Needle Felting kits

Flower 14.50
This flower needle felting kit is sure to chase any dreary days away. It is a great kit for beginners that teaches basic needle felting skills. Use the wire provided to create a stem and use to accessorise your house plants, turn it in to a magnet or use it as an embellishment. It makes a perfect gift and adds a little sunshine for you to enjoy all year round. Skill level: Beginner

Kit comes complete with gold roving wool, brown roving wool, green roving wool, 1 felting needle, wire, and full color easy to read instructions.

Squirrell 28.99
This little guy is ready to skamper in and keep you company through the chilly autumn days. Whether you have him knitting his own scarf, hand spinning with his acorn drop spindle or gathering acorns for the winter, he is sure to be a great conversation piece and to warm your hearth for many winters to come. Options for this little fellow include a hand knitted scarf with miniature knitting needles, an acorn drop spindle, or an acorn.

Squirrel Needle Felting Kit comes complete with full color easy to follow instructions, felting wool, mohair, and 2 felting needles. Drop spindles and scarfves are sold seperately.

Ladybug 14.50
This cute little kit is perfect for a beginner. It teaches basic needle felting techniques and introduces some mohair embellishment techniques so you will come out looking like a pro. There is enough wool provided to make 3 Lady Bugs. Great as magnets.

Kit includes red roving wool, black roving wool, golden mohair lockes and 1 felting needle.

Sheep 28.99
Reminissant of toys from the past, this toy sheep is sure to be a treasure in your home. This award winning design is full of details from shiny locks of mohair to his little bell. He is sure to be a true conversation piece. Kit is complete with full color easy to read instructions. Skill level: experienced

Kit comes complete with white roving wool, black roving wool, white mohair lockes, 4 wooden wheels, 2 wooden axels, 1 hemp collar, 1 little bell, 2 felting needles, and full color easy to read instructions. Please note that due to circumstances beyond our control, the wagon wheels very unfortunately, have been discontinued. The wheels included are solid wood and of the same size.

Bees 14.50
These cute little bees are sure to buzzzz thier way into you heart all year round. Whether you use them as magnets or plant decor, they are sure to cheer up any room in the house. This kit is a great introduction to needle felting and a lot of fun even for the most experienced felter. Learn basic needle felting techniques and have fun with mohair embellishments with the full color easy to read instructions. Great for gifts or just for fun.

Brought to you exclusively by Two Farm Girls, the Little Bee Needle Felting Kit includes black roving needle felting wool, golden mohair, white mohair, 1 felting needle and full color detailed instructions. Felting mat not included. Please note that felting needles are exetremely sharp and not intended for children.

Pumpkin 14.50
This versatile little pumpkin is here to help you ring in the fall season. This is a wonderful kit for beginners that teaches basic needle felting tips and techniques with full color instructions. Whether you celebrate fall attending chilly autumn harvest festivals and hay rides through pumpkin patches, or just looking for a little bit of Halloween spirit, you are sure to make this little kit your own. Red and blue glitz are included for the jock-o-lantern.

Kit includes orange roving wool, light orange roving wool, green roving wool, black roving wool, red glitz, blue glitz, 1 felting needle and full color easy to read detailed instructions.

Welcome to Needle Felting Kits
At the end of a long day, one of the best ways to unwind is with a newly acquired art project. Getting involved in arts and crafts is a simplistic way to relief the common, everyday stress that life ultimately projects on everyone. In general, most people will sit down and being a spinning, knitting, or crocheting project. However, in reality these projects can take a long time, and generally get started and never finished. Now, you can pick up a needle felting project and not only be pleased with the mere fact that it is finished because of the simplicity of the art project, but completely satisfied with the outcome!

Needle Felting Kits are not entirely new to the mass market of arts and crafts, but it is gaining more popularity and is a project that can be enjoyed by everyone of all age. Yet on a precautionary note, the needle necessary for felting can be very, very sharp and is not recommended for children under the age of eight, without adult supervision. Historically, felting itself has been dated back many centuries and is considered one of the oldest fiber crafts. So, what is needle felting? The arts industry introduced needle felting to emulate what people created with wet felting, many, many years ago. Wet felting includes a type of wool that was laid out in alternating directions. When soap and water were added to this textile fabric the result what was deemed as an 'agitation effect'. The more agitation, the more tighter the fabric became, concluding in what became a felt. To simply this process, needle felting was founded and has become a sensation to all types of creative individuals. Felting needles were used together to needle punch wool into a fabric and ultimately create the same effect that was produced with the creation of wet felt however, soap and water were no longer a necessary step in this process. The kind of felt that has been produced through this process is what can easily be found in any arts and craft store, or even in your car's air filter. Pretty interesting!

Ideally, the term "needle felting" is a term that has been developed and describes the use of one or more felting needles, used by hand, to create flat felt or a flat felt sculpture. However, as techniques become more advanced, professional needle felters are beginning to make 3D projects that are outrageously gorgeous and eye-pleasing. Historically, needle felting was originally developed for a industrial use but has become a craft to virtually anyone. Once all the basic skills have been mastered, needle felting is rather simplistic. The results are not only stunning, but completely gratifying. Felt making predates more commonly used practices such as spinning, weaving or knitting. As an added benefit, Wool felt has the ability to protect against heat and insulate cold which can be entirely beneficial to human needs such as footwear, hats, and rugs. Additionally, felt protects against moisture and can be cut without fraying like many other textile fabrics on the market.

What can be created with Needle Felting Kits? The options are rather limitless and mostly commonly include adorable critters, such as an as a knitting rabbit, knitting squirrel, and toy sheep. All of these critters are supplied in kits and generally come with the necessary tools to complete the project. If Needle Felting a critter is not exactly what you are bargaining for you can find the kits necessary to make scarfs, bags, and sweaters. What a great gift opportunity! Some have even quickly created a needle felting project and left it as tooth-fairy gifts for young children, stocking suffers, or party favors. There is virtually a craft project for everyone you know. Patterns can be found for all these items, whether it be that adorable little critter, scarf, hat, or an added embellishment to that old sweater that is hanging in your closet . So, as the gift gifting time makes it's yearly appearance, don't waste time walking down isles at store trying to find the perfect gift; now you can be the creator of that perfect gift, and nothing is greater than being given something that comes from your heart. Plus, you can take into consideration that it is not a time consuming project either, like knitting, crocheting, spinning, or quilting can be.

Now that we know all the great things that can be created with this spectacular craft, lets begin to explain what exactly it entails? The process its self is very simplistic as long as all the right components have been obtained. Of course, practice makes perfect as well. The secret to a successful needle felting project is in the tools that are required to create your craft. First, the needles are the utmost, single, necessary item to create your project. A simple search can be slightly overwhelming if you're looking to purchase all the items you will need to create your beautiful project, and this is why kits can be extremely fundamental and generally include most everything you will need. There are numerous needles that can be purchased; all used for different reasons and/or projects. but the most standard of these needles are commonly longer, and generally very sharp and composed of small nicks that draw the wool inwards to get tangled with other strands creating the felt effect. it is the design of this needle that eliminates the use of soap and water to create the felt. This is exactly the art of felting. Secondly, unspun wool is poked repeatedly with these needles until it is virtually compacted into a solid shape. The consistent poking is what turns the wool fabric into a felt! Another necessary item needed for this craft is a cushion. Some people will use a small pillow, or others will purchase a foam block from a craft store or on an online retail store designed for needle felting. This protects yourself from the needle, but also protects the needle from any damage as you poke the wool repeatedly. Clearly, wool, also referred as 'roving' is needed to successfully completely this project as well, and you can use any color and purchase it from any fabric or craft store. Now, to get a bit more complex, beads can be added to accentuate the current project. For example, beads can be used as eyeballs for critters, or added to scarfs for extra appeal. The embellishment kits are a perfect way to take your creativity to a higher level!

Now that we have taken a quick tour of the history, projects, tools and embellishments we are well on our way to diving into a new craft and trend that will quickly become an addictive hobby. Gather your friends, and family around to indulge in Needle Felting, it has been said that the craft is so enjoyable due to the soft textile fabric and minor aggression used to create your design! All kinds of uses and techniques are becoming more and more common and are becoming more embraced by home crafters. Find a pattern, begin with something easy as to not become discouraged, and move your way up to advanced needle felting projects that will become beautiful masterpieces for you and everyone to enjoy!! Sit back, relax, and as always; happy needle felting!