Felted Feathered Friends: Techniques and Projects for Needle-Felted Birds

This adorable book shows how to make a wide variety of birds by needle felting—sculpting wool roving into a three-dimensional figure using a special barbed needle. Each project includes a fun photo of the project with step-by-step instructions that result in 20 types of feathered friends!

With Felted Feathered Friends, you'll learn to make endearing creatures such as:

- A snowy owl

- A peacock

- A Great Blue Heron

- A bluebird

- A robin

- A flamingo

- A pair of lovebirds

- And much more

These delightful creations will put a smile on anyone's face, and with easy-to-follow directions and the author's enthusiastic and expert guidance, anyone can take part in the feathered fun!

Laurie Sharp is a full time artist and has been needle felting for over 10 years. She raises her own sheep, shears and processes the wool for most of her projects. She has been featured on HGTV’s ‘That’s Clever.’ From her web site www.woolpets.com, she sells needle felting kits and finished pieces as a business that has become overwhelmingly successful. Her work has been shown in a number of galleries in the Pacific Northwest. She lives in Suquamish, Washington with her husband and business partner, Kevin Sharp. Kevin is a professional photographer, and provides both beauty and how-to photography for Laurie’s books.

Introduction

Materials and Tools

Basic Techniques

Bluebird

Cardinal

Dove

Nesting Robin

Swan and Cygnet

Snowy Owl

Yellow Warbler

Peacock

Flamingo

Nuthatch

Mallard Duck

Spring Chick

Love Birds

Bird Mobile

Bird Ornament

Hummingbird

Steller’s Jay

Downy Woodpecker

Pelican

Puffin

Gallery

About the Author

Resources