Felted Toadstool Keyring These are very cute and easy to do, and good introduction to making 3D needle felt. You will need: Hand scoured wool and Merino roving in a variety of colours Felting mat/foam Felting needle Keyring 1. Place your foam felting pad onto a hard surface, such as a tray or a table and lay out your supplies. Run the wool through your fingers - you will notice a distinct difference between the two types of wool. The red merino is much softer than the coarser white wool. We will be using the white wool first. 2. Pinch off a piece of your white wool, and draw it out between your hands to make a long narrow piece. Starting at one end, begin to roll it up like a bandage. 3. Roll the wool as tightly as possible, so that the roll is quite firm. Poke the needle into the roll every couple of turns to help it to stick together. When the roll is complete, you should have something shaped
Needle felted landscapes are a great way to begin, as they have loads of scope for creativity whilst being simple epicnough to increase confidence and pick up new techniques. To start a landscape, begin with the basic felting instructions for making a piece of flat felt. When you have your piece, you can begin to build on it: 1. Take a few wisps of blue roving and lay then across the top half of your white wool. Needle them into position in such a way that they suggest the sky. If you would like a deeper blue to your sky, simply lay a few more wisps over the top of this, and needle again until you reach the point where you are happy with your sky. 2. Across the bottom of your white wool, place some green wool and needle this into position. It can be quite satisfying to use a mixture of green and yellow on this part of the picture too, as this will look as though you have different coloured fields in your final picture. Don’t worry if the wool overhangs the edge of y