At first glance, it may seem that such a hobby for modern needlewomen as felting appeared relatively recently.

However, what can you say about the fact that about 8,000 years ago people were already practicing making various things from wool? Later, entire workshops began to appear, specializing in working with natural wool. Let's see where anyone can start getting acquainted with this handicraft today.

Felting for beginners: master class

It’s too early for beginning needlewomen to make toys or paintings right away. But something simple like jewelry is quite possible. Let's try to do flower brooch.

So, For the “Lilies of the Valley” brooch you will need:

• Actually, wool
• Thin needles for felting
• Thin wire

• A thick sponge or brush as a stand for making jewelry
• Beads with a diameter of 7-10 millimeters
• Acrylic varnish
• Scissors
• Soapy water
• Clasp used to make a brooch

Let's get started:

• First of all, it is necessary to form a frame for the leaves. And for this you need wire

• Now Take a strand of green wool. It must be placed under the frame and on the brush. This strand is needed pierce with needles

IMPORTANT: Keep in mind that the strand must be larger in size than the wire frame. You shouldn't take it end to end.

• The strand turns over, the actions from the previous paragraph are repeated

• Tips of improvised leaves wrap up

• The result was a blank for a leaf. Now she needs put the wire frame back on

• The edges of the leaves are also processed. using felting needles
• Now is the time to give the leaf a natural look, shading it with wool green tones

IMPORTANT: In order for the shade transitions to be smooth, it is worth smoothing the workpiece with an iron.

• Further leaf outlines are formed- it should not be flat, because it is unnatural. In this case, the twisted ends of the wire stick out from the workpiece
• Glue is applied to the above twisted ends of the wire. You should apply a little more green wool to the glue. Wool curls in such a way that the wire is not visible at all, and a stem is formed. Need to help yourself with a needle

• Now you can start making branches. Take some white wool and form it into a kind of pancake.
• In such a pancake and you need to put a bead, then decorate it with wool. For the best effect, you should help yourself with needles
• Now the bead should be immersed in soapy water, and then roll it out in your hands

IMPORTANT: It is worth removing loose hairs using scissors.

• One top is cut off, after which 8 cuts are made. The bead is taken out of the woolen cocoon - and Now the woolen blank resembles the outlines of lily of the valley flowers
• Received The flowers need to be dipped in acrylic varnish. However, the varnish should be slightly diluted with water beforehand. The workpieces are wrung out and dried
• Buds are forming- white and green wool balls
• Well now assembly begins- balls are strung on a wire. The wire is twisted so that the balls do not separate from it
• Also flowers are strung, and from a piece of wire protruding from the flower a core
• All branches are collected, held together with green wool and glue

• Now a twig, a leaf and a brooch pin are put together. You can decorate this product with a green ribbon

Next decoration - bright summer beads using the felting technique. For them will come in handy:

• Wool. Concerning color range, then it can be very diverse

IMPORTANT: Make sure that you have wool on hand and not acrylic.

• Needle. It is advisable to purchase a coarse regular needle for felting
• Waxed cord. Stock up on 2-3 meters
• Caps for beads or acorns. If you can’t find acorns near you, you can contact a hardware store
• Special felting brush. However, you can replace it with a regular dishwashing sponge or a piece of foam rubber
• Various accessories- these are holders for pendants, which are called bails, and locks, and fasteners for cords. However, if you can’t get all this, there is an option to use a waxed cord or a chain from some unnecessary jewelry

Let's get started:

• So, first of all, take the wool. Fluff it up, tangle it with your fingers

IMPORTANT: How much material is needed for one bead? It all depends on the size of the beads, but keep in mind in any case that wool shrinks a lot during work. This means that stock is needed.

• Wool is curled into a ball. You need to put in more effort as the wool needs to curl tightly.

• Place the ball on the stand- brush, sponge or foam rubber. Do not forget to hold the ball with your fingers, as at this stage it may well fall apart. into it a needle sticks in to secure the shape, and you need to start from the place where the wool is fastened

• Now you need to use a needle to treat the entire surface of the ball- this way it falls better, becomes denser and better in outline

• Similar procedure carried out with the remaining beads

• To complete the wool felting process, it is recommended pour hot water into a bowl, dissolving shampoo or liquid soap in it. Balls are thrown into this bowl

IMPORTANT: Before dropping all the balls, you should make sure that the wool will not shed. Otherwise, there is a high risk of getting a spotted product.

• Each ball is taken out and rolled out between the palms as if you were working with plasticine, that is, in a circle. At first the pressure should be weak, but then it should be increased. If you press too hard right away, unsightly creases may form. Don't be surprised if sizes decrease by up to 30% or even 50%

• As soon as the bead becomes denser and smaller, it rolls out between your palms like a sausage. This action must be carried out until the bead is will resemble an egg

• Beads should be rinsed in order to remove the soap solution. Then they need to be squeezed out and laid out to dry.

• And at this stage you need process the collected acorns. You must first separate the caps, then the tails from the caps. Holes are made in the caps. These parts are thoroughly washed and dried. You can optionally treat the bead blanks with varnish

IMPORTANT: If you purchase special caps for beads, then the step of drilling holes is, of course, not necessary.

• A piece is cut from the waxed cord, folded in half and tied with a loop

• Now the task ahead is more difficult - pull a loop through the acorn cap. If she doesn’t want to get threaded, you can resort to a little trick, namely, thread a thread through the hat, hook a loop with the thread, and then thread it all into the hat

• Pull the loop through so that the knot rests on the cap. WITH inside another knot is tied in the hat so that the loop does not move anywhere

• Add to the bottom of the improvised hat a small amount of glue

• Now to the glue the bead is pressed

IMPORTANT: You need to press the bead firmly, but not for long - a few seconds are enough.

1. The final stage — putting all the loops with beads on some unnecessary chain or waxed cord

Materials and tools for felting wool

IMPORTANT: Whatever technique is used, the same materials are needed.

• So, first of all, this is a special unspun wool. Density, hardness and colors have no restrictions - their choice depends purely on tastes and the desired result. You can purchase it in special stores for creativity. Beginners are recommended to buy so-called “melange” sets with suitable friend friend in shades

• Needles- must also be special. Ordinary sewing tools should be left for other activities, since felting tools are sharper. They have special notches that help the wool fall off. Thick needles are used for felting, medium needles are used to create outlines, and thin needles are used to form the final touches.
• Brush- can be special for felting, purchased at a craft store. However, it is quite possible to replace it with a piece of foam rubber or a dishwashing sponge

IMPORTANT: You should not refuse this item, as it protects the table and hands from needle pricks.

• Sintepon- recommended if you are planning something voluminous. In this case, the base is formed from it, and wool is applied on top
• Decor elements- beads, ribbons, beads, accessories, glass eyes

Wet felting from wool: technique

This technique makes excellent bags, scarves, mittens, slippers. The peculiarity is that It is necessary to use a soap solution in which pieces of wool are placed. At the same time, the wool shrinks significantly, which implies the need for harvesting several times larger than the desired dimensions of the product.

• So, First of all, you should prepare a soap solution. To do this, grate coarse grater a piece of soap must be filled with boiling water in a volume of two liters. The soap is thoroughly mixed until completely dissolved, the solution is infused. As an alternative, you can use liquid soap

IMPORTANT: The solution must be infused until it thickens. As a rule, it takes two hours.

• After the solution reaches a state of readiness, you can proceed directly to the needlework itself. Cover the surface with bubble wrap, since it is reusable many times, it prevents fibers from sticking. Please note that the film is spread with the bubble side up

• First thing a base layer is placed on the film, then a background layer, and then a layer with a pattern. The layers must be thin, overlapped and perpendicular, otherwise gaps will appear. Special attention It should be ensured that the thickness of the layers is the same everywhere
• Use a spray bottle to spray the workpiece with water.- this will help not to move the drawing. After this, it is worth covering the workpiece with a nylon cloth and wetting it in soapy water.

• And now you can start rubbing the canvas by hand. Moreover, the directions must be different to achieve the best result.

Dry felting from wool: technique

A person who has not previously encountered felting should start with dry felting, as it is less labor-intensive. Using this technique you can create the most interesting toys, flowers, beads.

Place a piece of wool on the sponge, and then, using a needle, begin to form a product from this piece - that's all the technology. Please remember that The wool shrinks by about a third, so you will have to stock up on a large amount.

IMPORTANT: Punctures should be done carefully, otherwise either the needle will break or your hands will be injured.

Craftsmen usually start working with thicker needles, and in the process of compacting the material, replace them with thin ones. At the same time, the needles kept perpendicular to the product to avoid breakage. The material must be located on the surface, and not float on weight.

Felting wool toys: master class

First, let's try to make a cute little sheep using felting. It is made as follows:

• The first thing you need to do is work on the foundation. An L-shaped roller is created from carded beige, white, brown or any other natural colors. It should be dense, for which it should be thoroughly felted

• Now you need to form a head from part of the base. It is formed by adding wool - this is how the cheeks, front and top parts with all their reliefs appear

IMPORTANT: If you suddenly feel that the volume of your head is becoming smaller than it should be, do not panic! Just add a little more wool - fortunately, carding allows you to do this. The main thing is to create good density.

• It's the peephole's turn. Using a thick needle, two notches are formed. A needle with a thick thread is threaded through the neck into one of the corners of the eye. A bead is then strung on it, after which the needle is threaded into the other corner of the eye and out into the next eye hole. Next, the same algorithm as with the first eye, after which the needle is removed in the neck area

• It is important to give the muzzle its final look by attaching corners in the form of a nose and mouth. It is worth adding a jumper between them. These parts are fastened with a thick needle and processed with a thin one.

• The body is being formed with the help of a cadoches. The silhouette must be made drop-shaped

IMPORTANT: Use a thick needle to create the body.

• In order to create the legs of a sheep, It is necessary to twist two rollers from the carding card. In this case, the ends of the rollers should remain loose

• Now form the felt boots from brown wool, first thick and then thin needles. Excess hairs are carefully cut off

• The legs are attached to the body, and the joints are covered with small pieces of carding. You can add more wool to create a belly and hips.

• Arms are created in the same way as legs, but only the rollers are smaller this time. The ends of the hands need to be wrapped in bright wool - these are mittens. Don't forget to form thumbs on the mittens

IMPORTANT: To work on the mitten you will need thin needles.

• Ears are being made in the form of oval pieces. One end of the pieces should be loose - this will make it easier to attach the ears to the head
• The fur is finally formed reverse needle. The entire figure is processed except for the legs and face. In this case, the surface must be well dried in advance, otherwise the toy will fall apart

• Reverse needle The junctions of the arms and the body are also masked
• Ears connect just like your hands

• If you like to knit, cast on 7 stitches on thin needles and create a scarf for a toy. Approximately 15-17 centimeters is enough

• The eye area needs tinting. However, like the lines of the muzzle and ears. It is recommended to tint with dark pastels, but eye shadow is also suitable

• The sheep toy is ready!

Felting paintings

The uniqueness of paintings created using felting lies in the fact that the master does not have to be a painter at all. And the result is very similar to watercolor paintings.

There are several techniques:

• Laying out It is considered the most convenient technique for beginners. No need to use soap, water or needles. Wool fibers are simply laid out in layers

IMPORTANT: In order for the work to hold, you need to press it down with glass.

• Wet technique Requires the use of soap and water. At the same time, the fibers adhere so well that they are barely distinguishable and turn into a single whole.

• Mixed media consists in the fact that wet felting is first used, and then dry fibers are applied. For the wet part of the work, the main shades are taken, and the dry part adds additional shades. In the latter case, needles are used

IMPORTANT: Whatever the technique, remember that you should not expect quick results. The work may take several weeks, otherwise there will be a lot of shortcomings.

The nuances of creating paintings using feltig:

• A toothpick or needle is a must for better detailing of small details. The work also works well if you use wool when laying out tweezers
• Apply glass to the painting from time to time- this way the shortcomings will be better visible. Since many works end up being stored under glass, it is better to immediately check the appearance of the painting. It will immediately become clear how dense the layers are in relation to each other. In addition, wool under glass tends to become flattened, which is why the part increases in size
• Variety of shades- an indispensable condition for creating a picture. Highlights, spots, shadows make the work naturalistic. And creating them is very simple if you replace layers

IMPORTANT: You should, however, be careful when replacing layers, otherwise the painting will lose its lightness.

Felting is an excellent family activity. Wool is absolutely safe unless there are allergic reactions to it. This means that even children can be involved in such an activity, instilling in them hard work, perseverance and a sense of beauty. Improve yourself over and over again with felting!

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Nowadays a lot of women are engaged in needlework. Cross-stitching, knitting, origami - all this, of course, is very interesting and requires effort and talent, but it has become banal and not so interesting. But felting paintings from wool is definitely an original activity, the paintings turn out simply amazing, they can be a wonderful accessory for decorating your interior or a gift for any occasion. In our article we will tell you everything about this unusual activity.

There are two felting techniques - dry and wet, we will try to tell you about both options. Our first lesson will be in the dry felting technique; after each stage of work, the product should be held under glass to secure it; this technique is not used in wet felting.

"Winter night"

We bring to your attention a master class that is perfect for beginner needlewomen, because the painting itself is not complicated, and the lesson will be very detailed, with step by step instructions and photos of each stage of work.

To work you will need:

• Wool (white, blue, dark blue, light blue, turquoise, dark brown, brown, yellow, orange and red);
• Non-woven backing measuring 18 x 24 centimeters;
• Scissors;
• Tweezers;
• Photo frame with glass.

We take strands of wool and cover the surface of the base (non-woven backing) with them. We lay out our pieces in different directions, the wool should protrude beyond the base by about two centimeters (a little less is possible). Now cover the craft with glass and cut off the excess pieces.

Now we need to make the background. We lay wool in different shades (from dark to light). Then we put the glass on again and cut off the excess particles.

Since our painting will depict winter, we need to make snowdrifts. To do this, take white wool and lay it horizontally at the bottom of the picture.

Now we take dark blue wool, twist it into small “sausages” and lay out the silhouettes of trees with them.

It’s winter here, our trees need to be “dusted” with snow. We take white yarn, twist it into a “sausage” and lay out snow-covered trees.

Again, we make a tree crown from white wool; to do this, the wool needs to be fluffed up a little.

Now we make a ring out of white or yellow wool and place it on the picture, thus we have outlined the outline of the moon. We cut the wool into small pieces and fill our moon.

Now we “build” a house from brown and dark brown wool. The wall located on the side of the moon should be lighter; this should be taken into account when working.

Now we make dense pieces of white wool and make the roof of our house from them. The edges should be smooth and crisp; it is best to trim them with scissors.

The lower part of the house needs to be covered with “drifts”; it is not worth mentioning what color yarn we make them from.

Now we make windows and a door from yellow or white wool.

Now let's give our picture even more realism by adding light pouring from the windows. We make shimmers from orange wool, yellow color. You can use tweezers to drape white and yellow wool over the house.

It is better to mute bright colors with thin strands of white wool, and small turquoise hairs can add expressiveness to the picture.

Our painting “Winter Night” is finished. Now place it in a beautiful frame under glass and you can safely hang it on the wall or give it to family or friends.

We invite you to look at some other paintings, perhaps you will gain new ideas or be inspired to create a new masterpiece.

Wet felting

As noted above, there is another technique for creating paintings from wool - wet felting. It is a little more complicated in its execution, but the resulting paintings are no worse, unusual and beautiful.

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The master class is very detailed, every action is explained accessible language, the instructions will be clear to both beginning needlewomen and experienced girls who have been familiar with the technique for a long time wet felting. This work will be a little more complicated, but no less interesting and exciting.

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Now you can proudly call yourself an experienced felter. As you can see, this work is painstaking, but it is addictive, and what beautiful paintings come out. Of course, it is very important to choose the right sketch, drawing that you want to immortalize in an unusual way. We invite you to familiarize yourself with the materials in this video collection, thanks to which you will be able to consolidate your acquired knowledge and acquire new interesting ideas.

If you like to draw and generally do things with your own hands, it's time to try an interesting form of art - felting wool paintings. Having learned this simple type of needlework, you will be able to decorate the interior with it, as well as present your work as a gift.

We felt a picture of wool ourselves

The first thing you need to learn is that even an untrained person can do felting. All that is required is enthusiasm and a small set for this activity:

• multi-colored wool;
• ordinary picture frame with glass;
• non-woven or flannel fabric;
• tweezers.

Having prepared everything you need, you can start working.

1. Remove the glass from the frame, leaving only the wooden base. Then measure the prepared fabric according to its size and secure it.
2. Take one of the colors of wool and spread it evenly on the fabric. You can use tweezers, but it’s easy to do without it, sorting the wool with your hands.
3. Pull out small pieces of wool, as if plucking them, and place them one by one on the fabric. You should end up with something like the background of a future painting. Therefore, choose neutral wool colors.
4. Next, choose a different color. According to the picture you want to receive, post the next stage. It could be a vase of flowers or snow against a blue sky. For the first time, a slightly blurred landscape picture is more suitable. Pull out small pieces and shape snow, moon and trees using tweezers.
5. The next stage is the Christmas tree in the foreground. It can be made by mixing brown wool with dark green wool. Using the same tweezers, “draw” the branches.
6. You can also add a snow-covered hut. First laying it out with brown wool, and then applying snow with white wool.
7. Show your imagination in felting a picture from wool and add something of your own. Mount the finished work under glass in a frame and decorate the interior.

Since we are just learning how to create wool paintings, here are some tips for dry felting wool paintings for beginners.

Ready felting kits

Nowadays all kinds of craft stores offer various options ready-made sets. The set for felting wool paintings includes:

• wool;
• sketch of a painting;
• textile;
• frame with glass.

Prices vary depending on the complexity of the work and size. The simplest sets can be purchased from 2,000 thousand rubles.

Experiment, create and enjoy the result!

Wool is an ordinary material, but in skillful hands it turns into a real work of art - a landscape or still life. Felting is a process by which air felt becomes dense. In this article we will tell you how to make wool paintings for beginners. Only natural fabric has the ability to fray: the fibers adhere to each other due to their scaly structure. Anyone can learn the skill.

Images made from wool: a step-by-step master class for beginners

First you need to buy a frame from a craft store, prepare it and disassemble it. Separate the wooden backing from it - the future basis for the fluffy canvas. Using a stapler and several paper clips, place a special napkin on the tree to secure the material.

Take pre-prepared wool of any color you like. You need to start felting from the background, and then lay out small elements on the finished base. Take a small skein and wind it around forefinger. Using tweezers, pluck the desired strands.

Use a colorless glue stick to mark the places where the wool pieces will be glued. Carefully attach colored plucked skeins for the background. You can make a gray base for them. Try to ensure that its edges extend a few centimeters beyond the wooden backing.

When creating the background, be sure to follow the “dark to light” principle. Cover the borders of the frame with blue or black wool. Gradually approaching the center of the still life or landscape, add light strands.

After the background will be finished, iron the painting with reverse side. To avoid damaging fragile elements, place a sheet of paper or thin cloth under the iron. This will help secure the wool fibers.

Start laying out the main elements of the drawing using the method described above. After creating each one, iron the design on the reverse side.

When the image is finished, trim it with nail scissors. Before hiding the object of your creativity under glass, iron the landscape again.

After such instructions, the question of how to make a picture from felted wool with your own hands will not arise.

Types of felting

The technology can use sheep fur, as well as alpaca, camel, llama, or even cashmere, angora and mohair. There are two main types of creating such images.

Dry felting

This method was invented not so long ago. Even in the last century, most pictures were made from wet material. This is not surprising: for the dry version you need large quantity time. But the image turns out clearer and has defined contours.

For the base you need a wooden backing from a finished frame. A napkin made of synthetics is suitable as a background. If you plan to knit it yourself, be sure to wash it before working on the picture. Select a delicate wash cycle of 50 degrees and a spin force of about 400. This is necessary so that the materials shrink a little and no gaps or debris appear in them. You can also use sticky non-woven fabric as a base.

For ease of use, attach the canvas to a soft pillow with artificial filler. Start laying out the main background elements. Manipulate fiber density to create translucent clouds and bright blue skies. Sometimes it makes more sense to lay out the composition on a colored napkin.

Create one small element and secure it with a crown needle. Use a thin blade to pierce the wool in the felting areas, trying to pull the fibers through the fabric. If we're talking about For a large painting with many elements, you can purchase a four-needle tool.

Attach the finished image tightly to the prepared wooden base. Please review it carefully for any defects. If you notice an empty space, attach a piece of patch that matches the color and attach it with a needle.

Wet felting

To create such a painting from wool, you will need to follow the following steps step by step:

• Choose colored tufts for the base of your future image. Fluff the tip of the material a little so that you can easily pull out a few fibers. Take the finished skein with one hand. With your second hand, carefully pull out about 30 centimeters of mohair, depending on the length and width of the planned painting. Gently stretch the fiber.
• Find a piece of wood. Instead of a stretcher, you can use the remains of an old wall calendar. But the cardboard must be strong and solid, without holes or visible cracks. Wrap the workpiece with special bubble wrap used for transporting fragile items. Air bubbles are on the outer layer.
• Lay the material from top to bottom, with the pile in one direction. After this, create a perpendicular layer going from left to right. Carefully secure the future background and begin laying out all the elements of the work on it. Don't try to secure them - just place the wool on top in the desired shape.
• Carefully lift the painting and place a terry towel underneath so as not to get it wet. workplace. Prepare a soap solution - add a little liquid or solid soap to regular warm water and stir the resulting liquid. Pour it into any household spray bottle.
• Cover the top of the product with a mosquito net or other translucent fabric. Start spraying the soap solution over the surface. Trying not to press on the painting, spread the soap over the work surface. “Massage” the image for 5-7 minutes to set the fur.
• Take a regular kitchen rolling pin. Wrap layers of fabric around it lengthwise and roll for 10 minutes. After this, repeat the operation, but this time in width. After each circle, check for stretching or deformation.
• Dry the fabric with a terry towel and leave for a few minutes. It will shrink a little during the process. This wool felting will help both beginning adult artists and children create paintings.

What tools are needed

You can buy a simple picture frame at a hardware store. Use standard size. Wooden frames with a noble natural shade look good with such pictures. If you can’t buy these, buy regular plastic and coat it with varnish.

For dry felting you will need a small non-woven napkin. You can buy it at a handicraft store in your city. If you don’t have this material at hand, you can use regular felt or flannel. The main requirement is that the fabric used must be fleecy and sticky.

In stores you can find so-called combed tape or tops. It is most often used for laying out paintings. All fibers used have already been combed out and arranged into neat bundles. This type of wool is suitable for both the base and the background.

The background can also be laid out using carding. Unlike combed tape, the fibers here do not look very neat. Most often they are sold in the form of runes or regular skeins. They help create artificial chaos. Suitable for creating snowdrifts and skies.

For the base, the top layer of the background, a sliver is used. This is the same tape, but pre-cleaned. It is light, but not bleached and has no coloring.

In addition, you will need thin tweezers. This tool is needed for working with small parts. Sharp nail scissors are used to straighten the painting. In order not to look for materials yourself, you can purchase a set of tools on the Tovarika trading platform in the “Hobbies and Creativity” section.

DIY wool watercolor

Using felting you can create a charming watercolor landscape. Unfortunately, you rarely get a perfect image the first time, but if you are already an experienced artist, you can safely take on this technique.

Take a wooden base, preferably attached to the frame with a clip. Wet it with a non-concentrated soap solution to help the fur adhere better to the background. Take some tapes blue color. You can combine fibers of blue, white and scarlet. If you skillfully combine the palette, you can achieve a delicate shade of the winter sky.

Lay the strands first from top to bottom, then from bottom to top, forming a dense sky. In the upper right corner, make a small oval using light yellow. Using tweezers, add a few bluish fibers to the improvised sun to make the contours fuzzy.

Using the already described technique of perpendicular lines, create snow. For this you can use white or untreated wool. Use fibers to create an uneven structure, trying to imitate snowdrifts.

Take the brown material and twist it into thin ropes. Outline the outlines of the bare winter trees. Cut the fibers with scissors and scatter the snow on the branches. Place small pellets of red rowan on top. Cover the finished work with varnish.

This image looks simply amazing. All your friends will be delighted to see this beautiful and delicate craft. The Color World of Bright Ideas company creates a video featuring amazing paintings made from wool.

Wool painting: how to create a flower

Using a soft and pleasant-to-touch material, you can make not only picturesque landscape, but also beautiful flower. Take a traditional solid base and glue it with non-woven fabric. Prepare colored skeins of mostly pastel shades.

Use the pulling technique to extract a few fibers for the background. To make the image organic, use yellow, light green, lapis lazuli, lilac, blue and orange. In the center of the picture, select a place for a vase of flowers. Place the fibers so that they extend from the composition to the edges.

Using light plucked wool, create a halo of a white vase. Try to make the element dense and clear, form boundaries. The flower jar should stand out from the background.

Pull dark green, light and black material. Place some dark fibers in the center of the intended bouquet. Try to lighten and blur the edges. Form a chaotic sequence of stems. Use flagella to make single solid rods.

Cut the white hairs into thin flagella. From them form the petals of future daisies. Add raised blades of grass with greenish centers to make the bouquet look natural.

Use yellow fibers to make flower cores. You can lay out a thin cobweb of a bluish or greenish tint. Complete the flowers with details, focusing on your imagination and vision of beauty.

In the production of such work, a simple technique of felting wool paintings is used.

Easy DIY landscape

Using felting, you can create a picturesque landscape reminiscent of the beauty of golden autumn. But keep in mind that you will have to try hard to convey the naturalness of nature. Despite the fact that the lesson is designed for beginners, it is better to practice on still lifes and animals before it. We will tell you how to make such an image step by step.

• Place light fibers on a prepared base of felt or other fabric. For the first layer it is better to use white or light blue. To convey the texture of the autumn sky, it is better to put bluish or azure shades on top. To make it more realistic, add gray fibers to create the texture of heavy clouds.
• Below you can depict bare brown earth. We will supplement it with small elements later, when the main background is ready. Make small ropes and lay out the contours of trees of different lengths and widths with them so that the forest is not too symmetrical.
• For the leaves, cut brown, orange and yellow wool into small piles. Attach the fibers in the desired places. Using a similar technique, cover the ground with leaves. You can create real “drifts” of fallen leaves if you want to draw a realistic forest.
• Scatter autumn fruits generously over the trees. For example, forest apples can grow on small ones. They need red pellets. Add some green fibers to the center for a realistic shimmer.

Such a simple painting with wool will delight you in cold weather. winter evenings, reminiscent of a bygone golden age.

Work examples

Skilled hands can paint extraordinary images of various subjects. This could be a bouquet of spring daisies.

But it’s not only daisies that receive the attention of craftswomen. You can also find your charm in sunflowers. The symbols of the passing summer always look towards the sun, trying to warm themselves under the last rays.

Poppies are no less popular. In August, when the golden rye is earing, scarlet inflorescences appear in the steppes. It is believed that the poppy field is one of the brightest. And with the help of the picture you can feel the unique steppe atmosphere.

Paintings using the dry felting technique show not only flowers. A striking example is in the image below. The red pet is very curious, he can’t help but pay attention to the little ladybug.

Artists often take wild animals as characters.

By skillfully combining various techniques, you can create a peaceful winter landscape. The blizzard subsided, revealing to us the rickety roofs of the houses. Dark light pours from the windows, and a thin haze curls from the chimney.

One of the most simple pictures for beginners - sunset over the sea. The surface of the water is painted in indescribable shades, which can only be replicated by mixing different fibers.

In this article, we told you how to make easy paintings from wool for beginners, and provided several photos of the work. It's quite simple, and even Small child. But to achieve the desired effect, you will have to learn.

To make the painting you will need:

• clamp frame (it consists of hardboard (fibreboard), glass, clamps);
• wool (combed ribbon) of different colors - 6 colors are enough for this work: white, blue, light blue, yellow, brown, dark green;
• scissors,
• tweezers (for laying out small foreground details),
• non-woven or flannel - whatever you find (as a backing).

Let's disassemble the frame. We put the clamps aside (they will be needed at the very end of the work. We put a backing on the hardboard (fibreboard) - non-woven fabric. It is designed to “hold” the wool fibers on itself. The working surface is ready!

We lay sliver (undyed, unbleached wool) on the prepared surface, evenly filling the entire area in any direction. At the same time, we pull the fibers from the wool tape in the form of wide thin strands (as shown in the photo Step 3)

This stage is necessary to form the base layer of the painting, as well as to “feel” the wool (in my latest works, I do not use a sliver, I immediately lay out colored wool)

This method of working with wool is called "pulling". Indeed, it turns out that we pull wool fibers from a combed ribbon, which we hold in one hand, with the fingers of the other hand, forming thin strands.

To make it more clear, I show it on dark wool.

Having laid out work surface layer of sliver, we begin to form the background of the picture. At the same time, we use another method of working with wool - “pinching” (see step 5)

The method of “pinching” wool is implemented as follows: we take in one hand a combed ribbon of the color we need, and in this case we take exactly the fold of the ribbon (see photo); With the fingers of the other hand, we pinch the surface hairs of the tape with frequent quick movements. A fluffy ball forms in our hands, which we lay out on the work surface.

Go With blue and blue wool we form the background (background) of the picture. We also use the pinching method.

We continue to draw the background. Using white wool, we highlight the middle of the picture, creating something like a haze.

Using the pulling method, we form strands from which we make snowdrifts. We use white and blue wool.

Using white wool we determine the place for the moon. It will be a halo of light emanating from it.

We add strands of yellow wool here and there to make the moonlight warm. We form the moon itself by cutting white wool. Those. We take a strand of wool and cut it thin enough so that the length of the hairs is 2-3mm. And place the resulting fluff onto the picture with tweezers, forming a circle.

Using white wool we draw trees in the distance. At the same time, we cut the wool directly onto the picture, and use tweezers to correct what is “wrong.”

Fill the horizon with a forest of white snow-covered trees, as described in step 11.

Let's make the picture "warmer" by adding yellow wool to the snow.

Use brown wool to draw the frame of the house (you can “cut” the brown wool or roll a strand of wool into a ball and lay it on the surface). Use yellow wool to draw a window. White wool will help give our house a finished look - let's draw a snowy roof and a snowdrift at the base of the house.

We connect wool of dark green, blue and Brown, then we cut this strand into the picture, forming a Christmas tree. (a non-uniform color of the tree is preferable - it looks more natural).

Use white wool to draw snow on the Christmas tree, using the same technique as in the previous step.

We draw tree trunks with brown wool. To do this, pull out thin long strands and twist them slightly. We draw branches in the same way.

Using white wool we will make highlights on the trees.

We cut the white wool and place the fluff on tree branches. I tried to depict young pines covered with snow.

To the left of the moon we will draw a couple of trees. We form trunks and branches by twisting thin strands of brown wool, you can add a little white (highlight).

Use white wool to draw snowy branches. It is better to cut the wool directly onto the picture, forming the desired shape with tweezers.

Using yellow wool we will make a “moon path” in the snow, it should be quite “blurry”, and we will also make the moon, one side of the Christmas tree and the crown of the pine trees a little yellower.
Using blue wool we will make the shadow of the Christmas tree as shown in the photo.

We cover the finished picture with glass (be sure to clean the glass before doing this; for example, I use napkins to clean displays). We clamp with clamps

glass and hardboard with wool painting between them, trim off the excess hair protruding along the edges.
The finished painting can be framed into a baguette.

And this, in fact, is the picture already under glass (it somehow appears brighter under it):

• If you have a limited choice of wool colors, this is not a problem. Wool of one color, when mixed with wool of another color, like paints, forms shades of varying degrees of uniformity. Using the shades obtained by mixing primary colors, you can create amazing picture. For example, I really like contrasting things. Having wool of only 2 colors, you can create a full-fledged picture (for example, dark blue and white wool is enough to “paint” a gorgeous night landscape). As my mother says: “The need for invention is cunning” (about someone’s ingenuity, especially when funds are tight)

• Do not try to copy the image (photo) exactly; use it only as a sample and source of inspiration. You have your own individual vision of this plot, right?! You, as a creator, as a creator, have the right to place your own accents in this plot (add or remove some details in the foreground, slightly or completely change the background (background) of the picture, choosing the colors and shades of wool that are most suitable in this case)

• To speed up the natural felting of the wool, it is useful to periodically, while laying out the picture, gently slam it with your palm to fasten the layers together.

• For paintings with a dark background (dark blue, black, brown, etc.), it is convenient to use black non-woven fabric as a backing. In this case, you can start laying out the picture not from the sliver, but immediately from the colored wool you need dark color. This saves a lot of effort and time, as well as the material itself (wool).