A Needle Pulling Thread Issue 54 Sampler

Felting Fayelta
felting
basics
Needle felting
is a wonderful craft,
it's easy to do and very
relaxing, it’s also a very
affordable craft with the wool
and tools not costing a great deal. However,
it’s highly addictive.
Felting is the process of condensing wool and
making it dense so that it forms together and
makes a fabric, or in this case so that it condenses
into a sculpture. Felt itself is an ancient textile with
known examples dating back to 5000 BC. Needle
felting as a craft and
art form however, only
started in the 1980s
by Elenor and David
Stanwood. They purchased a vintage
industrial felting machine and discovered a new
way to use the needles and created a new type of
art. A felting needle pushes the wool fibers into a
sculpture or picture, and with a lot of stabbing and
imagination, you can make anything.
I’d like to introduce you to my needle felted doll
face, Fayetta, the Felted Fairy.
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