Needle felted brooch

By Spotlight

Perfect project for a teen

Final Result

Materials

• felting needle & foam block
• merino rovings - multi colours
• needle & thread
• seed beads
• brooch back
• scissors

Step 1

Pick up a little of the merino roving, tease out some fibres then lay them on the foam block in a crisscross fashion to make the finished shape stronger. Pick up the felting needle and push the needle into the fibres in a straight up and down action. Lift the matted fibres and move them on the foam after every few stabs so the fibres don’t become imbedded in the foam.

Step 2

Put the felting needle down, pick up the fibres in your hands and start to form the heart shape, then firm the heart into a compact shape by needling the merino until it is the right shape and firmness.

Step 3

Decorate the felt heart, by sewing on seed beads. Finish by sewing the broach back onto the back of the heart.

Handy Hint

Don’t twist the felting needle as you push it into the fibres or it will snap as the hardened steel is brittle.