Intermediate Guide to Needle Felting: What Needle Felt Experts Do to Make Realistic (and Cuter) Animals + 8 Cute Projects

By Ari Yoshinobu

Do you look at your current felt creations and cringe?

 

Do you want to make your latest pet pal look more realistic and life like?

 

Do you want your needle felting to be smoother, come together quicker, and have more life-like features?

 

Do you want your cute needle felt animals to look even cuter?

 

Do you want to share your creations with other felters and sell them online?

 

If your answer is yes, then this book is for YOU.

 

Have more fun while making more realistic needle felt creations.

 

Inside this book you'll discover:

 

• One simple fix for creating more life-like eyes when making animals
• 6 different cute animal projects for intermediate needle felters
• 10+ hacks to get better at needle felting NOW
• The #1 spot to sell your needle felting creations for top prices
• A simple fix to get rid of stray fibres and make your needle felt pet sleek
• The #1 equipment change you need to reduce your needle felting time drastically

 

Here are the answers to some questions you might have about this book:

 

Q: My current project is barely recognisable as what i want it to be. Can you help me add the right detail to make my creations realistic?

 

A: Absolutely. The main aim of this book is to make your cute pet pal even cuter!

 

Each project inside has specific tips for making it look adorable and professional.

 

Q: I don't have a lot of time to just sit around and work on my needle felting skills. Do you have any tips that can help me instantly?

 

A: The initial chapters in this book are all about doing just that! 

 

You will discover 10+ tips that will instantly improve your skills (even though it might be a small amount), and get you ready for the intermediate projects ahead!

 

So even if you look at your current needle felt creations and cringe, you can still do the projects inside!

 

Does reading this description make you want to grab your felting needle and just start making more creations?

 

Take action now.

 

Every day you delay is another day that you continue to make felt animals that you don't like.

 

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• Language: English
• Publisher: CraftMills Publishing LLC
• Release date: Dec 6, 2020
• ISBN: 9781393631170

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INTERMEDIATE GUIDE

TO

NEEDLE FELTING

ARI YOSHINOBU

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Table of Contents

Time to Get Ready

Chapter 1:

Needle Felting Tips and Tricks

Tips, Tricks, and Advice

Before Felting

During Felting

Finishing Up

Tools

Important Advice to Remember

Final Thoughts on Tips, Tricks, and Advice

Chapter 2:

Wandering Wolf

Wolf Instructions

Materials

Steps

Pro-tip:

Chapter 3:

Al-Pac-a My Wool

Alpaca Instructions

Materials

Steps

Pro-tip:

Chapter 4:

Isabelle From Animal Crossing

Isabelle Instructions

Materials

Steps

Chapter 5:

Mighty Lion

Lion Instructions

Materials

Steps

Pro-tip:

Chapter 6:

Meek Winter Ermine

Ermine Instructions

Materials

Steps

Pro-tip:

Chapter 14:

Funky Macaron Garlands

Materials Required

Steps to Follow

Chapter 8:

Elegant Elephant

Elephant Instructions

Materials

Steps

Pro-tip:

Chapter 9:

Clever Fox

Fox Instructions

Materials

Steps

Pro-tip:

Wrapping Things Up

References

Time to Get Ready

Congrats on your completion of the beginner’s guide, and welcome to the very first stages of completing your intermediate guide! It makes me so happy to see you here with me again. We have come a long way together, and I hope you are as excited to jump into this new guide as much as I am!

One of the best parts about learning needle felting is that there is never a shortage of things to learn. This is what I love most about this skill and art form; yes, before you ask, it is an art form. I hope that you view your work as art too. A lot of hard work and technical skill goes into making each little creature or figure; those ideas are the very foundation of what art means. There is a lot of destruction in the world: to make something and put it forth into the world is truly special. I hope that you see how much good creative expression does for you and for everyone else around you.

Before we jump into new material, how about we take a moment to review what we learned in the beginner’s guide. Since we covered so much in the first guide, it is good to take this moment to refresh what you know before we jump into new projects.

In the beginner’s guide, we learned what needle felting is and how the basic principle is relatively simple. All you need to complete a basic structure is a piece of wool and a barbed needle. However, we do not want to stick to making basic structures all the time, do we?

After that, we jumped into the necessary tools needed to complete a felted figure. We mentioned wool and a barbed needle already; the last tool needed is a surface to felt on.

Now, let us test your memory. There are four different types of felting needles: can you name them? Try your best to name them here, and I will include the answers at the end of this section. No peeking!

We also reviewed the different types of wool available. What is your favorite wool that you have used so far? Which wool are you most excited to try out? I love how each wool lends a different texture and feel to each new project. Even if you make the same shape over and over again, using different yarns will result in different products. How fun is that?

Finally, we jumped into some super cute projects together. What was your favorite project that we completed together? Are there any projects that you skipped over? If so, I greatly encourage you to go back and try whichever task you skipped. Did you struggle with any projects or techniques in a task? Again, I strongly encourage you to go back and try them again. As I’m sure you know, practice makes perfect. Each of the projects listed in the beginner’s guide are made to teach you vital skills that will help you improve your

Reviews for Intermediate Guide to Needle Felting

[Lynda Lumsden · Rating: 2 out of 5 stars]

It is very easy to read and has good tips but there are no photos of the finished item. Each animal is shown as a photo of the living creature with instructions but no photos of the stages of what the felted animal looks like. No guidance to colour grading or finishing the animal off. Their is no guidance to proportions or how much wool is needed to cover the armature it just says wrap the wire frame and begin needle felting when you have enough! With no illustrations to guide you it's a waste of time A shame as if it had been illustrated with either photo's of even diagrams it would be a good book.