Needle Felted Animals - Woodland theme (to inspire you) Needle Felting Ideas

Here I present to you an enchanting picture book style video of needle felted animals that I've made. They are all animals you'd find in a British woodland. These were my first creations when I started needle felting and I was so excited to have made them. You'll meet one of a kind characters; badger, fox, bunnies, hare and squirrel.
In fact the white bunny you first see in the video is the first thing I ever attempted to make.
I still have him at home as a reminder of how far I have come. I am pretty much a self taught needle felter. Very much learning through trial and error. The badger is one I have made a few times for customers across the world, each one ends up so different though with a unique character.
My hope is that this video will give you a bit of inspiration to make your own woodland themed animals.
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NEEDLE FELTING TOOLS & WOOL I RECOMMEND FOR REALISTIC ANIMALS
**** Best quality NEEDLES I use are from Heidifeathers - all colour coded.
It's well worth getting a set of 30 Mixed Felting Needles - 10 Different types - Triangular, Star, Reverse & Twisted Needles amzn.to/3oSks9j
Or you can choose by needle type:
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Twisted 40G amzn.to/3aoJjsM
Reverse Felting Needles amzn.to/3apVPs6
*** NEEDLE HOLDERS ***
Clover Multi Needle Tool (holds 1 - 3 needles) helps to speed up your felting: amzn.to/3amZ3w8
Wooden Multi Needle Tool (holds 4 needles): amzn.to/3Dimrak great for flat pieces e.g. ears, feathers
Have your 5 favourite needles in holders- 5 x Long Wooden Handle - keep as they are or decorate ? amzn.to/3FzWFAy
*** SCISSORS ***
Beautifully designed rose gold embroidery scissors amzn.to/3AtdJVp
Professional Thinning Shears Hair Cutting Teeth Scissors amzn.to/3A0zhdf
Professional Hairdressing Scissors amzn.to/3Dp3AKH
Basic Nail Scissors amzn.to/3lCLJKf
*** WOOL ***
CARDED Wool - quick and easy to felt with
Jacob batts In Natural Shades amzn.to/3mDlZx3- great for core wool
Carded batts bundle of 4 natural shades; white, grey, dark brown & mid brown amzn.to/301Os82
White Corriedale Slivers amzn.to/30dsfEf - great for wrapping over wire armature -
'Creature Mix' Carded Slivers - 6 wonderful animal fur shades, amzn.to/3v0BdAa
WOOL TOPS: good for attaching longer fur and adding details
Soft Natural Mixed tops - Animal Mix -10 different breeds amzn.to/3lr3VqH
Toy Box Mix - (merino animal colours - 12) - amzn.to/3axKTsx
PERFECT Merino tops packs of 6 for when adding ‘fur’ to a particular animal::
‘Beautiful Browns’ amzn.to/3oMB5Tz donkey, mouse, tawny owl, mole, hare.
'Grand greys' amzn.to/3oMCmdx badger, koala, grey squirrel
‘Outstanding Oranges and Yellows’ amzn.to/3BvDC8d fox, red squirrel, bumble bee, chicks, orangutan
‘Gleeful Greens’ amzn.to/3HZJx8h - lizards, frogs, parrots
*** WIRE & PIPE CLEANERS ***
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White x100 amzn.to/3uV8uwC
*** OTHER USEFUL TOOLS ***
Draper Flat Nose Mini Pliers amzn.to/3GuFUah for bending/cutting wire
Air dry clay 6 Skin Colours amzn.to/3onaZpw for beaks, claws, noses.
Remington Ceramic Hair Straighteners amzn.to/3lC6zto for lovely thin ears or feathers
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Thanks for watching!
Soundtrack is 'Maid with the Flaxen hair' by Richard Stolzman.

[@susanblack7782]

Stunningly, adorable works of art! I am so impressed and am interested to learn. I have portrait painting of dogs and cats, this is something totally new, I have never seen before!

[@FittobeLovedFelts]

Thank you. 😊 I'm so glad you've discovered this. I'm sure you'll love it when you try.

[@jennypiper2178]

love your work hoping your really add tutorials soon

[@hannahrumney30]

How do you do Chesnut's tail?