. Since felting shrinks a knitted object, you will have to alter the pattern to make the object larger. Specifically,