Back in October Sophie & I could not wait to get our hands on the wonderful orange colored wool we got from the Vermont wool festival. A few months back, I watched a great video on pre-needle felting from Kristie Burns’ Waldorf Inspired Earthschooling curriculum. I decided to needle felt along side Sophie so to compare the difference.


I collect cookie cutters in various shapes just for these projects.











Mine is coming along via felting needles…



Sophie’s progress via water & friction…



My pumpkin



Sophie’s completed pumpkin



A side by side comparison (Sophie is age 3).

This particular felting project is not limited to just pre-schoolers. In fact, I enjoy the pre-needle felting process as well; I wanted to needle felt along side simply for comparison.

To find out more about Earthschooling, visit Kristie’s website, The BEarth Institute (pronounced Be-earth). :) You can also purchase the video for this & other wonderful projects on the video download page

Etsy is a great place to buy handmade items, it is also a great resource for supplies. I wanted some plain undyed wool to use in the core of projects (such as our felted rattle balls) so I looked to Etsy since I wanted to start with a small amount.

I found just what I wanted from Etsy Seller 8muddyfeet. Wonderfully soft, washed dorset ram wool that was shipped promptly. Just what I have come to expect from Etsy sellers. :)





This should carry us through for a few projects.

For Mother’s Day this year, I received two books on felting which include how to projects on needle & wet felting.



I’ve wanted to try this out for some time now: the idea of working with wool roving and forming it into felt has appealed to me for some time. Since I have so many creative interests I put it on the back burner until now…the projects you can do with felt are wonderful for little hands.

So I ordered some wool and look forward to getting started. I am worried that this may turn into an addictive hobby. It’s relatively inexpensive to start and the choices of materials is amazing! Then I hear about these fiber festivals and I go…oh boy…this could get dangerous. :)

I can’t give the books a proper review since I have not yet tried out the projects – but I can say from first glance they are well laid out, the directions seem straight forward and the projects look absolutely delicious!