5 Tips on Needle Felting Shapes Accurately

[@laurelgrasso2897]

I do love the beagle with the poor proportions. It is cute, it has personality and it reminds me of a character that would be on the TV series Adventure Time. This video was extremely helpful for my needle felting journey ❤️ thank you for taking the time to make this.

[@juliesfeltedfriends]

Aw thanks for these lovely comments, yes I could see Brian the beagle fitting in on adventure time 😊 (that's his name by the way 😁). So glad you found the video helpful and thanks for watching

[@pokabrows]

Yeah honestly that's a huge part of what's drawing me to needle felting. Even projects that don't turn out how you originally intended typically end up looking pretty cute.

[@mbedford7225]

THIS is the way to film a tutorial! Experience and humour - love it!

[@juliesfeltedfriends]

Aw thank you so much for your lovely comments, glad you liked it, thanks for watching

[@equally.marketable]

I honestly kind of adore the effed up looking beagle too. a charming little dude

[@juliesfeltedfriends]

Thanks for this, yes I seem to have inadvertently created a cute dog 😁 he has quite a following 😊 thanks for watching

[@MeekaZzz]

im new to needle felting and my biggest struggle is sizing and proportions. thank you for these tips! these will definitely help :)

[@juliesfeltedfriends]

Thank you for your comments, it is difficult to get right at first but stick in there, the more you practise the easiest it will become 🙂

[@thekid0116]

Same so thanks😊

[@juliesfeltedfriends]

Thanks for watching, glad it helped

[@towardthewithin]

Dear Julie, I watch quite a lot of needle felting artists as I am learning myself this craft. However, I can honestly say that I always look further to your tutorials and you never disappoint! This one was (at least to me) immensely helpful in pointing out where I am sometimes going wrong and how to fix it! Loved every bit of it, nerdy part including! Thank you for your time spent educating us and, if I may, I would like to put in a suggestion for a future video: symmetry is something I am not always getting right and when I do, I feel like it's more luck than technique! 😀 If you have any useful tips for that, I would love to learn them! Once again, thank you, and looking forward to your next video!

[@juliesfeltedfriends]

Oh wow! thank you so much, it's really touching to get such lovely feedback, and thank you for sharing what you find difficult, symmetry is definitely something that can be tricky and I'm sure others would find it helpful, thank you for this suggestion, watch this space 😁 x

[@juliesfeltedfriends]

Just an update to say that I've just released my latest video which gives 5 tips on needle felting symmetry, many thanks for suggesting it and I hope you find it helpful 😊

[@katep7462]

Thank you for helping me to understand where I’m going wrong!

[@juliesfeltedfriends]

Thank you for this, glad you found it helpful, thanks for watching

[@jeanineemery4617]

Your tutorials are delightful while informative!! I can smile while learning..thank you!!

[@juliesfeltedfriends]

Aw thank you for this, glad you find them entertaining as well as helpful 😊 thanks for watching

[@sergiosicairos1444]

Content is ON POINT! thankyou for taking the time.

[@juliesfeltedfriends]

Thank you for this 😁 glad you like it, thanks for watching

[@amandanorrisart]

Your videos are so helpful - I love the pacing of your instructions and how clear and thorough they are! Thank you for taking the time to teach us ☺️

[@juliesfeltedfriends]

Aw thank you for these lovely comments, glad you like the videos and thanks for watching 😊

[@chilicheeseflake]

I just felted for the first time ever a couple days ago, knowing absolutely nothing except "stab it." I'm gonna use your channel to actually learn how to do things!

[@juliesfeltedfriends]

Welcome to the world of needle felting 😊, my video on '7 common needle felting mistakes', which is here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/i3fQY5iVitGirc0 might be helpful to watch, it's aimed at absolute beginners, I hope my videos help and you have fun needle felting 😁

[@barbaradunn104]

Julie, I just discovered your delightful, very entertaining, instructional needle felting video’s. Kudos ! I’m planning to see all that you have posted. I like your focus on the fundamentals rather than breezing over them. My “older” ears do have trouble distinguishing your English brogue and the rapid clip at which you talk. It’s okay and I’m not suggesting you change a thing, not that you could. Accordingly, my long, slow Southern drawl would likely drive you nuts! I compensate by listening to some of your sections several times until my brain gets it. We hear with our brains, not our ears, ya know. I’d be especially interested to hear more from you about fiber prep for needle felting. I’m a fairly seasoned needler but have had little success applying an outer layer of fine fiber without leaving the telltale little holes, even using a 40 needle of any shape. I haven’t owned a 42 but shall order a few after seeing your videos. Thanks again!

[@juliesfeltedfriends]

Aw thank you so much for your lovely comments. Also thank you for your feedback on my fast talking, hopefully you will find my more recent videos a bit easier to understand as I think I've improved my pacing a bit 😁 also I always try to add subtitles to my videos, so you might find having them on helps? 🙂 regarding the holey finish, yes a 42 gauge needle might well work, hopefully my video on getting a smooth finish will be useful. I find going over the surface with a fine 42 gauge triangular needle really does help get rid of fuzz and holes, especially with fine wool. I hope you find this works for you 😊 btw I read your comments imagining your southern drawl and it sounded fabulous 😁 thanks for watching.

[@melaniemitchell5422]

Dear Julie, just found you on utube, finally someone who tells you how to work out the shape and proportion. I will have to get my head around the maths but thanks so much for your tutorial it will be very helpful.

[@juliesfeltedfriends]

Thank you for your lovely feedback, I hope you find it useful and manage to figure out the maths 😊 it's probably the way I explained it 😊

[@lisap9437]

I've not long discovered your channel and I'm working my way through your videos. I'm finding each one so helpful so thank you. The fact that you did all the maths using inches just blows my mind 🥴🤯😄

[@juliesfeltedfriends]

Really glad you're finding the videos helpful, thanks for your comments. Yes doing maths in inches is a challenge 🤣

[@CryTides]

Thanks for this video! I’m gonna send it to my mom who just started felting with me!

[@juliesfeltedfriends]

Thank you for watching, hope you and your mom find it helpful 🙂

[@AliceLee-rj2ew]

Nice to learn on making the shape accurate.

[@juliesfeltedfriends]

Thank you, glad you found it helpful, thanks for watching

[@Schatzie301]

What a terrific video. I have been doing the pictures but never thought of printing them at the desired size to get the proportions right. I’ll just use the pencil method thanks. No math for me! A real game changer for me. Thanks so much. And a terrific beagle too!

[@juliesfeltedfriends]

Thank you Mary Ellen for your lovely comments, glad you found it helpful 😁

[@WanderLust-Wonders]

What a star you are for taking the time to do this! I've just started and this is just what i needed. x

[@juliesfeltedfriends]

Aw thank you for your lovely comment, glad you found it helpful 😊

[@Mystique690]

Thank you Julie for your timely tutorial. I was really finding it tough with sizing my felted animals... specially while using armature ...when the head is created seperately from the rest of the body and you cannot really change the armature once you added the wool on it....🙏🙏

[@juliesfeltedfriends]

Thank you for you lovely comments Sujata, I hope this helps with your creations in future, armatures can be tricky, I'm thinking of covering them in a video in the future, is that something you'd find useful?

[@Mystique690]

I would be so much grateful....I am sure there are more can me who would be equally benefitted!🥰🙏

[@juliesfeltedfriends]

I'll add it to my "to do" list 😁

[@cindylillard2938]

Hi Julie, Thank you for the helpful tips for this fairly new felter. Have a good day and stay safe.💜

[@juliesfeltedfriends]

Thank you Cindy, hope you have a good day & stay safe x

[@Pjsev]

I had to really fix my last dog, as the head was too small...just cut off the nose and rebuilt it. I like the way it turned out now...ha ha. Been felting for several years, and still have to make adjustments sometimes!! It is doable. :)

[@juliesfeltedfriends]

Sounds like you had to do major surgery there 😊 but don't you just love that about needle felting? That you can rebuild it and alter it until you're happy 😁👍 thanks for watching and commenting.

[@jennifurmichelle]

I've been searching for a tutorial exactly on this topic!! I am so thrilled to have found yours! You go over the steps in a witty & very understandable manner - which I find not only entertaining, but incredibly helpful. Thank you! I look forward to more from you!! 😘

[@juliesfeltedfriends]

Aw thank you for your lovely comments, I'm very pleased you found it helpful & entertaining 😁

[@crazycreaturestudios]

4:53 honestly that’s an accurate representation of my beagle. Once he starts sniffing he won’t look up for anything

[@juliesfeltedfriends]

😁 your beagle sounds cute, they do love a good sniff 😊 thanks for watching

[@jbrown5345]

Thank you! Your tutorials are succinct, informative and entertaining! ❤

[@juliesfeltedfriends]

Aw thank you, glad you liked them and found them helpful 😊

[@kitten375]

Julie, I've been felting for a while now but lack the confidence to try making replicas of real dogs. I've concentrated on whimsical felts, however, your videos are very helpful in tackling the very problems I was having. I'm thrilled to have found you and eagerly look forward to your future videos. Thank you. BTW, love your accent.

[@juliesfeltedfriends]

Aw thank you for your lovely comments, I'm really glad you've found them helpful, I hope you enjoy having a go at creating a replica of a real dog 🙂

[@thefeltingcritterbarn2299]

your videos are great and to the point very good

[@juliesfeltedfriends]

Hi there, many thanks for your comment, such lovely feedback 😁

[@sherryhenrichsen2925]

Great video! Thank you!!

[@juliesfeltedfriends]

Thank you for the lovely comment 😊

[@christinewilson1538]

That is amazing. Thank you.

[@juliesfeltedfriends]

Aw thank you for this 😊

[@yolandaivettemendozachavez8607]

Excellent vídeo! Thank you so much for sharing ❤️🥰

[@juliesfeltedfriends]

Thank you for your lovely comments 😊

[@wendydevereux4375]

Love your videos ❤

[@juliesfeltedfriends]

Aw thank you, glad you like them and thanks for watching

[@sharlenehreinson5316]

Excellent video.

[@juliesfeltedfriends]

Thank you 😊

[@lizapope2558]

Quite helpful, thank you!

[@juliesfeltedfriends]

Thank you Liza

[@alisonPrince-m5d]

going to have to watch this a few times

[@juliesfeltedfriends]

There is a lot packed into that video 😊 hope you find it helpful, thanks for watching

[@1956HBS]

Very useful thank you, my first sheep turned out looking like Gollum, this should help 😂😂😂

[@juliesfeltedfriends]

Thank you, glad you found it useful, hope it helps make your sheep less Gollum like 😂 or you could just pretend that you were aiming to make a Gollum 😁

[@robotdogowner]

how do you attach the legs and head on so seamlessly?

[@juliesfeltedfriends]

Hi there, I find it helps if you leave some unfelted wool at the end of the leg that I spread out onto the body which helps make the join more seamless. Or for attaching the head you might need to add a scarf of wool around the neck, perhaps this would be something you'd would like me to show in a specific video on this?

[@robotdogowner]

@@juliesfeltedfriends Thank you for your response! this helped a lot. a video would help too! i am just one day into needle felting and still getting down balls haha

[@VFKAdventureRabbit]

Thank you for your videos that manage to be both informative and entertaining at the same time! I hope I can apply the techniques you've taught me to my felted creations soon. I just have a little bit of perfectionism to push past so I can practice comfortably..or maybe I need to learn to practice UNcomfortably? lol

[@juliesfeltedfriends]

Thank you for your lovely comments, glad you found them entertaining as well as helpful ☺️ I also struggle with perfectionism, it can be really hard to push past, but keep going I'm sure you're better than you think you are, I like the idea of practising uncomfortably, at least for a short while 😊 you'll get there, thanks for watching

[@pamisachan]

I try to make more cartoonish style and all the legs of the animals have different sizes and it frustrates me... I'm sure this video will help me so much to get it right!! Thank you so much

[@juliesfeltedfriends]

Thank you for your comments, it can be frustrating when they turn out different sizes, I hope this video does help you 🙂

[@DeniseBrooks1955]

👍🏼👍🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

[@juliesfeltedfriends]

Thanks Denise 😊

[@scoopy_banoopy]

I actually really like Brian the beagle

[@juliesfeltedfriends]

Thanks, glad you like Brian the beagle, maybe I should feature him more as he does seem to have quite a few fans 😊 thanks for watching

[@scoopy_banoopy]

@@juliesfeltedfriends thank you for making the video! it was super helpful :)

[@juliesfeltedfriends]

Aw thanks, glad you found it helpful 😊

[@stephaniecrechriou8761]

This is a great video!!! Yet nobody ever talk about the fact that you working with raw wool and if you don't boil your items, the moths will eat the creation within a year!!! #20yearsexperiencedfelter

[@juliesfeltedfriends]

Thank you for your comments, to be honest I've had felted items for more than a year and I've never had any problems with moths. I'm sorry to hear you have had these issues. Maybe it's a regional thing? I live in the UK, maybe we have less moths? 🙂

[@stephaniecrechriou8761]

@@juliesfeltedfriends you have been a felter for not long, as you say..... I have 20 years experience.... you'll see...with time.....

[@stephaniecrechriou8761]

@@juliesfeltedfriends I live in Brighton 🇬🇧

[@juliesfeltedfriends]

@@stephaniecrechriou8761 sorry I didn't word this correctly, I have been felting since 2007, what I meant was I have items that I have felted over a year ago that are as good as new, no moth damage, sorry for the misunderstanding 🙂 perhaps it's the wool I'm using? I have found a video by 'felts by Phillipa' that addresses this issue, sounds like it may be regional, I'm in Manchester, and as I say I've not had this problem, but Phillipa has some advice, she's a very informative felter: kzbin.info/www/bejne/ioPbdGBpqcqeqNE

[@HollowSlayerCatGuy]

I made a cat

[@juliesfeltedfriends]

That's great, shame you can't share a picture on here, but I'm on Instagram as julies_felted_friends if you'd like to share 😊 hope you had fun making it, thanks for watching