Needle Felting Is A Blast

Yesterday my partner and I took a class on 3-dimensional needle felting at the local community college. They offer a lot of "continuing education" classes conducted by community members (everything from art to yoga to film discussion). This class particularly interested us because we both want to create dolls and finger puppets for our child-on-the-way. I also enjoy creating nature tables and wanted to learn how to make characters for my themes (I'm planning on a winter theme next with king winter on skis, especially because snow is already in the forecast for midweek.) Anyhow, we had a blast at the class and even created these little figures (I did the gnome and sheep).
It is a very soothing exercise and much easier than I thought. The wool is very forgiving, so if I mess up, I just add more wool and keep shaping. The supply list is small as well; a large needle, a piece of foam to work on, and the wool. Pipecleaners can also be used for a skeletal system like I did with my sheep. Someone in the class even said she planned on using wool from sweaters that had been shrunken. Since I don't knit, I now have a handwork craft to sit by the fire and work on this winter.