Needle Felting Kit: Sheep Baa-ble
I've made lots of these super cute Sheep Baa-bles over the past few years, and I decided it was time for you to make your own!
These kits are suitable for beginners and contain everything you'll need to make your own felted sheep entirely from British Wool. Using the best quality needle felting tools and with thorough instructions to guide you through.
Needle felting is the process of binding wool together with a barbed needle to make soft, loose wool into a sturdy shape. The barbs along the shaft of the needle pick up the wool fibres, pulling them in and out as you stab the wool. This matts the wool together.
Your kit includes:
Felting needles
Needles come in different gauges for different uses. You will use:
38 gauge star - black (x2) - for fast felting and firming shapes
40 gauge triangular - blue (x1) - a finer needle for detail.
Needle handle
Making it easier to hold the needles.
Felting Mat
This high quality, dense foam mat will give a base for your needle to hit, and mean that you don’t damage your work surface or snap your needle.
British wool
The wool in this kit is carded (combed) and referred to as “carded sliver”, good for felting.
White core wool
Grey wool for the head.
Black wool for the eyes.
Green naturally dyed wool for the grass.
White yarn - for the hanger
Thorough step by step instructions with photos to guide you through.
Your mat and needles can be used again and again in future felting projects. You may wish to buy more felting wool here on my website.
WARNING: Felting needles are very sharp. This kit is not suitable for young children. Recommended for age 10+ with adult supervision.
Many people choose to wear finger protectors or protective gloves while felting in case of accidental pricks to the finger and I recommend this for beginners. These are available to add to your kit as an extra and include one for your thumb and one for your forefinger or middle finger to be worn on the hand you are using to hold the piece (so if you are right handed you will be using the needle in your right hand and put the protectors on your left hand).
Choosing British Wool:
Choosing to craft with real wool avoids synthetic fibres that result in microplastics, and means that at the end of it’s life your creation can biodegrade, going back into the earth where it came from. Using British wool processed in the UK gives us a reduced carbon footprint, avoiding long shipping distances and all the carbon that goes with it.