Needle Felting: Paint Portraits with Wool

Create highly detailed animal portraits that capture the story of your subject using needle felting techniques

• Introduction
• Preparation and Practice
• Creating the Fox Portrait
• Finishing and Photographing Your Portrait
• Final project

Needle felting is a calming practice that allows you to portray colorful images using needle, fabric and an embroidery hoop. Dani Ives is a renowned fiber artist specialized in needle felting, who dedicates a great deal of her artwork to her favorite subject: animal portraiture.

In this course, learn needle felting techniques to create detailed animal portraits made of wool. Discover Dani’s creative process step by step to bring beautiful animal embroidery pieces to life.

• About Me
• Influences
• Supplies and Practice
• Basic Techniques: Sharp, Clean Edges
• Basic Techniques: Straight Lines
• Basic Techniques: Color Blending
• Sketching and Transferring Your Image to the Fabric
• Needle Felt the Eyes
• Needle Felt the Nose and Mouth
• Needle Felt the Ears and Forehead 1
• Needle Felt the Ears and Forehead 2
• Needle Felt the Final Sections
• Finishing Touches
• Lifting and Framing
• Photographing Your Fiber Art
• Needle felting portraits