[NFB-Blind-Crafters] Needle felting

[Yolanda Thompson]

A mouse pad will not be thick enough. What I like to recommend to beginners
is to get an old pillow and use it as a mat.
I cannot comment about gloves due to the fact that there are too many
varieties of gloves. I would not wear gardener's gloves, but latex gloves
wouldn't offer much protection from pokes.


On Wed, Sep 17, 2025 at 7:43 AM Tracy Carcione via NFB-Blind-Crafters <
nfb-blind-crafters at nfbnet.org> wrote:

> Could you use safety eyes?  They have a loop on the back to secure them in
> the animal.  Or don’t they work with felting?
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> I have an old mouse pad doing nothing.  Would that serve as a mat?  It’s
> about 6X6.
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> If I’m wearing a glove, can I still tell what I’m doing?
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> Tracy
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> *From:* NFB-Blind-Crafters <nfb-blind-crafters-bounces at nfbnet.org> *On
> Behalf Of *Lana Van Horn via NFB-Blind-Crafters
> *Sent:* Wednesday, September 17, 2025 9:28 AM
> *To:* Tracy Carcione via NFB-Blind-Crafters <nfb-blind-crafters at nfbnet.org
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> *Cc:* Lana Van Horn <Lana5 at comcast.net>
> *Subject:* Re: [NFB-Blind-Crafters] Needle felting
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> Another one of us out there? Great.
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> You need more than a special needle and some wool. You need a mat to
> protect the table or whatever you are working on.
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> There are some good tutorials on Youtube, but most don't describe enough.
> There are several books on Bookshare, but again, many don't tell us enough.
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> For example, the latest to show up is Happy Felted animals. It depends on
> a special download for instructions.  The best bookshare book I know of is
> Wool pets. It tells you how much wool to use and what shapes to mold it
> into.
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> The best sources I know of are Living Felt and Sarafina fiber art.
> Sarafina's instructions are very detailed. Again, she tells us the size of
> piece of wool to use and the size of the shapes she wants. you to use.
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> When it comes to colors and shading, I am lost. I also can't get the eyes
> right. You can use glass eyes, but those involve glue.
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> On 9/17/2025 6:49 AM, Tracy Carcione via NFB-Blind-Crafters wrote:
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> Cool!
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> It seems like all one needs is a bit of wool roving and a needle felting
> tool.  Are there other necessary supplies?
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> What kinds of things do you make?
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> Tracy
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> *From:* NFB-Blind-Crafters <nfb-blind-crafters-bounces at nfbnet.org>
> <nfb-blind-crafters-bounces at nfbnet.org> *On Behalf Of *Yolanda Thompson
> via NFB-Blind-Crafters
> *Sent:* Wednesday, September 17, 2025 8:12 AM
> *To:* nfb-blind-crafters at nfbnet.org
> *Cc:* Yolanda Thompson <ylt999 at gmail.com> <ylt999 at gmail.com>
> *Subject:* Re: [NFB-Blind-Crafters] Needle felting
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> I needle felt. And yes, I would be willing to teach it.
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> Sent from my iPhone
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> On Sep 17, 2025, at 5:48 AM, Tracy Carcione via NFB-Blind-Crafters <
> nfb-blind-crafters at nfbnet.org> wrote:
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> Does anyone know how to do needle felting?  If so, would you be willing to
> teach us how it’s done?  I just saw a couple books on Bookshare on it, and
> it sounds interesting.
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> Tracy
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