Needle Felting for Beginners: How to Sculpt with Wool (Paperback)

Described as the book the authors wish they had when starting out, this easy-to-follow guide teaches you how to sculpt miniature worlds, animals, birds, and even your friends and family! There are 12 varied projects to get stuck into, and in each you'll discover a new technique, from using wire and armatures to capturing expression in the little felted faces. - Sew Magazine

Roz Dace and Judy Balchin teach us how to sculpt with felting wool. This book is a great guide to get you started, starting with simple projects before moving on to more advanced pieces. It begins by introducing what this craft consists of and its origin, before moving on to the necessary tools and materials, the terminology as well as the basic techniques: from how to mix colours to how to sculpt in 3D or how to repair the most frequent errors, gradually increasing the level of difficulty. Once the explanations are finished, you will put them into practice with the projects, ranging from a simple garland of hearts to delicate animal sculptures, each accompanied by images that illustrate the creative process step-by-step. This book provides you with an opportunity to get started in this technique that is gaining popularity and whose versatility makes anyone who tries it, end up getting hooked. - Mondobelo Magazine

For a mindful craft, why not give needle felting a go? You'll learn everything you need to know from authors and crafters, Roz Dace and Judy Balchin. They share their tips on how to add character to your creations and make unique pieces. - Crafts Beautiful

Learn how to master the art of needle felting. Perfect for beginners, this much-needed guide teaches a different technique in each of twelve varied projects. We build up skills, discover secrets and learn to capture expression and character in this fascinating craft. - Machine Knitting Monthly

Have fun needle felting your way through miniature worlds, creatures and faces in this inspiring beginner’s book. Learn from experienced crafters Roz Dace and Judy Balchin how to master the art of needle felting. Perfect for beginners, this fun, felty book teaches a different technique in each project. The authors take you on a journey, building up your skills from basic needle felting to confidently using armatures. They share their secrets with you and teach you how to capture expression and character in faces, as well as how to create realistic figures or more exaggerated caricatures. You can sculpt miniature teacup worlds, endangered and garden animals and even your friends and family – it’s all covered. With 12 varied projects to get stuck into, you just need to choose where to start. Beginners will love this much-needed guide to a fascinating craft. - Mindful Crafting

As a person new to needle-felting, I have been looking at books for beginners and have felt largely uninspired, but this one, despite being mostly about creating animals, took me from basic steps to more detailed features quite quickly. With a short but useful section on colour mixing with carders, and a shopping list of additional elements required for various features, the book then goes into the basic techniques of needle felting including using forms to help create shapes. After teaching the basic forms that are required for the projects, how to create features and joining forms to make larger shapes, we then launch into the projects that progress quite quickly from simple to more complex. I particularly liked the ‘Small World’ pincushion in a cup and ‘Felt a Face’. With templates at the back, this book takes you from a novice to feeling fairly competent. Also suitable for older children (under supervision), it is one I shall add to my textile library. - Stacey Harvey-Brown, The Journal for Weavers, Spinners & Dyers

This fun book won best craft book in the Craft Business Awards 2021. A different technique is taught in each project, to build up skills from basic needle felting to confidently using armatures. With 12 varied projects, beginners will love this much-needed guide to a fascinating craft. - Machine Knitting Monthly