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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.
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.
2 hrBeginner · 2 hr
Funny Faces
Two hours of sculpting a face that looks like it has an opinion — the Felt Alive test.
2 hrBeginner · 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 hrBeginner · 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 hrBeginner · 2 hr
Garden Art
Mushrooms, bugs, and worms on simple wire armatures. Colorful, outdoor-ready, and a friendly first armature lesson.
2 hrBeginner · 2 hr
Bunnies
Fuzzy, floppy-eared wool bunnies — no armature. Eggs for body and head, flat-felted ears, and a face with attitude.
1 hrBeginner · 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.
40 minBeginner · 40 min
Halloween Witch
A flat relief witch you can finish in about half an hour. Pointy nose, curly hair, classic hat — hang it, pin it, or stick it on a bag.
2 hr 40 minAll levels · 2 hr 40 min
Witch Head
A full 3D witch head — long bony nose, deep-set eyes, a hooked chin, and wild hair. For when you already know the basics and want a face with an opinion.
2 hrAll levels · 2 hr
Pups
Jointed, flexible wool puppies — no wires, no plastic eyes. Just batting and a needle, with legs that actually sit.
5 hrAll 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 hrAll 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 hrStudio · 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.
Tips from the journal
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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