FELT GARLAND BALLS - how to felt balls & make the garland

[@kaitlinorr3812]

this was such a calming and therapeutic video to watch. thank you, crafty patti!

[@CraftyPattiArtsCrafts]

You are so welcome!

[@judyc6694]

I love your clear instructions and the garland is so fun!

[@CraftyPattiArtsCrafts]

Thanks so much Judy. Garlands are indeed fun!

[@neoserenity84]

Thank you Patti, you’ve helped me yet again!

[@CraftyPattiArtsCrafts]

Glad I could help!

[@angelac1963]

I have to say, after watching your wonderful how to video, I now don't mind paying the money to buy a pre made felt ball garland string anymore! I have ones for Christmas and Halloween and thought, I should just learn to make these myself but Had NO IDEA how much work was involved! Look forward to watching more of your videos for a craft that an ADHD person like myself COULD handle!

[@CraftyPattiArtsCrafts]

Lol. Yes, sometimes crafts take awhile to make but I find it very meditative to do felting. Glad you appreciate the work that goes into homemade items.

[@livilou6165]

Best instructions I have seen, thank you, thank you!😊

[@melanierae9087]

absolutely brilliant and satisfying, am going to have a go. thanks for the tutorial ❤

[@CraftyPattiArtsCrafts]

Enjoy!

[@lorenarios2113]

Such a detail tutorial! For a beginner like me, this was just perfect!

[@CraftyPattiArtsCrafts]

Glad you found the video easy to follow. Thanks for watching!

[@thexeniumcrafts949]

I love felt products. The video is very Informative. Thanks for the video :)

[@CraftyPattiArtsCrafts]

Your very welcome!

[@cdayperry2701]

Much better than wet felting, thank you!

[@CraftyPattiArtsCrafts]

Much easier for sure!

[@patmiller7272]

Another great video! I love needle felting…. Just bought some tools to try it!

[@CraftyPattiArtsCrafts]

I find it very rewarding to be able to mold wool into any object imaginable. Enjoy!

[@noelleista]

I absolutely love your videos 💖 They're sweet, simple, and have lot's of great tips...keep it up!

[@CraftyPattiArtsCrafts]

Thanks so much for your nice comment. Much appreciated!

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[@juliasmith5267]

Wonderful video! Thanks heaps. :)

[@susanjones7872]

Awesome tutorial! Thanks for sharing! ♡

[@CraftyPattiArtsCrafts]

Thks Susan. Fun little balls to make!

[@Pilguahawa]

Now I understand why it’s so expensive! This is time consuming. It all make sense now 😊

[@CraftyPattiArtsCrafts]

Exactly!

[@monicaeggleton4510]

Gorgeous. I am thinking of stringing them around a string of tiny lights. My 21 yr. old daughter does not like the dark, so she has a string of lights on in her room year round. This will add a change of pace for her that she can unwind, put away and put back on as she wishes. My concern is tolerating working with the wool. I am allergic to sheep, I break out in hives when attempting to wear wool. I will attempt using gloves and long sleeve shirt to see how I do. I love the wool needle work I have seen others do, so I have wanted to try something basic for over a year now. This will be the perfect project. Start with one color and the basic needles you used to try it out. At least that is the plan.

[@CraftyPattiArtsCrafts]

Great idea Monica to string them with lights. You could make them smaller than a cherry tomato which just gave me another idea. You could shape them to look like a Christmas bulb! Oh how one thing always leads to another. Haha. I can't wear wool sweaters easy. So itchy. But I have no problem when I make the wool felted balls. Use the finger guards too and maybe that will get you by. Good luck!

[@dianalimbach4584]

great video. thank you

[@CraftyPattiArtsCrafts]

Thanks for watching!

[@hannahmarienoel]

Great video! Thank you. I'm having a really hard time finding how many grams it takes to make one ball like like the size in your video?

[@CraftyPattiArtsCrafts]

Well, I’m not the best in grams so will do some math here. .5 oz = 14.17 grams. That will make about 8 balls. So 14.17 grams divided by 8 = 1.77 grams for I 1” ball. Hope that’s right. I’m not the best at math. There is very little weight to wool roving.

[@SuperTilly01]

Great video, thank you, could you tell me where you buy the little gadget thing that you put the two needles in,

[@CraftyPattiArtsCrafts]

I’m guessing you mean the plastic coffee stir stick. I save them from coffee shops who use them. But if you can’t find any in your local coffee shop you can buy them on Amazon. Here’s a link if you want to have a look. Unfortunately they only sell in large quantities. amzn.to/31Hc03b

[@xcobratv7995]

Thankyou for sharing. I'm new to needle felting but your video is very easy to follow. I'm planning to make small needle felted trees for a project I'm working on. Is it easy to create different shapes?

[@CraftyPattiArtsCrafts]

Needle felting is like moulding clay into the shape you want. You create deminsion by felting more in certain areas. The easiest way to do trees is to find a cookie cutter in the shape you like then over fill the cookie cutter with wool roving. Felt on one side then turn over and felt and other side. Take your shape or tree out of cutter and felt around the edges. Hope that helps.

[@xcobratv7995]

Crafty Patti thankyou 🙂xx

[@julestrav000]

Thanks for sharing. I never knew about felting. I love your incidental apologies too - "sorry camera went out of focus" 😊😊

[@CraftyPattiArtsCrafts]

It's a fun craft to do! Quite rewarding to! Yeah I didn't like seeing that it was out of focus so had to put my blurb in. Haha.

[@gabriellevoisine4163]

Hi, thanks for the video! I was wondering if you use a particular type of string when making the garland (is it just standard cotton string?). Thanks!

[@CraftyPattiArtsCrafts]

I just used basic kitchen string.

[@ashlynm0125]

Where did you buy your wool roving? did you have to buy in bulk?

[@CraftyPattiArtsCrafts]

I have bought a cheaper version of wool roving from Michael's craft store but most of the wool roving I have bought from my local wool stores. They usually have bins with smaller pieces so I am able to buy a nice assortment of smaller pieces in the colors of choice. It is sold by weight.

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[@lbo6050]

Can anyone tell me why the acrylic yarn wont work if its brushed out? Will it not stay in a ball?

[@CraftyPattiArtsCrafts]

I have only used wool for felting. But Lion Bran has an unspun acrylic yarn that you can use for felting. This will work for needle felting balls but off course would not work for wet felting techniques as you would need the wool to shrink for it to felt. It would take a lot of work to brush out already spun acrylic yarn. But give it a try and see if it works for you.

[@lbo6050]

@@CraftyPattiArtsCrafts you're so amazing, I appreciate your help so very much! Thank you!

[@lbo6050]

@@CraftyPattiArtsCrafts also, you cant needle felt with an embroidery needle can you?

[@CraftyPattiArtsCrafts]

No that won’t work. Needle felting needles have little barbs on them that tangle the wool when you insert them and that’s what creates the felting process.

[@lbo6050]

@@CraftyPattiArtsCrafts ah, makes sense! Thanks again! Off to get supplies! I cant believe I've taken to yet another hobby! Lol I do everything from sewing, embroidery, vinyl cutting, paper, wreaths, plminiatures.. well basically all crafts!

[@griceldabecerra1946]

Hello!! Where can I buy the needle? Thank you!!

[@CraftyPattiArtsCrafts]

Hi, I was able to buy my felting needles locally. You can also buy them from Michael's Craft store. Or you can buy them online. Here's a link for you. amzn.to/2YJsC7f