Fabrics To Needle Felt Onto
Fabrics to Needle Felt On To
What fabrics are best to needle felt on to?
Choosing the best fabric for your needle felting projects and pictures can seem a bit confusing if you are a beginner.
Choosing the best fabric for your needle felting projects and pictures can seem a bit confusing if you are a beginner.
Includes a partial list of fabric you might consider needle felting onto.
Of utmost importance is the FORM and the FUNCTION of the item you are needle felting.
Consider the PURPOSE of the project first, then choose your fabric.
Characteristics of the fabric you might consider:
Woven vs. non-woven
Open weave vs. tight weave
Thin vs. thick
Fragile vs. stable
Stretchy vs. non-stretchy
Lofty vs. compact (aka squishy vs flat)
Low surface tension vs. high surface tension (think surface "resistance")
What will happen to the fabric once you are done needle felting?
Sit on a shelf, framed, behind a mat, behind glass, in a hoop?
Mounted on wood, canvas, or something else?
Sewn into another project?
Will it get dirty? Will it ever get washed? Will it pill? Will it even hold up?
Dog Days of Summer
The dog days of summer are upon us and you don’t have to be an astrology buff to know that these are some of the hottest days of the year. These are the days that we give extra water to the birds and plants, perhaps take ourselves to the beach (or at least wish we were, there!When it is really hot outside, it is also a perfect time to be inside felting and crafting. We have lots of fun summer projects to felt up like needle felting a beach gnome, needle felting sand pipers, needle felting beach huts or jelly fish.
If you are feeling adventurous, check out our online classes for needle felting a narwhal or waves crashing on the beach.
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Looking for Felting Workshops?
Our online felting school www.feltingtutorials.com may be just what you are looking for! We have indepth online felting workshops by wonderful teachers who share their skills, tips and techniques for making exhibit worthy felt works.
Take a class to make your own nuno felt dress, a wet felt hat, felt your own coat, felta scarf, learn how to dye your own fabrics and fibers and then felt a tunic and a dress with the fabric you made.
We also have classes on needle felting animals such as birds, an elephant, a fantastic dragon or rooster, etc. And we have 2D felting courses for landscapes, sunsets, beach scenes, trees and more!