In the last lesson we introduced how to ornament your needle felted wool balls with spots and hearts, and the skill to fix the unperfect embellishments on needle felted crafts. This lesson we'll teach you how to ornament your felted wool balls by components to make some useful designs and widgets, like bracelets, necklaces, iphone charms and baby mobiles. The point of the lesson is inspiring you to use anything you have ornament your needle felted work. if you do knit, sew, bead, clothing or etc, try to think how to combine them with your needle felted works. The process will be very exciting and so much fun!! Well, let's start it!!
Unit1
There are 7 lessons in Unit 1, here they are
- Lesson 1： Monocolour Ball
- Lesson 2：Spotted Ball & Ball with heart pattern
- Lesson 3：Bracelet, Acorn, Phone Charm
- Lesson 4：Bunny
- Lesson 5：Octopus
- Lesson 6：Heart
- Lesson 7：Easter Egg
Update
| Tools: | Felt needles, Felting sponge/ Foam block, Thumb protector, Awl, Pincers, Acorn cup, Key chain, Other components(head pin, eys pin, leather strap) |
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| Materials: | Needle Felted Balls or Felted Balls or Short Fiber Wool Roving, Kit（Coming Soon） |
| Difficuity: | ★ |
| Time: | 15m - 30m |
| Required: |
Needle Felting Basics of Beginners |
| Points: |
Inspire your needle felted crafts with other handicraft |
| Download | Coming soon (PDF) |
| Video | Keycharm, Brooch |
Instructions
Needle Felted Phone Charm with Acron
Step 1. Drill a hole in the wool felt ball with a awl, through it, Clean up the acron above with pincers, then drill a hold gently, or it would be shatter or hurt youself.
Note:
Pls drill the hole gently and slowly.
Step 2.Through the ball with head pin( If you can't make it the first time, drill it again, make a bigger hole and try it, avoid make the head pin bended and can't through). Then through the acron, cut off the excess part of the head pin, bend the rest of the head pin into shape of eye, get ready to connect the phone charm chain in next step.
Tips:
Poke a few times if it's fluffy after you drill the hole.
Step 3.Use phone charm chain to connect with wool felt arcon, then we'll get a phone charm with needle felted acron.
Note:
We can make keycharm, chrismas ornaments with the same way.
Bracelet with needle felted balls
Step 1.Drill holes on the wool felt balls, though them with eye pins, cut the excess part with pincers and bended as an eye-shaped.
Tips:
Poke a few times if it's fluffy after you drill the hole.
Step 2.Connect rings of each end of eye part with pincers.
Step 3. According to your wrist thickness repeat step 1 and 2, complete 5-8 balls and connect each other.
Step 4. Connect the balls with Lobster Clasp. Done!
Necklace with needle felted balls
Step 1. Repeat step 1,2 of making the bracelet.
Step 2. Cut off the leather strap, link ball chains with both ends.
Step 3. Tie a knot, and such a necklace is completed!!!!
Assignment:
Make a phone chain or a key chain.
Make a bracelet or a necklace.
Make another accessory.
Rewards:
If you complete our assignment, you can sent the pics of your balls to us, or post it on Instagram and @ifeltify or to Facebook @feltify. You'll get reward points.
Phone Charm or Key Charm : 30 points
Necklace or Bracelet : 70 points
Other Accessories : 50 points
What the points for?
1.Purchase needle felting supplies and kit at a great discount.
2.Try our new advanced needle felting wool tutorials and kit for free.
3.Privilege of purchasing our limited items.
4.Enjoy permanent privilege of free shipping (Orders equal or above $49.00).
Expand Reading:
Following，let's see other handcrafter how to use other skills and components to finish adorable design.
How to make a brooth with felt balls?
Next Lesson:
In the next lesson you'll learn how to make needle felted bunny, and some tips about how to make your needle felted wool animals lovely and cute.
Class is over, thank you!
Have any questions or advice we didn’t cover? Let us know in the comments.