Thursday, July 28, 2011

What is needle felting? Needle felting is the process of stabbing wool roving or like material repeatedly with special barbed needles. I have worked with all types of roving from sheep, alpacas, rabbits and have even worked with real pet fur on many occasions. I start each creation with a small lump of raw wool roving and as I begin stabbing the wool, the barbs in the needles cause the wool to tangle. Felting each bit of wool into a firm shape makes it possible to create just about any shape. It takes tens of thousands of needle pokes to create each piece. Needle felting is an old art form that has only recently began to gain popularity. I feel it’s amongst the most tedious of the fiber arts. And although I love painting, photography and sculpting with clay, needle felting with wool is my medium of choice. View my website for more info and for many photos of examples of my work... www.amber-rose-creations.com