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Felt Alive Videos + Felt Alive Felting Needles = True Needle Felting Love
Many projects to choose from. And they are all free to enjoy! No sign-up, no sign-in, just hours and hours of uninterrupted ad-free needle felting fun!
Start here: Felting needles, explained. Wool, tools, and extras: A Message to Felt Alive Needle Felting Students.
Video workshops
Felt along with Kay.
Free, real-time workshops — from beginner to advanced, learn the magic of bringing wool to life with Felt Alive Videos. Grab the color she calls for and poke along.
Signature · Studio · 10 hr
Dolls
Kay’s signature workshop. Ten hours of flexible, expressive wool dolls — hands, feet, clothes, and faces. The whole Felt Alive method, start to finish.
2 hrBeginner · 2 hr
Funny Faces
Two hours of sculpting a face that looks like it has an opinion — the Felt Alive test.
2 hrBeginner · 2 hr
Pixies
A beginner-friendly character with no armature and a lot of attitude. Wool batting, a needle, and a sense of humor.
2 hrBeginner · 2 hr
Finger Puppet Fairies
Wee little ones that flutter on your fingertips. Felt along and learn how a tiny form still needs a real face.
2 hrBeginner · 2 hr
Garden Art
Mushrooms, bugs, and worms on simple wire armatures. Colorful, outdoor-ready, and a friendly first armature lesson.
1 hrBeginner · 1 hr
Jack-O-Lanterns
A 3–5 inch wool pumpkin with a face. Short, seasonal, and the right size to practice poking without a marathon.
2 hrAll levels · 2 hr
Pups
Jointed, flexible wool puppies — no wires, no plastic eyes. Just batting and a needle, with legs that actually sit.
5 hrAll levels · 5 hr
Droits
Silly, jointed, wire-free creatures. Five hours of core, limbs, and the kind of face you make when no one is watching.
5 hrAll levels · 5 hr
Santa
A jolly wool Santa with advanced tricks that are still kind to a first-timer. Beard, boots, and a face that smiles back.
9 hrStudio · 9 hr
Fairy Dolls
A jointed fairy from scratch — no wire, no clay. Nine hours of real-time sculpting, wings, and the details that make her fly.
Tips from the journal
Why do my felting needles break?
It’s usually the pad, the angle, or fighting dense wool — not a “bad” needle.
Roving or batting?
Batting is faster to start a form. Roving is lovely for hair and details.
How much wool do I need?
Less than you think for a face. More than you think if you keep adding clothes.
Wool storage
Keep it clean, labeled, and away from moths. Future-you will thank you.
Caring for your felties
They’re wool sculptures, not wash-and-wear. A little care goes a long way.
Bag the head
A simple trick so the face doesn’t get wrecked while you felt the body.
ABC beginner series
Three free projects to learn the craft without getting lost.
Felting needles explained
Gauges, stars, and why color-coding saves your brain on the pad.
Studio notes
All levels · 4 min
Felting needles, explained
A barbed steel blade, a grip you can hold for hours, and a color you can grab in a second.
ReadAll levels · 6 min
The color code, explained
With a color-coded, comfy grip, you can pick the right tool at a glance.
ReadAll levels · 5 min
One needle, two, or four
Single Point, Double Point, and Quad Point multi-needle tools — permanently affixed in a color-coded handle.
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Beginner · 12 min
Your first wool form
A soft sphere — the skill every animal, doll, and worm is built on.
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All levels · 4 min
Keep the needle in one piece
Felting needles are hardened, thin, and honest. Treat them like tools, not crowbars.
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Beginner · 15 min
It’s a worm’s life
A small, jointless creature you can finish in an afternoon — and a doorway into sculptural felting.
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Studio · 8 min
Felt Alive; a needle felting story
It all started with a brand new needle felter that fell head over heels in love with this curious craft.
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