Beginner Wool Felting Kits

All you need is soap and water. Designed for everyone, no experience needed.

A pink felt flower-shaped ornament hanging from a gold hook on a white wall, with a small bead and string at the top. The ornament has a stitched texture and a small pink bead in the center.

Choose Your Kit: Hearts, Flowers, Leaves

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Botanical Themes

One-of-kind pieces inspired by nature.

Colorful wool layered on a tray. Two hands are applying more to start a wet felted design.

Uses Soap & Water

Beginner Felting Kits witheverything you need. Just add soap and water.

Sustainably Sourced Natural Wool

Eco-friendly wool sourced from trusted farms.

Made in Colorado, USA

Handcrafted in small batches.

See what's inside

Open your kit

Discover your curated colors and explore the step-by-step instructions.

Colorful wool layered on a tray. Two hands are applying more to start a wet felted design.

Build Texture

Lay out the wool

Take a moment of calm as you design with layers of wool.

Two people wet felting using a soap and water on top of fabric and wool.

Relax and play

Add soap & water

Here you get to have fun playing in the bubbles. This part takes the longest.

Embellish

Cut out your shapes

Now it's time to decorate with beads and thread. How many will you make?

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FAQ - Frequently Asked Questions

What is wool felting?

Felting wool is the process of turning unspun wool (from sheep, or other animals like alpaca), into a more solid piece of fabric. The wool fibers have tiny overlapping scales on them and by agitating them with rubbing, warm water, and soap, they open up and grab onto each other. Once the wool has been agitated, we roll it in a towel 100 times. At this point the fibers hold on to each other and compress, causing the entire piece to shrink. This is the "wet" felting method that we love to use.

Other ways to felt are to stab dry wool fleece with felting needles, or to 'accidentally' wash a wool sweater in hot water. It shrinks! Sometimes we use the washing method on purpose to make felted slippers.

Do I need a "felting needle"?

No, our Beginner Wool Felting Kits are made to be for everyone. All you need is soap & water, and a couple of things you already have, like a big towel.

When I make the larger pieces of felted wall art, I always start with a wet felted sheet of felt, just like in the kit. Some pieces get extra embellishments with embroidery and needle felting to add detail and shading.

What does the soap do?

You can use hand soap, a bar of glycerine soap, or anything really. The soap helps to make the wool more slippery to work with, and it can adjust the pH of the water. This causes the microscopic scales on the wool fibers to open up and grab on to each other. Soap also cleans the wool, removing the natural oil lanolin, dirt, and dye that might be present.

How long does it take to make one of the projects?

You can make a series of Hearts, Flowers, or Leaves in 1-2 hours. If you lay out the layers of wool fleece quickly, then your longest part will be the 30 min, or so, of agitation (using your hands to rub the soapy wool). After some towel rolling, you will be able to cut out the template and then the wool. The final step is embellishment of the shapes with beads and thread, which is optional.

Are the Beginner Wool Felting Kits for young children too?

Yes! This making project is super fun for everyone. For very young children, we recommend that an adult cuts out the template and the wool shapes for them. The embroidery thread and beads are small can be skipped, as they are optional.

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