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Felt Alive Videos + Felt Alive Felting Needles = True Needle Felting Love

Many projects to choose from. They’re all free to enjoy — no sign-up, no sign-in. Just hours with me on the pad.

Start here: Felting needles, explained. Wool, tools, and extras: A Message to Felt Alive Needle Felting Students.

Video workshops

Felt along with me.

Free, real-time workshops — from beginner to advanced, learn the magic of bringing wool to life with Felt Alive Videos. Grab the color I call for and poke along.

10 hr

Signature · Studio · 10 hr

Dolls

My signature workshop. Ten hours of flexible, expressive wool dolls — hands, feet, clothes, and faces. The whole Felt Alive method, start to finish.

Workshop pageOpen on YouTube

2 hr

Beginner · 2 hr

Funny Faces

Two hours of sculpting a face that looks like it has an opinion — the Felt Alive test.

2 hr

Beginner · 2 hr

Pixies

A beginner-friendly character with no armature and a lot of attitude. Wool batting, a needle, and a sense of humor.

2 hr

Beginner · 2 hr

Finger Puppet Fairies

Wee little ones that flutter on your fingertips. Felt along and learn how a tiny form still needs a real face.

2 hr

Beginner · 2 hr

Garden Art

Mushrooms, bugs, and worms on simple wire armatures. Colorful, outdoor-ready, and a friendly first armature lesson.

2 hr

Beginner · 2 hr

Bunnies

Fuzzy, floppy-eared wool bunnies — no armature. Eggs for body and head, flat-felted ears, and a face with attitude.

1 hr

Beginner · 1 hr

Jack-O-Lanterns

A 3–5 inch wool pumpkin with a face. Short, seasonal, and the right size to practice poking without a marathon.

2 hr

All levels · 2 hr

Pups

Jointed, flexible wool puppies — no wires, no plastic eyes. Just batting and a needle, with legs that actually sit.

5 hr

All levels · 5 hr

Droits

Silly, jointed, wire-free creatures. Five hours of core, limbs, and the kind of face you make when no one is watching.

5 hr

All levels · 5 hr

Santa

A jolly wool Santa with advanced tricks that are still kind to a first-timer. Beard, boots, and a face that smiles back.

9 hr

Studio · 9 hr

Fairy Dolls

A jointed fairy from scratch — no wire, no clay. Nine hours of real-time sculpting, wings, and the details that make her fly.

Studio notes

All levels · 4 min

Felting needles, explained

A barbed steel blade, a grip you can hold for hours, and a color you can grab in a second.

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All levels · 6 min

The color code, explained

With a color-coded, comfy grip, you can pick the right tool at a glance.

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All levels · 5 min

One needle, two, or four

Single Point, Double Point, and Quad Point multi-needle tools — permanently affixed in a color-coded handle.

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Beginner · 12 min

Your first wool form

A soft sphere — the skill every animal, doll, and worm is built on.

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All levels · 4 min

Use & care of Felt Alive needles

Six tips to avoid breaking needles and poking yourself — from my studio.

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Beginner · 15 min

It’s a worm’s life

A small, jointless creature you can finish in an afternoon — and a doorway into sculptural felting.

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Studio · 8 min

Felt Alive; a needle felting story

It all started with a brand new needle felter that fell head over heels in love with this curious craft.

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