Easy Needle Felted Mushrooms – How To Needle Felt For Beginners

SUMMARY OF CONTENT

• Introduction
• What you will learn
• Free pattern
• Video Tutorial – Felt along with me
• What you will need for this project
• More video tutorials you will love
• Best ever needle felting tool
• Top tips
• Inspiring needle felting patterns

The Magic of Needle Felted Mushrooms

If you’re looking for ways to make charming, needle-felted mushrooms with minimal fuss, these top tips can help you create impressive felt fungi without overcomplicating things. “How to Needle Felted Mushrooms – Felting Made Easy!” will introduce you to the power of the humble BBQ skewer as your new needle-felting tool of choice.

YOU WILL LEARN Basic needle felting techniques. How to create different mushroom shapes. Tips for a smooth and fun felting experience. Join me in this fun and easy workshop where you’ll learn to needle felt marvellous mushrooms. Whether you’re a beginner or looking to improve your skills, this video has everything you need. I’ve taught thousands of people to needle felt since 2014, and I’ll share all the quick tips and techniques I’ve learned along the way. Keep scrolling for materials list and don’t miss the free links below. ?

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Watch The Video Tutorial Below – How to Needle Felted Mushrooms – Felting Made Easy!

?YOU WILL NEED

• Any white or cream needle felting wool
• Your choice of carded wool or wool top for mushroom cap
• Wooden BBQ skewer
• Coarse felting needle
• Fine felting needle (optional)
• Reverse felting needle (optional)
• Felting mat

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What Needle Felting Wol Should I Use?

The Needle Felting Tool You Never Knew You Needed

The humble wooden BBQ skewer is a versatile tool that provides a stable foundation for shaping mushrooms, offering control over their structure while ensuring a firm finish with fewer needle marks. Whether you’re a complete beginner or already have some experience, the BBQ skewer will help you streamline your felting process and make it easier to achieve professional-looking results. Click HERE for the free written tutorial for making the base and cap, or join The Felt Club for a free pattern download. With the right techniques and materials, you’ll be able to craft your own collection of delightful needle-felted mushrooms in no time.

I’ll share my three favorite techniques, all of which rely on this little-known tool. Whether you’re a beginner or intermediate needle-felter, these ideas will elevate your mushrooms to the next level.

1. Entire Mushroom Made as One Piece

This method involves shaping the entire mushroom, including the cap and stalk, around a BBQ skewer using Jacob wool top. You then cover the mushroom cap with a carded wool layer. The benefit of making the mushroom in one piece is that it becomes much easier to maintain its shape without needing to attach separate parts later. This technique also ensures better structural stability and minimizes visible marks from the felting needle. Finally, a reverse felting needle was used to draw the white wool to the top adding a lovely subtle effect.

2. Stalk Only Made on BBQ Skewer with a Cap Shaped Using a Cookie Cutter

In this technique, the stalk is also formed around a BBQ skewer. The cap, however, is made using a cookie cutter as a rough guide, providing the flexibility to shape it to your preference. This cap can be embellished with silk throwsters’ waste around the stalk, and a needle felted ‘skirt’ adding a unique touch. The use of a cookie cutter simplifies the creation of the cap while allowing room for customization.

3. Stalk Only on BBQ Skewer with a Cap Made from a Felt Ball

The stalk is formed around the BBQ skewer for this method. If you want to you can start by layering a dark wool layer under the final wool layer. This can then be pulled through using a reverse needle. Using this technique adds an interesting contrast and texture to the stalk, and the mushroom cap is simply made from a felt ball that has been cut in half. This shortcut can save you roughly an hour of felting if you’re aiming for a perfect finish, especially helpful if you’re making a lot of mushrooms for gifts or fairs.

Yarn embellishments can be added for roots and the top color is created using a cookie cutter as a guide. Photographs for this method demonstrate how to easily shape the cap and stalk and add root details.

Take Your Marvelous Mushrooms to the Next Level

In each of these methods, the BBQ skewer provides a reliable foundation to shape your felted mushrooms. The final layer of carded wool gives them a polished finish. Try experimenting with these techniques to find your preferred method and let your creativity run wild.

Video Tutorials

For a comprehensive set of free tutorials, including ones that will help beginners overcome their initial nervousness, check out my YouTube channel, The Felt Hub. Also, you will find plenty of inspiration to take your needle-felting skills to the next level. Whether you’re starting out or refining your intermediate projects.

Find out more about the needle felting tool you should never be without!

I have used ALL the needle felting tools over the years, and I still end up using just a handful on a regular basis. Even so, a few years ago, I discovered the magic of the humble BBQ skewer, and it changed the way I needle felted? Click HERE to learn how this fabulous tool will help you start, or improve your existing techniques, and make all the fabulous needle felting projects below.
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Choose from dozens of inspiring patterns HERE which can be instantly downloaded. If you don’t need a full pattern you can purchase the size guide and template for your project.