Needle felted eggs

By Spotlight

Gorgeous Easter project

Final Result

Materials

• Felting needle & foam block
• 1 x 10 gram pkt Merino rovings - Pretty, Ocean & Stormy

Step 1

Pick up a little of the merino roving and tease out some fibres, lay them on the foam block in a crisscross fashion; this will make the finished shape stronger. Continue laying out fibres until the whole packet is on the foam block. Pick up the felting needle and push the needle into the fibres in a straight up and down action (if you twist the felting needle as you push it into the fibres it will snap as the hardened steel is brittle). Pick up the matted fibres and move them on the foam after every few stabs with the needle or the fibres will become embedded in the foam.

Step 2

Put the felting needle down, pick up the fibres in your hands and start to form the egg shape by rolling the fibres between your fingers. Allow for the egg to shrink in size by about a third as the wool fibres are felted. Keep alternating between needling the merino and rolling it in your hands until the egg is the right size and firmness.

Step 3

Continue making eggs until you have enough to fill a small bowl.