Needle felt sea creatures

Working on putting together a class for this so doing a lot of construction experiments and some lesser experiments (so far) with types of tentacles. Jellyfish really come in quite a wide variety. Some tentacles look a lot like kelp and others are very fine - it's been quite interesting studying them for this project.

needle felt clown fish

I've been busy the past few days photographing the sample projects our teachers have sent in. We've already listed a handful of upcoming classes at the Online Shoppe, with more on their way. I hope you can make it to the loft studio for a day or two with our amazing teachers!

This octopus is needle felted using 100% pure Canadian sheep's wool. I begin with plain rough wool roving to make the core shape, and finish the item with a smooth covering of fine Merino wool. The black eyes are plastic. This needle felted octopus is approximately 17 cm in diameter and 6 cm tall. Because each item is made individually by hand, sizes are approximate, and each animal turns out uniquely! The softly textured nature of wool means each needle felted item is a beautifully tactile…

Many years ago I discovered the art of needle felting. When you needle felt, you stab wool fiber repeatedly with a very sharp, barbed needle. The barbs of the needle felt the wool into shapes and thus you can sculpt it!

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Hermit crab - needle felted - SShaw

My second needle felting project. I'm kind of proud, cause i did this one on my own without instructions or a kit.

Needle felted stingray