Needle Felting: Creation of Characters with Needle and Thread
A course by Carolina Alles , Needle Felting Artist
Learn to handcraft fantastic characters made of wool
Needle felting is a technique that allows you to create characters of all kinds using only a needle and wool. For artist and craft lover Caro Indy, its versatility is what makes it one of her favorites. In this online course, she teaches you how to sculpt wool to create your own custom characters from scratch, imbuing them with expressiveness and personality through needlework.
If you want to take your felt character creation a step further, check out her new course, Confection of Miniature Clothing, and learn how to design, sew, and create patterns for small and original garments.
What will you learn in this online course?
16 lessons & 6 downloads
- 100% positive reviews (1K)
- 21,055 students
- 16 lessons (3h 17m)
- 6 additional resources (3 files)
- Online and at your own pace
- Available on the app
- Audio: Spanish
- Spanish · English · Portuguese · German · French · Italian · Polish · Dutch
- Level: Beginner
- Unlimited access forever
What is this course's project?
Caro proposes three projects with different levels of difficulty, giving you the opportunity to turn any character you can imagine into a reality.
Projects by course students
Who is this online course for?
Designers, illustrators, character creators, and anyone interested in the world of crafts and artisan products.
Requirements and materials
No previous knowledge is necessary as Caro walks you through the whole process step by step.
In terms of materials, you need different colored felting fleece with long or short fibers, a felting needle, a foam pad, jewelry pliers, wire, scissors, a sewing needle, and thread.
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Carolina Alles
A course by Carolina Alles
As a child, Carolina Alles, better known as Caro Indy, used to make clothes for her dolls. Nowadays she still does, but has made a career out of it.
She is a fiber artist specialized in needle felting, a technique that allows her to sculpt her own characters from scratch using fabric. But what makes her work even more special is the way she manages to give her characters their own personality, incorporating them into all kinds of projects in other disciplines, from children's stories to a child's favorite toy.
Content
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U1
Introduction
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Presentation
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Influences
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U2
First steps in the needle felting
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Presentation of the project, materials and tools
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How are they used
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The sum of the parts
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U3
Basic level project: panda
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Basic forms
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Final details and ... snap ready!
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U4
Intermediate level project: unicorn
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Parts for the head
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Body and limbs
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Joints
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Barber Shop
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U5
Advanced level project: fox
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Parts for the head of the fox
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Body, arms and legs
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Unions in arms, legs and tail
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Color on chest, tail, mouth and legs
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How to present your project
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FP
Final project
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Needle Felting
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Ask questions, request feedback, or offer solutions. Share your learning experience with other students in the community who are as passionate about creativity as you are.
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FAQs
Domestika's courses are online classes that provide you with the tools and skills you need to complete a specific project. Every step of the project combines video lessons with complementary instructional material, so you can learn by doing. Domestika's courses also allow you to share your own projects with the teacher and with other students, creating a dynamic course community.
All courses are 100% online, so once they're published, courses start and finish whenever you want. You set the pace of the class. You can go back to review what interests you most and skip what you already know, ask questions, answer questions, share your projects, and more.
The courses are divided into different units. Each one includes lessons, informational text, tasks, and practice exercises to help you carry out your project step by step, with additional complementary resources and downloads. You'll also have access to an exclusive forum where you can interact with the teacher and with other students, as well as share your work and your course project, creating a community around the course.
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fahaffner
A didática é excelente!
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northvalent7845
excelente
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mtoro129
los felicito un curso magistral
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mwatson
Wonderful course, challenging projects but very clear directions.
sc.adriana15
Hola, estoy empezando el curso pero antes que nada quiero agradecer el que comparta su conocimiento de la técnica y sus aprendizajes personales. me parece que está bien explicado.
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