Hedgehogs: Needle Felting Tutorial

Heidi Boyd of “crafty inspiration” is sharing this darling Hedgehogs Needle Felting Pictorial Tutorial with us. With summer almost here many of us are looking for fun projects to do with young people and what is sweeter than is Hedgehog.  Heidi had the pleasure of crafting with some great teens. Needle felting is a simple accessible craft; if you can poke a needle you can needle felt. Only two of the participants were experienced needle-felters but everyone was very successful.

Hedgehogs are surprisingly popular in our northern porcupine country. Their shape makes them the perfect beginner project. She has been needle-felting lots of critters for her new book project Stitched Whimsy.  In the process she realized the importance of chenille skeletons that form a sturdy flexibility core under the wool roving. In this case the wire allows you to raise and lower the hedgie’s nose. The first step is to fold the chenille stem in half and trap a thin pinch of roving in the fold. She used inexpensive wool mill scraps for the foundation of all her felted creations.

You can pre-order her book on Amazon and I hope Heidi sends me a copy or two to review and giveaway.  Thanks Heidi for the darling needle felting tutorial.