What do
cookie cutters and
alpacas have in common?
Riverbend Fiber Arts Guild members found the answer to this question at the April program on
Needle Felting.
Using the needle felting technique, a variety of items can be created including two-dimensional appliqués and surface design elements to 3-dimensional pins, buttons, beads, refrigerator magnets and figurines. You could even create a whole farmyard of needle-felted critters and pets!
The guild program started with a discussion on safety precautions regarding the barbed needles that are used for needle felting. Cookie cutters served as the molds for creating the initial shape.
A demonstration was given on how the cutters were layered with alpaca fibers over a foam base. Using the barbed needles, the fibers were punched and felted together. Additional layers of fibers were added and needled to build and strengthen the base figure. Smaller wisps of fibers in contrasting colored were added to create the details.
Using the needle felting technique, a variety of items can be created including two-dimensional appliqués and surface design elements to 3-dimensional pins, buttons, beads, refrigerator magnets and figurines. You could even create a whole farmyard of needle-felted critters and pets!
The guild program started with a discussion on safety precautions regarding the barbed needles that are used for needle felting. Cookie cutters served as the molds for creating the initial shape.
A demonstration was given on how the cutters were layered with alpaca fibers over a foam base. Using the barbed needles, the fibers were punched and felted together. Additional layers of fibers were added and needled to build and strengthen the base figure. Smaller wisps of fibers in contrasting colored were added to create the details.
These colorful needle-felted pieces using alpaca fibers were fun and easy to make. Oooh, the felting, sculpting and embellishing possibilities!
Doggies, and kitties, and alpacas... oh my!
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