I’ve always made things. One day I was poking around Twitch and came across Gilbertamie streaming needle felting. I had never heard of it. Her enthusiasm for needle felting made me want to try it. I purchased the Dimensions Fox Kit, made the fox in October of 2017, and I was hooked.
Since there were no classes in my area, I decided to spend a year learning how to needle felt by building a list of needle felting tutorials to complete. That turned into two years, then three, then four. I couldn’t stop adding to the list! As long as I keep learning from them, I’ll continue doing tutorials.
Recently, I began designing my own projects! My favorite subjects are wild animals, livestock, and birds. I love researching the animal as I make it. Animals are always fascinating, inspiring and beautiful. I hope that sharing their stories through my pieces helps us appreciate, embrace, and protect them.
Along this needle felting journey, I became interested in using different types of wool especially rare or heritage breed sheep. I’ve started exploring how I might incorporate those. Given that they are generally only available in natural colors, I have a feeling this will lead to some experiments with dye. Can’t wait!
I share my process, experiments and tips on YouTube. If you’d like to know what I use when needle felting, check out my lists of needle felting tools, supplies, my favorite felting related books, and fiber suppliers.
Pieces available for sale are listed in my Etsy shop. I do not take commissions at this time. Maybe I will in the future, but not until I finish the long list of animals I dream of making!
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