How To Needle Felt Doll Tutorial Part 2: Needle Felting the Faces, eyes, etc
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- Опубликовано: 10 сен 2024
- Needle Felting a Doll - recorded LIVE. Needle Felting the face of our dolls will happen across at least two sessions. In this video, we cover the head with wool, add a chin, felt wool eyes, nose mouth and cheeks. *quick links to sections of this video below
*Finish up on your own and join us in Part 3 where will finish needle felting our faces and look also at inserting glass eyes.
Part 3: • How To Needle Felt Dol...
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COVER HEAD WITH SKIN TONE: 00:17:28
FELTING THE CHIN: 00:26:44
MARKING EYE SOCKETS: 00:30:28
FELTING THE NOSE: 00:34:30
FELTING THE EYES: 00:48:16
ADDING WRINKLES: 01:14:23
FELTING THE MOUTH: 01:22:54
FELTING CHEEKS: 01:36:23
FIXING JOINS/ COVERING WRINKLES ETC: 01:47:15
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I'm Brazilian, I do not know how to speak English, but I'm translating your classes in Google, I'll learn how to make these beautiful dolls, thank you very much for the affection.
Obrigado pela sua mensagem e palavras gentis. Nós esperamos que você se divirta fazendo sua boneca. Convidamos você a compartilhar uma foto em nosso grupo no facebook em:
facebook.com/groups/livingfeltfriends
It will be long, but I promise to put kisses and again thank you
So did you learn it?
Hi, i am 150 miles away from my home in the UK. Looking after 3 dogs and 2 cats, while my daughter and son in law are on holiday. I have just come across your channel, its amazing, so clear and enjoyable, another 6 days to go, cannot wait to get home and start making. Thank you so much, you have made my stay here so much more interesting x
What a lovely thing to say, Margaret....thank you so very much. I look forward to seeing what you make!
I am creating my doll not from the live showing on Wednesdays, but from the recorded version. I'm able to pause and catch up with my felting that way. Great instructions to follow. Enjoying my first armature felted doll ever.
That is so wonderful to hear, Iva! :) Thank you for your lovely feedback and we look forward to seeing your doll!
So fun, great tips and techniques, all explained very well! This is such fun following along. I've been needle felting for several years, but this is my first armature-based needle felted human doll. Loving it, and filled with inspiration for future projects! So many great techniques I can apply with or without armature. Really enjoying this series of classes! Thank you, Marie and Living Felt!
Cherie' C Davidson ...you are so generous with your feedback. ♡ Thank you for participating and sharing this felt-a-long with your fb group. We are grateful! And we love seeing the pics of your doll as she is unfolding! 🤗😊
Another great tutorial, I laughed so many times watching the face come to life with lips and gums 😁 Thanks again for sharing your creative talents 💕 and ‘Madam Lynne’ looks so real to me..!!!...she reminds me of one of my old school teachers!! ⭐️ she’s truly cool!! ⭐️x
Been thinking of trying this to give myself a hobby. I suffer major anxiety and depression since the loss of my 10yr old. I find myself having a hard time feeling joy in much as well as a purpose. My daughter had special needs so 24/7 care and now I am lost since my other children are adults and teens. Been watching tons of videos and the way you teach is the best. It actually makes me feel like I could do this and with practice maybe be able to make gifts for family especially my granddaughter and who know maybe be able to donate to childrens hospitals in the memory of my daughter. Thank you for sharing all the videos it may of just gave a path out of this darkness into the world again.❤
Thank you for your kind words. Art can be so therapeutic...I find it can be meditative, and purposeful. It can help quiet our mind and connect us to our inner guidance..where all things are good, and love reigns. Making for others adds another dimension that I find very healing. I hope you will begin..make anything, explore and enjoy the process...there is such power in just the act of creation. Sending you all good thoughts for a new outlet of expression and joy. ♡
Very good tutorial. Easy to understand. Great teacher.
Thank you so much, Tresa! :)
Such great info! I feel like I’ll have to watch this a few times to understand all of the info. Thanks! 💜
Hi, I'm mina, I'm from Iran. Thanks for your videos.
Thank you for, Mina :) It is our pleasure. One of our favorite videos is of an Iranian feltmaker felting a rug with a pole, rope and using his feet. :)
@@LivingFelt Really, it's our pleasure, we call that work "namadmali" , felt mean's namd. My id in instagram : neefel_handmade
Thank you so much for this nice long, thorough tutorial!
My pleasure, Jami! Thank you for your note ♡
Still fascinated! I actually found you on a suggested sites for doll hands... fell in love with your dolls... Now learning how to make them... I've got to try this! Thanks for the classes, I'll be saving these to check back with products in hand!
Thanks so much for these videos. What a treasure trove of information and inspiration.
I'm learning so much thanks to you sharing your time and talent. I'm always bummed that I'm not available to catch the live felt along (dang job!), but always look forward to the online videos afterwards. Such a wonderful resource to have at our fingertips. You are the best!
Thank you for your sweet note :) Maybe one day will we catch you on a stacation day for a felt-a-long. I am so glad you are finding them helpful :)
I really want to learn how to make a doll,for my little Dakota ,who 7 ,i taught myself cross stitch ,from 12count to 18 count and needle point, i can Kroesche and knit too, so this is my next project 🥰
Seeing the eye being formed was awesome
Thank you for your feedback, Tish! :) Glad it is helpful.
so entertaining and since I enjoy polymer clay, a lot of her build up on faces lend itself to clay as well. her voice is calm and her sense of humor is inviting. so glad I found these tutorials.
I love these videos so much! I've always been heavily into art, crafty things, and fantasy and have been trying to find tutorials to start needle felting. I've been sitting here for hours watching your videos and I plan on making dolls and things. I catch onto things I'm interested in very quickly and I'm excited for my mom to get me the things I need to start needle felting. She's really been enjoying your videos too and we both love your dolls!❤❤
Thank you for your nice note, Brittany :) I am so happy to hear you may have found a new outlet for your creativity -- and I hope to see your dolls one day soon!
awesome they came out so well
Thank you so much for this learning opportunity. I just love your dolls and your videos.
Thank you so very much, Linda!!
Good Evening. Watching this later. I am so happy to have found you and your skill with needle felting. I have been feltinf for almost a tyear and I have watched many tutorials. Yours are the best. SUPER!
I love love love this tutorial. Watched all four actually and want to make a doll. Very inspired. It would be my very first time. I can see some challenges but I am up for it. Thank you for sharing your talent with everybody.
Our pleasure, Yuliya! There are even more tutorials in this series...wishing you lots of fun with it! :)
Yes Yuliya, don't miss all the other videos in series! I've saved 6? Going thru them in order this time! 🤗
@@RoeRoe123 Thank you :)
Omg I love that flat piece at 52:00! You're so talented. Wow.
I love your tutorials, they're the best! Thank you.
A place to put the teeth besides on the side table! 😁 you're hilarious!
Thank you so much, you are very kind.
@@LivingFelt May I ask if you know the weight in wool of your Olga?
Just a rough weight.
I aspire to larger dolls 🤗 Olga is ❤
@@RoeRoe123 guestimate...8oz
@@LivingFelt AWESOME THANKS!
Love your tutorials. I've started my doll, and you're instructions are awesome!
Thank you so much, Jan! I am so happy you are enjoying them and excited to see your doll :)
Yay! My "doll kit" was delivered a few minutes ago! It's stormy gloomy, rainy, and windy here on the East Coast today, so no better time to continue with the videos and see what my end result is. I will post pics on the FB page no matter how it turns out (the good, the bad, the ugly). 😂
P.S. Thanks Marie and Fairies for another speedy delivery! 💕
Yay! We are so happy you received it in good time and THANK YOU for felting with us! :) We look forward to seeing your doll 😍
@@LivingFelt I am excited to see what this lump of wool turns out to be. As I work, it starts to take on a life of its own. I love it!
Amazing! Tomorrow I’m trying a face, thanks Marie ♥️
Our pleasure, Alexa! We hope you will share a pic in our group :)
Obrigada por compartilhar conosco seu talento. Maravilhoso trabalho. Parabéns!!
Obrigado pela sua nota gentil. Esperamos que você tenha uma agulha divertida feltrando uma boneca e compartilhe fotos :)
Watching in New Zealand, loving it so far.
Thank you, Ann!! Hope to see your doll if you make one :)
I’m so grateful for your felt doll videos . Just done this tutorial part 2 and at last I understand how to do eyes. The mouth is still a problem though. I’ll watch the tutorial again though and see if it can be improved.Thank you again. Pat Norton (New Zealand )
I am enjoying these tutorials soooo much, thank you 😍 I am a little concerned though as I made a female body and the head is looking very masculine at the moment! Hopefully when I start to shape it a little more I can create something a little more feminine. I am also loving using you MC-1 batting, it is so easy to felt down compared to what I have used in the past. I live in Australia and it takes about 3 weeks to get here so I have to make sure I save up enough for a decent purchase each time. Thanks again 💜
In my first dolls, I had a lot of challenge with making feminine faces... brow too strong, nose too strong, chin too strong, thick neck. For me it tooks some practice to soften those features. :)
Now I want to do needle felting!!
This is the 3rd time I've watched this & I finally "get it" about the lips!
hello so happy to be here
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Ist time watching your videos love love love your work
Hi. I am brand new at felting. I am soooo excited. I love your videos. They are so well done. I love when you let your assistant tell you the question so you can concentrate on your teaching. I also like how the video is really good at showing what technique is being done. I do have one suggestion - How about introducing yourself each time or putting it in the blurb at the bottom - a name. LivingFelt website is good but I would like to see your art on your website.
Thank you so Mutch for your video,s . I,am going to try . God bless you!!!❤
You do a great job. Thanks for sharing your knowledge.
Thank you very much for these wonderful tutorials. I have made the body and am ready to start the face.
Excellent tutorial thank you so much!
thank you, beautiful work, from Brazil
Phew...made it to video 2 and I still have my hair!! Actually to be totally honest, Marie, you are an amazing teacher. You have a wonderful way of explaining your technique. I wish you would come to the East Coast (Rhode Island specifically) and do a workshop!! Wishful thinking, I know...but maybe...just maybe...a Post-Coronavirus possibility??!!?? Anyway, I have a only a couple of questions before I venture into Video 2.
First, towards the end of video 1, you touched upon forming fingers. You didn't mention whether or not that after stiffening the fingers with the 50/50 solution, will they still be bendable (or should we form them into how we want them before they get "stiffened")?? I am not sure at this point what "accessories" my little doll will (or will not be) holding on to, so I wanted to know if I will be able to make her "hold" something later on.
Second question on needles - I am a VERY NEW needle felter. I only made 2 small animals prior to attempting this project (and knock on wood, have YET to break a needle lol). Anyway, I ordered the needle felting kit from you all and it came with 3 needles. How long do these typically last, if you don't break them first? 😂 Do they "dull" after a while? There are SOOOOOOOO many needles available, that I am having needle nightmares lol lol...are these three I received the ones I should pretty much have at all times?
Ok, sorry for all the Q's...love you gals!! ❤️😁
perfect
Wow. To me the most difficult part is to be able to keep the proportions.
Is the second video y sow,very interesting.can you Tell us about the differents tolls for needle and it's uses please.y want to learn as mucho as y can
hello anafe57, I do not quite understand your question - can you restate?
Great
Thank you!
Thx
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It is really helpful!
I love your doll
Marie, I have to ask, what is that little brace on your thumb? I have so much trouble with mine when felting, and I would like extra support but nothing bulky. Thank you!
THANKS A MILLON
How necessary is floral tape? I didn't receive any in my kit (was I supposed to)...and I am putting together another order for more core batting and flesh tone wool, so I was going to add floral tape to the order. Whadda y'all think?
Hi Stacy! It is not required but is helpful. We can research your order, but do not find your records using the name we see here. Can you message us via this page? feltingsupplies.livingfelt.com/crm.asp?action=contactus
@@LivingFelt Message sent! My order is under my name: Stacy Perpall. It was placed last Monday night (if that helps).
Do you think learning to needle felt by making a doll is being to ambitious? Would it be better to start with a small project? If so what do you suggest
Michelle -- this is Marie Spaulding commenting. My "First" felting project was a doll, my "second" was TWO pairs of wet felted house booties. Our belief is to pick a project that inspires you to keep at and is fun along the way :)
LivingFelt beautifully put! Thank you 💕
I have started a little head and I am loving it. I can already see things will work better a bit different than my first attempt but I suppose that’s what keeps us going and making more fun things 😁
You guys are awesome and so encouraging and inspiring. Thank you for the time and effort you put in to making these videos for all of us
I'm new! Excited to learn
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Also, is it me...or do you all find yourselves looking at peoples' faces a little more differently once you are making or have made one of these dolls? I notice things I would have NEVER noticed before or even looked for. Fine lines, shadows, cheekbone structure...lol I look at some people now and think "wow, they would make a great doll!" 😂
Hi Stacy! (Marie here) I have always been fascinated with faces :) I love exaggerated features :)
Watching from Taiwan, love this. series so much. After rewatching about two times, I am starting making my doll, too. Just a quick question here, my head-ball looks more ellipse but not totally round, considering I am making a doll with a bit longer face than the dolls‘ in this video, can I leave my head-ball with that shape and just start to make his eyes, nose, chins, etc? Would the ellipse shape be helpful for shaping the longer face I want, or it always must be totally round? Sorry if my question doesn't make any sense.>
Hello Sidney and thank you your nice note. Your question is great. For some reason, I always seem to add on the chin ... but if you can make your face the right shape for your doll without needing to add the chin ... it is perfect! :)
@@LivingFelt I see! I'll give the ellipse one a try, but I'll try to roll some more round-head in case anything goes wrong! I am very new on needle felting. Lots of things and tips to learn yet I am very enjoy exploring it. So happy to find your channel and website. Thank you so much for reply this quick!
I'm curious how firm you make these. Like the firmness of the head right as your molding the eyes, putting the nose and chin on... If you push on it with your finger, is it pretty squishy or pretty dense?
Hi Lovey, thanks for this question. We suggest needle felting your pieces to a firm state...we call "well done" or "very well done". We often share our method for gauging firmness -- originally shared 10yrs ago now in this old video :) ruclips.net/video/DybvpSDd1kE/видео.html
Ok so my question is...
I’m trying to make a fairy, what type of supplies (meaning what kind of roving or batting) do I need. I want my fairy to be light skin tone and whatever color hair and medium size body- like could hold in your hand easily. I dnt know what to buy from your site to get started on that. Please help. Thnks so much. I have a mat, some needles, and pipe cleaners already, but the felt I’ve bought from local craft stores is horrible. I’ll do anything you suggest. I’m dying to make this with quality materials.
Hi Sande, sometimes a phone call is helpful. But for the skin tone, I (me = Marie Spaulding) would use MC-1 PALE PEACH for a fair skinned fairy.
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For the hair, consider MERINO TOP in your color choice tiny.cc/jfmv9y
OR NZ Corriedale
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If you want wool for the underbody, our CW-1 Core Wool comes in a roving or batting. The roving might be helpful...
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I hope that helps. We are also happy to help by phone :) 877-665-5790 M-F 9-4 and Sat 10-4
Central Time
so happy with your tutorials Marie! thank you so much! I'm working on a doll, talking with you on my laptop when you are saying "does this help" - so I feel you quite close. is there a possibility to get your wool in Europe directly?! I would love to try your skin colours... greetings from Southern Austria!
Hello Lisa and thank you for your lovely note. I am so happy you are enjoying the tutorials. We ship our fiber to customers Europe, but do not have re-sellers at this time.
@@LivingFelt ok! thank your for your answer!
One thing i havent been able to find so far (ive watched parts 1-6, but i couldve missed something!) is how to you attach the head to the neck?
Hi Ethan! Thanks so much for watching! Attaching the head is here:
ruclips.net/video/sgHXPYSlyLw/видео.html
LivingFelt thank you so much!! I don’t know how I missed that part, but I really appreciate it. This is such a fun project to work on, and such an excellent series of tutorials!
Thank you so much for your feedback, Ethan! Wishing you lots of fun with yours and hope you will share pis in our fb group :)
@@ethanrodriguez408 Isn't it. I like her armature style better than other methods. Seems so simple!
Hello Madam ,
Do you have a big doll kit at the end of the video?
ho too good, thank you
Hello Martine -- we have a doll kit that includes all of the same items used in Marie's larger dolls. To make a "larger doll", add more of the wire -- there is plenty of the Core Wool. feltingsupplies.livingfelt.com/Needle-Felting-a-Doll-Supply-Kit_p_1485.html
I'd love to see a video on how you do "relief" faces like the lovely lady at 52:28
my biggest pet peeve is when I'm trying to teach people and their's is soft and then they keep going and in the end it looks like a blob.
In the beginning, it is challenging to know what is firm and how to get there. I confess to having made LOTS of squishy pieces when I started. Also, you will find that some people dive into "details" while others are very happy with what you might think is half felted. The key is...are they having fun? They might go on to be very good felters one day ... you just never know what comes from teaching, encouraging and support. Hope you have fun teaching and sharing :)
LivingFelt :) thank you
Thank you,i wanna ask how you attached the head to body?
I love doll making me and my mum are new and my mum is working on a new doll we started 1 week ago so if you can give us some tips it would be good thx max and my mum
I am going to try making a face now. I would like to see what others made but dont know where to find pics of that. ?
Join our fb group and ask folks to share...there are a LOT who started with this doll series.
@@LivingFelt I have tried twice to join the facebook group but never got an answer that i was approved?
Your felted guy that you made off of the gnome photo looks a lot like Jimmy Buffet lol.
😥 I can't order my doll kit right now because the shopping cart is down, while you all catch up with orders. That's a good thing for you guy for sure, but not so good for me! lol 😘
We understand and thank you so much for your patience! Please try back tomorrow afternoon/early evening :)
@@LivingFelt Thanks...I will definitely try then...Have a great night and stay healthy y'all! 😁
Thank you so much!!!!
Love these tutorials. Would you be able to post your pack to the UK if I ordered it?
God Nait!!!
I am loving your instructions!! Do you have a brick n mortar shop?
I didnt see how you started the head with the wire
Do you have a tutorial on dog eyes and expressions...? X
I made a robin and it's best
Welcome new
So frustrated everytime I make a face looks like Santa. Head is shaped werd I am going to rip out work and restart at later date
When that happens start a new one, you may like the other one another day.
all those heads rolling around and it wasn't even July 14th.
Hi I would like a big smile also with chubby cheeks I’m Mary from St Louis