Needle Felting on Polystyrene

1   Felt wool onto the polystyrene item using a felting needle. The longer you felt, the denser the wool becomes.

2   Push the amusing eyes – adding a blob of glue onto the back of the eye – into the polystyrene item.

3   Felt the beak, feet and wings separately on a needle felting foam pad.

4   Felt on the beak, wings and feet.

5   Felt the hat separately making a thick triangular shape.

6   Felt the hat onto the front of the head.

7   Felt the mice’s heads with grey wool onto polystyrene eggs. Felt the ears separately on a needle felting foam pad and then felt them onto the head. To make small eyes and snouts; felt for longer and towards the middle of the woollen dots.

Hearts   Felt the hearts with a felting needle and wool onto polystyrene hearts. The ribbons for hanging are from the Vivi Gade Helsinki series and are felted onto the hearts with a small wad of wool at the end.