My name is Kay Petal;  I Felt Alive

Welcome to my magical world of sculptural needle felting.

Where wondrous fluffs of wool transform into whimsical characters with heart and soul.

Latest Work

Li'l Freddie Mercury

& Li'l Whoopi!

Needle Felting is such a crazy, cool craft!

Its popularity is sweeping the world.  Nearly anything that one can imagine can be created from wool using only single barbed felting needles! 

My specialty is needle felted dolls with a focus on celebrity caricatures.  My Felt Alive dolls are fully jointed, solid felted wool and require no sewing, no stuffing, no painting, no knitting or crocheting, no patterns and no wire armatures!  That's right, none of that!  Shaping and sculpting fluffy, unspun wool with barbed felting needles is nearly like magic. 

l-r Donald Trump, Marilyn Monroe, Ellen DeGeneres, Elton John, Conan O'Brien, Willie Nelson, Spock, John Travolta, Janice Joplin, Will Ferrell  and Johnny Cash!

Needle felting first caught my eye in 2007 and it is leading me on a fantastic journey of discovery.  I am not a trained artist, nor do I have an artistic background - needle felting allowed me to connect with the artist lurking in me.  I have discovered my life's passion and there is rarely a day you won't find me poking at wool. 

Nearly as much as I love needle felting, I love teaching this amazing craft to creative people all over the world through my Felt Alive Video Workshops - available individually on DVD or students can access all of them at my new online workshop site - The Needle Felters Workshop.   I'm so proud of my students' projects

Learn Needle Felting with Felt Alive!

The Needle Felters Workshop is my new members-only online needle felting studio.  If you want to master the craft of sculptural needle felting, this is the place to be. Member privileges include: Access to the complete library of Felt Alive Video Workshops including any new releases Support Forums where you will get help from myself and from other members Resources for wool and supplies Video Blogs where I share helpful tips and new techniques First-Look at my famous Li'l Celebrity Dolls as they come to life in my studio. Needle Felting Challenges Forums to help you promote & market your work including discussions on photography. And best of all, you can network with other needle felters from all around the world that are as excited about needle felting as you are! All of this and so much more for one low price!  Join today and take advantage of my special introductory offer for only $79.95 for a whole year of needle felting fun!   Bring your ideas, projects & questions and join the fun at The Needle Felters Workshop!     Only $79.95 per year   REGISTER TODAY Paypal & all major credit cards Register today and get instant access to a year of needle felting fun at The Needle Felters Workshop contact me with any questions Membership includes access to ALL of these fun Felt Alive Online Video Workshops and more!

		And More! PLUS Your Annual Membership Includes Any New Releases

FELT ALIVE FUN!

Felt Alive Stop-Motion Animation Video

Conan Vs. Bear 

An Epic Drama!

 Li'l Conan O'Brien goes ice fishing in Wasilla, Alaska

and catches what no ice fisherman would ever want to catch - a Polar Bear! 

LI'l Conan & The Bear are original Felt Alive Needle Felted Wool Sculptures. 

The stop-motion animation is the work of my nephews - Ben & Nick Petal. 

Felt Alive's Music Video :) 

Just some silly fun in my felting studio here in Alaska!

Music in the video is Learning to Fly by Tom Petty. 

Performed by Jeremy R. Hammond