Needle felt 20 super-cute animals – and their even cuter babies! – with this beginner-friendly guide, featuring complete step-by-step visuals and full-size templates.

These 20 adorable projects are new from award-winning crafters and popular teachers Roz Dace and Judy Balchin (AKA The Woolly Felters).

Whether you're a seasoned needle-felter or a curious beginner, Roz and Judy’s easy-to-follow and completely visual step-by-step tutorials will guide you through the process with ease so that you can sculpt your own needle-felted animals to gift or love! Inside you'll find:

• 20 super-sweet animal projects including snuggly mice, playful foxes, fluffy sheep, lovable lions, happy hedgehogs and giggly guinea pigs, each with their own miniature baby version.
• Expert tips and tricks.
• A clear explainer of all the tools and materials you'll need.
• A comprehensive techniques section, which covers everything from making and joining shapes to adding character with those all-important facial features.
• Full-size templates for all your new rosy-cheeked friends!

The authors’ previous book, Needle Felting for Beginners, won the BEST CRAFT BOOK in The Craft Business Awards 2021, and has sold over 89k copies to date.

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Authors of Needle Felting Christmas (2024) Dace and Balchin offer readers more adorable projects to try at home. They teach readers how to needle felt—the process of shaping wool felt into a shape with a needle—with 20 appealing animal projects. Covering the basic tools needed to begin, the authors make it clear that these projects are beginner-friendly, and that readers will be able to pick up and put down projects at their convenience. The book includes basic techniques, like how to hold the needle to achieve different shapes (ball, oval, sausage). Also included are detailed instructions on how to create different animals with cute names like "Katie Koala," "Hootie Owl," "Bonny Bunny," and "Snuggly Sheep." Each project also provides a full description of the finished project sizes (offering a "baby" and a slightly larger size), needed materials, and step-by-step instructions with pictures; a shape template is included in the back of the book. This book is very detailed and engaging and is perfect for beginner felt artists.