10 Things I Wish I Knew When I Started Needle Felting

In this video I share 10 tips on needle felting that I wish I had known when I started needle felting. If you're a beginner to needle felting these tips will help you improve your needle felting skills on various techniques such as shaping the wool, knowing how much wool to use, how to get two legs looking the same or the best way to insert plastic eyes.

The Templates and full instructions on how to needle felt these two cute dogs are here on my Etsy shop:
https://juliesfeltedfriends.etsy.com/uk/listing/1718108521/pdf-patterntutorial-file-for-2-cute-dogs

I’d really appreciate it if you are able to purchase this PDF as it would support my channel and enable me to continue to create content like this.

If you do find this video helpful it would mean the world to me if you’d click on the like button.

If you needle felt one of these doggies I’d love to see how your dog has turned out if you’d like to share them with me on instagram or facebook:
✴ Instagram: www.instagram.com/julies_felted_friends/
✴ Facebook: www.facebook.com/JuliesFeltedFriends
✴ My Website: www.juliesfeltedfriends.com

----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Recommended Needle Felting Needles:
36 or 38 Gauge Triangular Needle (i.e. Medium-Thick needle)
40 Gauge Triangular (i.e. Fine needle)
Optional needle: 40 Gauge Reverse felting needle, only needed if you want to create a short fur effect on your dog.

Wool for Barney:
Carded Corriedale wool slivers or any carded wool slivers or batts (around 25-30 microns). In the following colours:
Ginger Brown or tan coloured wool, approximately 15 grams.
Bright white (for eyes), less than 1 gram.
Black, (for nose) approx. 1 gram

Wool for Patch:
Carded Corriedale wool slivers or any carded wool slivers or batts (around 25-30 microns). In the following colours:
White wool, approximately 15 grams.
Brown/Sienna wool, less than 1 gram.
Rust or Reddish Brown wool, less than 1 gram.
Black, (for nose) approx. 1 gram

Other Recommended Equipment
Needle Felting Mat which protects your work surface and needles.
Glass or Plastic Eyes, I’m using 4mm Glass eyes for Barney and 7mm Plastic eyes for Patch.
Scissors
Awl or thick sewing needle
Optional: Multi needle tool holder
Optional: Finger Protectors

Here are some of my other needle felting tutorials that you might like:
10 Simple Needle Felting Tips that saved me 3 Hours!: https://youtu.be/Hqoie9ar3eA
7 Common NEEDLE FELTING MISTAKES you might be making: https://youtu.be/UFm2e_Ulowk
Needle Felting cartoon EYES, MOUTHS and FACES : https://youtu.be/3ICvN_DcdxY
5 tips on Needle Felting Eyes, Mouths and Face Details, for Beginners: https://youtu.be/hyXAyKAX_a4

Chapters or Timestamps:
0:00 What I wish I knew when I started Needle Felting
0:34 Tip 1 - How much wool to use
1:44 Tip 2 - Shaping before you even start poking
2:13 Tip 3 - How to avoid Breaking Needles
2:56 Tip 4 - How to hold the wool to help shape it
3:21 Tip 5 - Using your needle to shape
3:50 Tip 6 - The woolly slug stage
4:34 Tip 7 - Making legs match each other
5:39 Tip 8 - Best way to attach legs
6:37 Tip 9 - When to attach
7:07 Tip 10 - Getting two ears the same
9:30 Bonus Tip!!!

#NeedleFeltingTutorials #NeedleFeltingForBeginners