Needle Felting: Making Tiny Fingers & Hands

[@KayCeeTX21]

BEST WEE HANDS TUTORIAL ON THE ENTIRE INTERNET!!! No joke. Thank you. So straightforward. Not fiddly. Easy boom DONE! Cutest wee hands EVER! Thank you so much! ❤ ✋🏻🤚🏻👊🏽❤️

[@FarmhouseFelts]

So happy you found it helpful!

[@elenamurphy6526]

I loved the video! Your steps are so easily understandable and precise. I can’t wait to try actually making fingers on my mice! Thank you so much. ❤

[@Angel283]

This is BY FAR the BEST tutorial on little hands I've ever seen!!!! Thank you so much!! SUBBED! :) Sure wish you had MORE videos!!

[@Nana_Cat_Said]

It looks as if this may be a good method to do dog feet also. I also like the idea of the mug warmer with disposable cupcake tins for the wax. Thanks for this tutorial!

[@AustinKoleCarlisle]

you probably won't see this, but you are gorgeous!

[@patphares6258]

Great tutorial with excellent finish…thank you.❤

[@elainemcbride6517]

The very best method for getting flexible fingers for my needle felted dolls. Thank you so very much for your excellent teaching!!!

[@katiamurguiarangel7092]

Excellent! Te best thinniest fingers in felting I´ve ever seen. Thak you!!!!! Blessings ans smiles from Mexico.

[@MaryBracken]

Thanks for the awesome tutorial! So happy I found your channel ❤️🙏

[@runegleam]

This is so incredibly helpful, thankyou! Expecially the oil and wax mixture, what a clever idea!

[@pfunpfrau]

I can’t wait to try this method. I hate hands.

[@michellemassey1612]

Thank you for your generosity in sharing your method.

[@fiv1168]

Thank you. Couldn't work out how to make hands, now I'm sorted. ☺️

[@CaraBelz]

Oh my God!!! I’ve tried every other way! Watched so many tutorials. Practiced practiced and practiced! I am terrible at fingers. This has REVOLUTIONIZED how my felt critters/people look. Thank you thank you thank you. GREAT idea!

[@FarmhouseFelts]

Cara Belzer awe thank you! I’m so happy I could help!

[@dianerobson4794]

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[@jeaniet9949]

Fabulous hand tutorial - thankyou

[@summer43211]

Best one I've seen so far. Now I feel I can make feet for my animals. Thank you so much!!!

[@FarmhouseFelts]

Thank you 😊 I love seeing comments like this!

[@kb9847]

This was very helpful!! Those little hands are hard to do!! haha

[@profhannigan]

Thank you for this - it's the perfect solution for the tiny hands I've been struggling with.

[@FarmhouseFelts]

Paul Cooke I’m happy you found it useful! Thanks for watching!

[@yrham8689]

Thank you! Great information and clear instructions! You have really come to my rescue! I'll be looking out for more of your work.

[@pamquinn4121]

This has been extremely helpful thank-you so much for sharing this. I think this is the very best technique for tiny fingers. : )

[@FarmhouseFelts]

Thank you!

[@paulalotte1146]

Thank you! Looking forward to more videos :)

[@ladiebeastie]

Thank you soo much for sharing this!

[@sharonlombard1796]

So very helpful thank You for sharing

[@Beautiful_Dreamer]

Amazing! Thank you!💖

[@gerryburklow5097]

Irini Adler what size floral wire do you use for the fingers? Great tutorial, thank you

[@elzies_mice]

These are gorgeous! Is there any way you could make a full tutorial? l would love to learn

[@FarmhouseFelts]

Thank you! Yes I’ve def been wanting to do a full tutorial video, hopefully I’ll be able to get one out soon!

[@elzies_mice]

@@FarmhouseFelts oh that's amazing! I was hoping to learn because I've always wanted to needle felt my pet mice, so I have something to remember them by! Thank you ♡

[@abigailrobidoux]

Thank you so very much for the tutorial. You are incredibly talented. I had a few questions about beeswax If you have time. Do you know what temperature it melts at? Like if I were to take it outside, would the sun melt it? Or could it melt just from your body heat while handling it? Have you shipped pieces made with beeswax, and did they arrive ok? I’m super excited to try it out and haven’t found answers elsewhere. If you don’t have time to answer, I just hope you know how much I appreciate your video! 😊🫶🏻

[@FarmhouseFelts]

Thank you ☺️ the mug warming plate I use I set it at 190 degrees F and it keeps the wax completed melted while I’m using it. But I think it needs to be at least over 150 to melt it to where it’s liquified and you can easily apply it, so body heat alone isn’t hot enough. I’ve shipped probably hundreds of sculptures out at this point to people all over the world and never had an issue with the wax re-melting in transit. Most likely due to sealing it in with a medium like modpodge or a similar medium like paverpol. Have fun!

[@MustaffaCuppa]

Do you have any video of you making the armature that appeared in this video? I would like to have a go myself.

[@FarmhouseFelts]

No I don't, sorry. But I will be adding a mouse tutorial soon which will include on making the armature.

[@MustaffaCuppa]

Great! I shall be watching it. :-D

[@yuriination]

Perfect! The hands I was making looked like mickey mouse mitts. lol this is WAY nicer looking! Thank you!

[@yuriination]

Ugh.... my fingers just keep unraveling and I used so much wax. When I bend the wire after I wrap it, it buckles and starts unsticking. I'm going to try tacky glue, instead.

[@pattiartiste]

Great video! Thank you 🙂. Do you have a recipe to make the beeswax putty. I tried several times but its always too hard or soft. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated 🙂

[@FarmhouseFelts]

In glad you liked it! Unfortunately I don’t have an exact amount, but what I do is start off with melting just the wax by itself. I then add just a tiny amount (like a dime size) of coconut oil, mix it, take it off the the heat and let it solidify. Check the consistency and if it’s too hard and you can’t easily mold it in your hands then put it back on the heat and add another dime sized amount of oil. Keep doing that until it reaches the consistency you want. You want it to be soft enough where you can mold it in your hands but still hard enough without it leaving a lot of residue behind on your fingers. Of course your fingers will have a little residue on them, but it shouldn’t be leaving sticky globs of wax on them. Hope that helps. Next time I make a batch I’ll measure it out and add it to the description box below the video.

[@pattiartiste]

@@FarmhouseFelts Thanks so much!

[@ladiebeastie]

Sorry to bother you about this. I read your comments and your suggestion of 3 parts wax to 1 part oil. Did that. Did not work ... tweaked it again and again. Finally got something kind of like yours, but when it cools down it does not stay pliable. It breaks up. Any suggestion. Using bees wax pellets, cosmetic grade and coconut oil. ( by the way my cat likes it 😁)

[@FarmhouseFelts]

If when it cools, it’s still too stiff to work with, then you need more oil. The amount of coconut oil you add will dictate how pliable it is. Try adding twice the amount of oil next time and see if that helps. If you go too much with the oil and it’s just so sticky it’s hard to work with, heat it back up and add a little wax. It’s a fine balance of the two to get the right consistency Hope that helps!

[@ladiebeastie]

@@FarmhouseFelts thank you. I will keep tweaking it

[@56paxim56]

Thank you very much for the tutorial, very useful. What size do you use the cloth covered floral wire? Thanks ❤️

[@FarmhouseFelts]

56paxim56 thank you! I’m glad you found it helpful! The wire size is: - 18g for the green floral wire - 26g for the white wire (the hand wire)

[@mariabeltranperilla5918]

Not inglés. Colombia 🙏🏼👍🏼👏🏼👏🏼🙅🏻‍♀️

[@MustaffaCuppa]

This was very interesting & useful to me. Thanks so much for posting. I shall try to do the same as the result is adorable. BTW I am subscribed but there seem to be only two videos to view!

[@FarmhouseFelts]

Hello I'm glad you enjoyed the video 😊 I don't have any other tutorials up yet, only this one so far. I'll be putting up a full tutorial on making a mouse next. I hope to do this soon so check back later.

[@konxledgends8865]

Hi did you do the mouse tutorial ? ❤️

[@minuss.2072]

Hello, I just wanted to know of there is an approximate ratio/measurement you use for the beeswax and coconut oil mix, since my attempts have not turned out to be putty-like, per se. It comes together but bits can and do come off, it is not runny, either. Lots and lots of it accumulates on my hands. Thanks in advance. By the way, I could only find extra virgin coconut oil, do you think that might be the case? I cut up about 10mg of a 30mg beeswax bar, also.

[@FarmhouseFelts]

Unfortunately..I don’t have an exact measurement ratio I could give you (I more or less just eye ball it).. however, you definitely want more wax than oil. If there’s too much coconut oil mixed in, then I could see how it would be to soft/mushy and just become a sticky mess. What I would recommend is start off with just the melting wax, and then use a little scooper (like a popsicle stick or a little spoon) to add small bits of coconut oil..less than dime size. Mix it together and then take it off the heat. Let it solidify, and check the texture. The point of the oil is to soften the wax just enough so it’s pliable (almost like clay), so that will be the consistency you’re going for. It should still be sticky, but not so much where you can’t work with it. If you find you’ve added too much oil, and it’s too soft, then add a little wax to counter balance it. I wouldn’t think it being extra virgin coconut oil would make too much of a difference. The coconut oil I use almost looks like Vaseline; I’ve also used lanolin which works great too. The lanolin I bought off amazon (it was pretty cheap, like $12 for a medium sized tub). I’ll take some measurements next time I make a batch, and I’ll add it to the video description along with some links to the products I use that work well for this method. If there’s any other questions or anything else I can answer to help just let me know! 🙂

[@margiehubbard3234]

What brand are those snips you are using? I'm looking for a good pair. I'm trying to cut through floral wire with mine and they won't cut through the paper around the wire.

[@FarmhouseFelts]

Margie Hubbard they are Fiskar snips. I like them. Easy on the hands, and they’re really sharp. They sell them on Amazon and I think in craft stores like Michaels 👍

[@margiehubbard3234]

Great! Thanks so much. And thanks for the tutorial!

[@konxledgends8865]

Not sure what I'm doing wrong but when I snip the fingers two of them as are loose and do not keep in line, any suggestions. X

[@FarmhouseFelts]

Hi! Yes that can happen if you don’t pinch the wires together firm enough at the base (the ‘palm’ area if you will). It will still be a little loose until you wrap it with wool though, so try to pinch the wire at the base the best you can while keeping everything in line. Wrapping a thin amount wool roving in between the fingers and around the palm area will help hold everything together pretty well. Give it a few stabs with the felting needle too. Let me know if that helps xx

[@konxledgends8865]

@@FarmhouseFelts that's great thankyou for your reply, very helpful. Any more tutorials on the horizon? Your very good.

[@FarmhouseFelts]

@@konxledgends8865 thanks! Glad to hear it helped! And yes! I hope to get out more soon. I want to start uploading regularly hopefully soon!

[@konxledgends8865]

@@FarmhouseFelts Great news, I'll keep an eye out for them xx

[@patboyd1587]

I’m wondering if wax from diamond art kits would work too. Anyone tried it?

[@FarmhouseFelts]

I’m not sure what kind of wax is used in a Diamond art kit, but the kind I use is bees wax. If it’s sticky enough it should work though

[@katesmith1067]

What gauge is the wire?

[@FarmhouseFelts]

All the wire sizes are in the description.. but the hand wire is 26g

[@MustaffaCuppa]

By the way, I notice you are wearing nail varnish & thought you may like to know that nail varnish contains chemicals which are very hazardous to our health! *Triphenol phosphate* - disrupts function of endocrine system, disrupts metabolism & reproductive system & causes allergies *formaldehyde* - causes breathing problems, increases risk of developing lung cancer, can cause embryonic mutations *dibutyl phthalate* - harms reproductive functions, disrupts liver & kidney function, causes hormonal imbalances *toluol* - affects nervous system, suppresses immunity, damages blood circulation *camphor* - causes convulsions & is a strong allergen. These chemicals leech through the nail & into your body. Just felt it important to share.

[@FarmhouseFelts]

Oh I know. Some of the polish contains some nasty stuff! The salon I go to offers non-toxic water based polish though, so I use that now instead. They are finally coming out with some healthier alternatives and more salons around are starting to carry them.

[@MustaffaCuppa]

Great. Good to know! ;-D