Fearless Armatures for Needle Felting Beginners

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Are you struggling with making wire armatures for needle felting? Do you find wire armatures daunting and scary? • Well in this beginner’s tutorial I’m going to explain how to make a simple armature to support your needle felted item and give you some tips and techniques to make sure that your needle felted artwork turns out looking great every time. • Hope you like it, and if you do find it helpful it would mean the world to me if you’d click on the like button, subscribe and ring the notification bell. • My Etsy shop: https://juliesfeltedfriends.etsy.com • 👀To receive my FREE cat armature template visit my website here: https://juliesfeltedfriends.com/index... • Here’s the link to the needle felting Sadness video that I mention: • • Needle Felting SADNESS from Inside Out • ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- • MY RECOMMENDED WOOL AND EQUIPMENT FROM AMAZON UK: • **WIRE** • These are pipe cleaners I use in the video, the are slightly bendy and aren’t very strong, but if you twist them as I did they are strong enough for a fairly small felted sculpture. • Kids B Crafty 100 Chenille Craft Pipe Cleaners 29cm x 6mm Brown White Black Flesh And Grey: https://amzn.to/3jjew8F • The green wire is just Garden wire that I bought from Wilko, here in the UK, it was £2.50 for 30 metres and is 1.2mm wide. They also sell a galvanised garden wire 1.5mm x 20 meters for £1.75 which would also be suitable. • **WOOL** • Jacob Carded Wool Batts - Core Wool (200 grams - Large), White: https://amzn.to/3nQK4RT • If you prefer to buy individual colours I recommend the following: • Heidifeathers Merino Roving Wool / Tops 25 grams: https://amzn.to/3xMq4o4 • Heidifeathers Merino Roving/Tops Wool 100 grams: https://amzn.to/3ykminh • *** NEEDLES***: • 36 Gauge (Thick or Heavy) Triangular Needle (pack 5) (Heidifeathers via Amazon): https://amzn.to/3DiMxwU • 42 Gauge (Fine) Triangular Needle (pack 5) (Heidifeathers via Amazon): https://amzn.to/3Byh75n • 40 Gauge (Medium Fine) Triangular Needle (pack 5) (Heidifeathers via Amazon): https://amzn.to/3bmO3mp • ***FELTING MAT***: • Woolbuddy Needle Felting Pad/Mat Large (I recommend the white one but it is more expensive): https://amzn.to/3Oo7ASa • **TOOLS** • Clover Pen Style Needle Felting Tool – Multi needle holder (3): https://amzn.to/3FyMgpF • ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- • Please note I am now an Amazon Associate which means I may earn a small commission if you purchase any of these items from the above links, this does not cost you anymore and I’d really appreciate it if you can support my channel in this way, Thank you :) • ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- • Here are some of my other needle felting tutorials that you might like: • NEEDLE FELTING SYMMETRY Secrets (5 Tips) A Beginner's guide: • NEEDLE FELTING SYMMETRY Secrets (5 Ti... • 5 Tips on Needle Felting Shapes Accurately: • 5 Tips on Needle Felting Shapes Accur... • When do I stop stabbing? Needle felting for beginners: • When do I stop stabbing? Needle Felti... • BEGINNER'S guide to Correcting Needle Felting Mistakes: • Correcting NEEDLE FELTING MISTAKES fo... • Needle Felting cartoon EYES, MOUTHS and FACES : • 5 Tips on NEEDLE FELTING EYES, MOUTHS... • 5 tips on Needle Felting Eyes, Mouths and Face Details, for Beginners: • 5 Tips on Needle Felting EYES, MOUTHS... • Finding the Secret to Needle Felting a Smooth Finish: • Finding the SECRET TO NEEDLE FELTING ... • • Chapters or Timestamps: • 0:00 Introduction • 0:21 Do you need to use an armature? • 1:07 Which wire should you use? • 2:38 My Important Tip • 2:57 Making a simple armature • 4:26 Adjusting the length of the legs • 5:43 Wrapping the armature with wool • #NeedleFeltingTutorials #NeedleFeltingForBeginners

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