Dec. 22nd - Day 23 - @peacefulpendant
More information about the history of needle felting
or you can buy a starter kit like this one
Gather your cookie cutter, felting needle, needle felting foam, and wool roving.
Start layering the wool roving into the cookie cutter.
Gently push the needle into the wool roving. Add more wool on top of the first layer.
After you have needle felted one side, flip the cookie cutter over, and start needle felting the other side. The felted wool may start to "stick" to the foam. Just gently pull it up.
Remove the shape from the cookie and cutter and start adding decorative details.
Take light wisps of wool roving to add smaller details.
Needle the designs into your shape. Feel free to add fun elements like sequins and small beads.
Continue adding details.
Create another mitten to make a pair.
Add white roving to decorate the bottom of the mittens. Cut yarn to attach the mitten together. I used an 8 inch piece.
I knotted the yarn on the back of the mittens so it doesn't show.
The finished ornament! This could be a window decoration for those who don't celebrate Christmas.
Sparkfun has a great tutorial for creating a firefly jar with the LilyPad Twinkle. Find it here.
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