I Tried Needle Felting for the First Time

I have wanted to try needle felting for quite a few years now but found it to be quite expensive. However, while perusing around Hobbycraft I found some small felting kits with a choice of different animals and mystical creatures; like unicorns and dragons, but I opted for a pair of small Llama’s. The kit comes with different coloured felt (enough for two Llamas and their features), two needles, a polystyrene block and two small polystyrene Llama torsos.

To begin with I found it hard to attach the felt to the torsos, punching the needle through the felt and into the polystyrene many times as the instructions said ‘it may take some time’, it also took some of my blood as it was quite tricky to avoid my fingers while furiously stabbing a tiny Llama torso. In the end I found it easier to matt a small section of the felt onto the polystyrene block before applying it to the torso; the felt stuck much quicker this way. It was also much quicker to get the felt to the desired matted appearance and texture.

The end result for me was quite a cute fluffy, squishy little Llama, the torso has just about disintegrated on the inside but the felt holds its shape. Overall I am pleased with the outcome but not sure if I will try the second one. I feel like it was too much work for something that has no purpose other than looking cute on my shelf,(I hate clutter and ‘Nick nacks’) maybe I will keep him for a while to inspire me to try more new skills.

Happy Hump Day!