FABRICS TO NEEDLE FELT ON TO

Fabrics to Needle Felt Onto

If you are wanting to needle felt pictures or designs onto fabric, how do you choose which fabric is best for needle felting on to? We get this question all the time, and this video tutorial will help you choose the type of fabric or material that is best to needle felt onto..and it can really depend on what you are needle felting! Are you needle felting a picture that has a lot of detail and will require a dense application of wool? Are you needle felting a picture that is not overly detailed?
Are you needle felting something that needs to be durable, easily handled, or even washed? Perhaps you are needle felting a picture that you also want to wet felt, or a design that you also want to sew into another project. All of these parameters contribute in the decision making of choosing the type of fabric or material to needle felt onto.

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There are many ways to approach this topic, and we will take the route of naming a variety of fabrics you might needle felt onto, and things to notice or look for depending on your particular project.
Some characteristics of the fabric you might consider: woven vs. non-woven and open weave vs tight weave, thin vs thick, fragile vs stable, stretchy vs non-stretchy, lofty vs compact aka squishy vs flat, low surface tension vs. high surface tension aka think surface "resistance")
What is the purpose of the project? Decorative, functional, wearable
What will happen to "it" ... the fabric you are needle felting on ....once you are done needle felting? Sit on a shelf, Framed, behind a mat, behind glass, in a hoop?" Mounted...on wood, on canvas, on...? Sewn into another project?
Will it get dirty? Will it ever get washed? Will it pill? Will it even hold up? Choosing the right fabric and the right finish for a project that will last is key.

In today's tutorial we cover a partial list of fabric you might consider needle felting onto. Of utmost importance is the FORM AND THE FUNCTION of the item you are needle felting. Consider the PURPOSE of the project first, then choose your fabric.

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Living Felt provides free quick and easy needle felting, wet felting and nuno felting tutorials because we love to help you felt cool things from wool. We offer these free online felting classes to teach and inspire everyone—even the beginner. Wool is used in most of our projects, and we have lots of tips and tricks to make felting fun and simple. Learn to felt with Marie Spaulding as she teaches felting and needle felting tutorials from the heart. She is the founder and head fairy at Living Felt. Felting art work, home decor, fun keepsakes, thoughtful gifts, treasures and wearables with you is one of Marie's greatest pleasures. She makes felting and needle felting friendlier than ever before. Since launching Living Felt in 2004, she has sparked enthusiasm for felting across the globe and inspired thousands of new friends to give felting a go in their crafting and artistic expression. Living Felt provides totally FREE quick and easy needle felting, felting, and wet felting and nuno felting tutorials every single week because we love to help you make cool things from wool! Follow along with these fun online classes to learn more about felt design and needle felting techniques. It’s inspiration for everyone—from beginners to advanced felters. To make felting and needle felting easier than ever before, we offer felting kits and supply lists, plus you can call us with any of your felting questions - we are happy to help! The wool fibers we share will make your felting projects easy and fun! We hope you enjoy our wet felting, needle felting and nuno felting tutorials. Be sure to subscribe so you don’t miss a single one!

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