<div dir="ltr">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.<div>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. </div><div><br></div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote gmail_quote_container"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Wed, Sep 17, 2025 at 7:43\u202fAM Tracy Carcione via NFB-Blind-Crafters <<a href="mailto:nfb-blind-crafters@nfbnet.org">nfb-blind-crafters@nfbnet.org</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div class="msg127710300553685227"><div lang="EN-US" style="overflow-wrap: break-word;"><div class="m_127710300553685227WordSection1"><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt">Could you use safety eyes? They have a loop on the back to secure them in the animal. Or don\u2019t they work with felting? <u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt">I have an old mouse pad doing nothing. Would that serve as a mat? It\u2019s about 6X6.<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt">If I\u2019m wearing a glove, can I still tell what I\u2019m doing?<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt">Tracy<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><div><div style="border-right:none;border-bottom:none;border-left:none;border-top:1pt solid rgb(225,225,225);padding:3pt 0in 0in"><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11pt">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:11pt"> NFB-Blind-Crafters <<a href="mailto:nfb-blind-crafters-bounces@nfbnet.org" target="_blank">nfb-blind-crafters-bounces@nfbnet.org</a>> <b>On Behalf Of </b>Lana Van Horn via NFB-Blind-Crafters<br><b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, September 17, 2025 9:28 AM<br><b>To:</b> Tracy Carcione via NFB-Blind-Crafters <<a href="mailto:nfb-blind-crafters@nfbnet.org" target="_blank">nfb-blind-crafters@nfbnet.org</a>><br><b>Cc:</b> Lana Van Horn <<a href="mailto:Lana5@comcast.net" target="_blank">Lana5@comcast.net</a>><br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [NFB-Blind-Crafters] Needle felting<u></u><u></u></span></p></div></div><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><p>Another one of us out there? Great. <u></u><u></u></p><p>You need more than a special needle and some wool. You need a mat to protect the table or whatever you are working on. <u></u><u></u></p><p>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. <u></u><u></u></p><p>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. <u></u><u></u></p><p>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. <u></u><u></u></p><p>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. <u></u><u></u></p><div><p class="MsoNormal">On 9/17/2025 6:49 AM, Tracy Carcione via NFB-Blind-Crafters wrote:<u></u><u></u></p></div><blockquote style="margin-top:5pt;margin-bottom:5pt"><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt">Cool! </span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt">It seems like all one needs is a bit of wool roving and a needle felting tool. Are there other necessary supplies? </span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt">What kinds of things do you make?</span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt">Tracy</span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt"> </span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt"> </span><u></u><u></u></p><div><div style="border-right:none;border-bottom:none;border-left:none;border-top:1pt solid rgb(225,225,225);padding:3pt 0in 0in"><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11pt">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:11pt"> NFB-Blind-Crafters <a href="mailto:nfb-blind-crafters-bounces@nfbnet.org" target="_blank"><nfb-blind-crafters-bounces@nfbnet.org></a> <b>On Behalf Of </b>Yolanda Thompson via NFB-Blind-Crafters<br><b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, September 17, 2025 8:12 AM<br><b>To:</b> <a href="mailto:nfb-blind-crafters@nfbnet.org" target="_blank">nfb-blind-crafters@nfbnet.org</a><br><b>Cc:</b> Yolanda Thompson <a href="mailto:ylt999@gmail.com" target="_blank"><ylt999@gmail.com></a><br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [NFB-Blind-Crafters] Needle felting</span><u></u><u></u></p></div></div><p class="MsoNormal"> <u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal">I needle felt. And yes, I would be willing to teach it.<u></u><u></u></p><div><p class="MsoNormal">Sent from my iPhone<u></u><u></u></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><br><br><br><u></u><u></u></p><blockquote style="margin-top:5pt;margin-bottom:5pt"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12pt">On Sep 17, 2025, at 5:48\u202fAM, Tracy Carcione via NFB-Blind-Crafters <<a href="mailto:nfb-blind-crafters@nfbnet.org" target="_blank">nfb-blind-crafters@nfbnet.org</a>> wrote:<u></u><u></u></p></blockquote></div><blockquote style="margin-top:5pt;margin-bottom:5pt"><div><p class="MsoNormal">\ufeff<u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt">Does anyone know how to do needle felting? If so, would you be willing to teach us how it\u2019s done? I just saw a couple books on Bookshare on it, and it sounds interesting.</span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt">Tracy</span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt"> </span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Aptos,sans-serif">_______________________________________________<br>NFB-Blind-Crafters mailing list<br><a href="mailto:NFB-Blind-Crafters@nfbnet.org" target="_blank">NFB-Blind-Crafters@nfbnet.org</a><br><a href="http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/nfb-blind-crafters_nfbnet.org" target="_blank">http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/nfb-blind-crafters_nfbnet.org</a><br>To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info for NFB-Blind-Crafters:<br><a href="http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/nfb-blind-crafters_nfbnet.org/ylt999%40gmail.com" target="_blank">http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/nfb-blind-crafters_nfbnet.org/ylt999%40gmail.com</a></span><u></u><u></u></p></div></blockquote><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><br><br><u></u><u></u></span></p><pre>_______________________________________________<u></u><u></u></pre><pre>NFB-Blind-Crafters mailing list<u></u><u></u></pre><pre><a href="mailto:NFB-Blind-Crafters@nfbnet.org" target="_blank">NFB-Blind-Crafters@nfbnet.org</a><u></u><u></u></pre><pre><a href="http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/nfb-blind-crafters_nfbnet.org" target="_blank">http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/nfb-blind-crafters_nfbnet.org</a><u></u><u></u></pre><pre>To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info for NFB-Blind-Crafters:<u></u><u></u></pre><pre><a href="http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/nfb-blind-crafters_nfbnet.org/lana5%40comcast.net" target="_blank">http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/nfb-blind-crafters_nfbnet.org/lana5%40comcast.net</a><u></u><u></u></pre></blockquote></div></div>_______________________________________________<br>
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