7 Common NEEDLE FELTING MISTAKES you might be making

Are you struggling with needle felting? Are your needle felted items not turning out right? You could be making one or more of these mistakes.
In this beginner’s tutorial I’ll explain 7 common mistakes beginner’s to needle felting make and give tips and techniques to make sure that your needle felted artwork turns out looking great every time.
I’ll talk you through crucial tips on shaping, when to use which wool and needles and explain how to make needle felting easier to master for any beginner.
Hope you like it, and if you do find it helpful it would mean the world to me if you’d click on the like button, subscribe and ring the notification bell.

My Etsy shop where you can get downloadable PDF Tips and Tutorials:

Here’s the link to the ‘When do I stop stabbing?’ video that I mention:

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MY RECOMMENDED WOOL AND EQUIPMENT FROM AMAZON UK:

***WOOL***
Core Wool:

In case it comes back the wool I featured in this video is this one:

If you prefer to buy individual colours I recommend the following:

*** NEEDLES***:

***Felting Mat***:

***Tools***

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WOOL AND EQUIPMENT FROM AMAZON US:

***WOOL***
This pack doesn’t look exactly the same make as the one I bought but looks very similar in that you get 3grams of each color, except you get 100 colors:

If you’d prefer to buy individual colours:

***FELTING MATS***:

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Here are some of my other needle felting tutorials that you might like:

Chapters or Timestamps:
0:00 Are you making these needle felting mistakes?
0:50 Mistake 1
1:53 Mistake 2
2:51 Mistake 3
3:34 Mistake 4
4:30 Mistake 5
5:11 Mistake 6
5:52 Mistake 7 – two tips in one!
7:21 Real time felting – how long does needle felting really take?

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[meredith]

My daughter who is nine and I found this video by accident. She never laughed so much watching a crafting video as she did with this one. She said its like a craft for serial killers. Epic video, strange craft, but a craft that has two new enthusiasts. Neither of us are serial killers I might add.

[Sarah-yokz]

I think I love the first flat owl just because of his personality you gave him🦉❤️🤣

[andykk]

I just love your no nonsense transparent approach ( and your humour) x great video, thank you

[charisbillingham]

I remember felting as a teenager at school and I ended up with a chameleon that looked like it had been killed on the road (my family lovingly baptized it Roadkill). I had no idea about these common beginner mistakes I had made while felting. I wish my teacher had noticed and guided me more in the process. At least now I know what my mistakes were and I can try felting again!

[FujishimaAkiko]

"You haven't stabbed it enough." When did crafting get so violent? lol! 🤣
This video was very helpful! Thank you!

[rheasong]

Can I just say that the flat orange looking thing{ owl } is so funny, I love to keep it as a pet.🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🦉🦉🦉

[maryblencowe]

I have just found you! I honestly feel that a link to your tutorials should be given with every beginners kit, every set of needles, and every ounce of wool purchased. I started needle felting eight months ago and you have taught me more in this eight minutes than I have learned in the whole eight months. Thank you so much Julie. I have decided that I am going to watch one video of yours each day and I am going to pass on the link to your tutorials to every beginner I come across. Needless to say, you have a new subscriber! Thank you so much. ❤

[janicemacdonald]

This is a wonderful teaching video! You have actually started with the "basic basics" which are so often missing in other "beginner felting tutorials" I am so happy to have found you!

[Nusszucker]

I am kinda relieved that I am not the only one who says stabbing the wool when explaining needle felting. I was lucky to have been watching some videos on needle felting before I did my first figure, but I still learned a lot from this video that I will use in my current project.

[haleyp]

I'm a long time crocheter and have watched so many tutorials. I wanted to start felting this is absolutely the best tutorial I've ever seen it was so clear and the humor kept me entertained and engaged !! Great work

[anniemazz]

I made my first needle felted project at a workshop at a craft fair last week. I really enjoyed it so I bought a kit but when I sat down to make my little Robin I was really struggling to make the shape. This led my to YouTube and this brilliant set of beginner videos which I’ve been binge watching and will probably watch several more time. Thanks to you my little Robin may actually be completed and not consigned to the back of a cupboard 🥰

[kindapoopedmypants]

I love everything about this and your humor.

[WanderLust-Wonders]

Thank you so much for including the timings, I spent the best part of 5 hours stabbing a little bunny and thought I must be doing something wrong!😒 Now I know you just have to keep going until you feel happy with it. x

[James-femj]

My first time felting was a success because of

[katifritz-jung]

I love your sense of humor! Great video.

[nicorease]

You are brilliant! Thank you for the helpful tips and humor. I am grateful I found you.

[rcl-crafter]

So much fun and I'm learning too! Brilliant!!!

[rhondaennen]

I love the video, could listen and watch you all day! Annnnd Flat Owl is absolutely adorable

[JemRochelle]

I've been needle felting for a while but I still learned some good tips from this video! I'm excited to try them out!

[victoriajeanleslie]

I tried about 2 years ago and struggled and I've just decided to try again with a beginner kit making a tiny red panda.
This video was super helpful and taught me so much ❤