What I'd Make for Christmas Craft Fairs | Needle Felted Bird Brooch

Looking for an easy needle felting project? Learn how to make a needle felted song thrush brooch from wool in this step-by-step tutorial! 🟢 Grab your Needle Felting Starter Pack here: https://thefelthub.com/product/needle... 🟢 Click "Show More" for the full materials list, timestamps, free template, and courses! --- In this full step-by-step tutorial I'll show you how to make a needle felted song thrush brooch using a simple flat felting technique. You'll start with a basic bird template and build up thin layers of wool onto a felt backing before adding the markings, wing, eye and finishing details. The finished bird can be turned into a brooch, framed, added to a larger piece, or given as a handmade gift. This is a great project for beginners and improving needle felters because it uses simple shapes, tiny amounts of wool and just a few colours. Once you've learnt the basic method, you can change the colours, markings and shape to create all sorts of different birds. It's also a useful project if you make for craft fairs or sell your work, as small bird brooches are quick to customise and don't need much wool. You will learn: 🐦 Using a simple bird template 🐦 Felting onto a felt backing 🐦 Building up smooth layers of wool 🐦 Keeping the edges firm and well defined 🐦 Blending different shades of brown 🐦 Adding song thrush chest markings 🐦 Creating light and shade with wool 🐦 Using a reverse felting needle for extra texture 🐦 Making the wing separately 🐦 Attaching the wing securely 🐦 Adding a simple glass bead eye 🐦 Cutting and finishing the bird 🐦 How to adapt the same technique for other birds Materials you will need: ✓ Small amounts of white, brown and dark brown wool ✓ Extra wool shades for blending and detail ✓ Piece of craft felt or wool felt for the backing ✓ 38 gauge star or similar all-round felting needle ✓ Fine felting needle for detail (optional) ✓ Reverse felting needle (optional) ✓ Felting mat and topper ✓ Small scissors ✓ 4 mm black glass bead or black wool for the eye ✓ Needle and black thread if using a bead ✓ Brooch back if turning your bird into a brooch ✓ Multi-needle tool or felting pen (optional) More guides, workshops and courses from The Felt Hub 🟢 Needle Felting Essentials Starter Pack https://thefelthub.com/product/needle... 🟠 Needle Felting Courses And Workshops https://thefelthub.com/needle-felting... 🟢 Ultimate Guide to Needle Felting Wool https://thefelthub.com/needle-felting... 🟠 Complete Guide to Felting Needles https://thefelthub.com/what-felting-n... 🟢 The Felt Hub Blog https://thefelthub.com/ If you have any questions, leave them in the comments and I'll always do my best to help. #needlefelting #birdbrooch #needlefeltingtutorial #needlefeltingforbeginners 00:00 Introduction 01:50 Getting Started & Free Template 04:28 Making the Bird Body 05:22 Building the First Wool Layer 12:43 Using a Multi-Needle Tool 15:23 Building & Firming the Edges 19:27 Adding the Brown Markings 27:18 Adding the Chest Details 32:09 Adding Colour & Light and Shade 34:51 Creating the Eye Area 36:52 Using a Reverse Felting Needle 39:02 Making the Wing 48:29 Cutting Out the Wing 50:38 Adding the Wing 54:02 Finishing Touches 54:33 Cutting Out the Bird 55:53 Adding the Eye 56:32 Finished Song Thrush