Welcome to the Heidifeathers Blog — your hub for needle felting tutorials, wet felting guides, felting wool types, felting needles, felting tools, and felting supplies for beginners and advanced makers. Explore core wool, tops, batts, armature techniques, colour blending, shaping methods, detail work, and finishing techniques designed to improve structure, texture, and precision in every needle felting and wet felting project. Each tutorial includes direct links to the exact felting materials, felting needles, wool fibres, and tools used, helping you learn, refine, and build confident, professional felting results.
We’re here to guide your felting step by step, cheer on your makes, and encourage you to stretch your skills with new wool, new tools, and new techniques. Whatever you’re learning next, you’ll always have clear tutorials, practical tips, and steady support. xx
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How do I do needle felting for beginners
What is needle felting?
Felt is a tangle of wool fibres that creates a firm and stable structure. It maintains properties of the wool, such as water resistance, insulation, and strength.
Needle felting creates felt by using a barbed felting needle with unspun wool.
Needle felting uses wool to make 2D flat art pictures, and 3D models such as small animals.
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Wet Felting Tips and tricks
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What is wet felting and is it different to needle felting?
Wet felting uses wool roving / tops, soap, warm water, and friction to make felt.
Needle felting uses wool like roving / tops and a felting needle to make felt.
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Some details in needle and wet felting can seem a mystery until you are shown how. Here is a great tutorial on making and attaching needle felted bunny ears by Amanda at fittobeloved.com
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Guide to Felting Wool
Deciding which felting wool to felt with can be confusing. Whether needle felting or wet felting there are such a large choice and types of felting wool including many dyed and natural wools. This guide explains the main categories of processed wool and common uses at each stage.
Fleece (Raw)