[NFB-Blind-Crafters] Needle felting

Wed Sep 17 22:30:33 UTC 2025

I'm not big on pillows because you will poke through the fabric. You 
will need some sort of kit anyway. Better to buy one from one of the 
places that deal with such.

You also really need a skewer. Best to get a craft one, not the long 
ones for barbecue.

Finger protectors won't work because you need to feel what you are doing 
as you do it. Any covering thick enough to protect will keep you from 
being able to tell what you are doing. Let's face it. Needle Felting is 
the one craft which demands a blood sacrifice, so keep the tissue and 
cream handy. Not recommended for people on blood-thinners.

On 9/17/2025 12:31 PM, Yolanda Thompson via NFB-Blind-Crafters wrote:
> 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?
>
>     I have an old mouse pad doing nothing.  Would that serve as a
>     mat?  It’s about 6X6.
>
>     If I’m wearing a glove, can I still tell what I’m doing?
>
>     Tracy
>
>     *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>
>     *Cc:* Lana Van Horn <Lana5 at comcast.net>
>     *Subject:* Re: [NFB-Blind-Crafters] Needle felting
>
>     Another one of us out there? Great.
>
>     You need more than a special needle and some wool. You need a mat
>     to protect the table or whatever you are working on.
>
>     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.
>
>     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.
>
>     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.
>
>     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.
>
>     On 9/17/2025 6:49 AM, Tracy Carcione via NFB-Blind-Crafters wrote:
>
>         Cool!
>
>         It seems like all one needs is a bit of wool roving and a
>         needle felting tool.  Are there other necessary supplies?
>
>         What kinds of things do you make?
>
>         Tracy
>
>         *From:*NFB-Blind-Crafters
>         <nfb-blind-crafters-bounces at nfbnet.org>
>         <mailto: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>
>         <mailto:ylt999 at gmail.com>
>         *Subject:* Re: [NFB-Blind-Crafters] Needle felting
>
>         I needle felt. And yes, I would be willing to teach it.
>
>         Sent from my iPhone
>
>
>
>
>             On Sep 17, 2025, at 5:48 AM, Tracy Carcione via
>             NFB-Blind-Crafters <nfb-blind-crafters at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>
>             
>
>             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.
>
>             Tracy
>
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