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Automatically translated by machine. Hey Besties!
For today's craft tutorial we're going to do some needle felting!
I'm actually really sick today, I have a cold or a flue or something really gross but I
didn't want to ruin my schedule of uploading things so today we're going to do something
really easy: a needle felted pom pom string. This string is really easy todo, completely
adorable and can be used for many things including a cute necklace, various other jewellery things
or as a decoration around the house. I've tied this one to the back of James' computer.
Needle felting is a really fun craft and it's really easy to do once you know the basics
as long as you have the right supplies. It is however one of those crafts that you
need to buy the right supplies. Trust me on this one, I tried to make my own needle and
it didn't go so well. You can pick up any of the supplies you need
at just about any craft store these days for a couple of dollars so it's not a huge investment
to get started. Today we're going to be making the most easy
thing in the world: a ball. This is a good project if you're just starting
out as you can practice the basic techniques. I would probably point out that this one isn't
for kids as the needles you use are very sharp and you are basically just stabbing around
near your fingers so it isn't going to be one for kids.
You're going to need some wool roving which comes in little balls like this. When you
untangle them they are long bits of wool like this.
You can use acrylic if you want to but wool is just nicer.
I'm using 3 colours today, purple, green and pink, they go really nicely together.
You'll need something to do the needle felting on, you can buy these purpose built brushes
or you can just use a scrubbing brush. Or you can do what I did before I got these supplies
which was just use some old foam, like squishy sound proofing foam. That works real well
too. Anything that the needle can easily pass through
without getting caught. And most importantly you'll need a needle!
These come in all kinds of sizes, shapes and whatevers, I'm using a fine one today.
The difference between a needle felting needle and a regular needle is that when you run
your finger along here you'll be able to feel tiny little barbs which are little cut outs
along the edge of the needle. So what these do is when you stab through
the wool, they grab the little fibres and push them deeper into the other fibres and
it matts them together to basically create felt.
The more you know. So I've got two kinds of needles, this one
has one needle and it's my favourite because it's wooden and comfortable to hold, quite
ergonomic. and this one which holds 3, at the moment
it's only got 2 in there but it does hold 3. It's from Clover which is a Japanese brand
that sells all kinds of needle felting supplies. So if you guys need supplies definitely check
them out. I think this is also Clover, yep! Lastly, to string all of our pom poms together
you'll need yarn and a regular needle. Ok, before my nose starts running everywhere
again, let's get started. First thing to do is pull some wool off the
end. Decided roughly how big you want the finished ball to be and keep in mind that
once we start felting it will get a lot smaller as everything mashes together .
We're going to use about this much. Pull apart all of the strands so it's really
messy. And then shape it into a ball with your bands.
It doesn't need to be perfect, just approximately a ball.
Again, please be careful that you don't stab yourself, these needles are really sharp!
Now place it on top of whatever you're doing your needle felting on.
I'm using the brush. Now stab it a few times and you'll notice
that it takes shape and keeps the shape that you put it in.
Continue shaping it with your fingers and stabbing it to keep it in place.
This is another one of those crafts that you can get out some of that internal rage. It's
stress relief. Continue turning and stabbing and turning
and stabbing until you get it into a proper ball shape.
You can see on this side it's all nice and smooth and on this side it's all fluffy because
it's the side I've been holding on to. So now what we need to do is turn it over
and start poking the puffy side. There you have it, it's a ball!
Yay a ball! You ca see there's still stringy bits all
over the side. You can either snip these off with scissors or if you want to get a bit
more technical you place your needle next to the ball so it grabs the hairs and then
stab them through at an angle. What this does is poke all of those little
edges back through into the centre of the ball.
Keep in mind that the more stabbing you do, the tighter the fibres will matt together
and then the harder and tighter the ball will be and more felt-like rather than just being
a ball of wool. Another thing you can do to hold all of the
fibres on the outside down is get a little bit of water on your hands and roll the ball
around them like this. That will stick everything down and you'll
have a nice smooth ball. Repeat this about a billion times and then
you'll have enough for a string. Now all you need to do is string them together.
Thread your needle and stab it through the middle of the ball, all the way through.
You want to go right through the very middle and add it a long.
Taadaa! You can tie a knot between each of them to
make sure they are perfectly spaced but it's not really necessary in my opinion.
And there you have it, you have a pom pom string.
I actually saw these for sale in Myer as Christmas decorations and they wanted like $30 for them.
It's much cheaper to do them yourselves and it's quite relaxing.
I think it makes a pretty good necklace too. Once you've mastered these you can do more
complicated shapes like hearts or stars or all kinds of cute things. Maybe we'll do one
of those next time. If you want to see a tutorial on those kinds
of shapes just let me know if the comments and I'll see what I can do.
So I hope you guys enjoyed this craft tutorial. Let me know if you give it a try and I'll
see you guys next time. Bye! If you liked this video, chances are you'll
like my others too. Subscribe to my channel and then check out
my blog at www.VioletLeBeaux.com. There's even a super cute puppy!
Ugh my nose is running everywhere now. Of course it is.
So once you've mastered balls... hahaha! So you once you've mastered doing little balls...
not much better hahaha!