How I Needle Felted an Owl with a feather look

I share how I needle felted this owl so that it looks feathery without making any feathers and talk you through all the steps so that you can needle felt this cute owl and show you the techniques I came up with to felt the feathers around the eyes, belly and back.
In this tutorial I’ll also explain in detail how I applied the face details.
Hope you like it, good luck.

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Here’s where you’ll find my downloadable PDF giving my 10 tips on needle felting face details and other details: https://juliesfeltedfriends.etsy.com

Materials you’ll need (Links below):

Jacob Carded Wool (for core of body)
Needle felting wool in the following colours, preferably carded wool but you can use merino tops:
Tan coloured wool (Owl’s body first coated in this colour)
Mixture of Tan and Chocolate coloured merino tops wool (Owl’s back and feathers on front)
Natural white merino tops wool (for front and around eyes)
Black (tiny amount)

Equipment (Links below):

Fine Felting needles, I used a 36 Gauge triangular to form the initial shape and 40 Gauge triangular for everything else
Foam or mat to work on
Multi needle holder (optional)

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UK LINKS TO ITEMS FEATURED IN THE VIDEO, AVAILABLE ON AMAZON (UK Links):

***** Wool:
Core Wool:
Jacob Carded Wool Batts - Core Wool (200 grams - Large), White: https://amzn.to/3nQK4RT

Heidifeathers Merino Roving Wool / Tops 25 grams, in Chocolate: https://amzn.to/40KeMi0
Heidifeathers Merino Roving Wool / Tops 25 grams, in Tan: https://amzn.to/3RNK97c
Heidifeathers Merino Roving Wool / Tops 25 grams, in Natural White: https://amzn.to/40G2xDf
Heidifeathers Merino Roving Wool / Tops 25 grams, in Black: https://amzn.to/3JUsl8D

***** Needles:
36 Gauge (Thick or Heavy) Triangular Needle (pack 5) (Heidifeathers via Amazon): https://amzn.to/3DiMxwU
42 Gauge (Fine) Triangular Needle (pack 5) (Heidifeathers via Amazon): https://amzn.to/3Byh75n
40 Gauge (Medium Fine) Triangular Needle (pack 5) (Heidifeathers via Amazon): https://amzn.to/3bmO3mp

*****Felting Mat:
Woolbuddy Needle Felting Pad/Mat Large (I recommend the white one but it is more expensive): https://amzn.to/3Oo7ASa

**TOOLS**
Clover Pen Style Needle Felting Tool – Multi needle holder (3): https://amzn.to/3FyMgpF
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Chapters or Timestamps:
0:00 Intro
0:17 Base of owl
0:52 Eyes and beak of owl
3:07 Owl's Back Feathers
3:54 Feathers around owl's eyes
4:52 Owl's front Feathers

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