{"id":73,"date":"2023-10-22T18:15:27","date_gmt":"2023-10-22T17:15:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/juliesfeltedfriends.com\/?p=73"},"modified":"2025-08-25T16:25:11","modified_gmt":"2025-08-25T15:25:11","slug":"improve-your-needle-felting-shaping-skills","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/juliesfeltedfriends.com\/index.php\/2023\/10\/22\/improve-your-needle-felting-shaping-skills\/","title":{"rendered":"Improve your needle felting shaping skills"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\">\n<p>This short video contains several needle felting tips for beginners to needle felting to help improve your needle felting shaping skills and to get the shape of your item looking great.  There is a text version of the tips below in case you prefer to read them.<\/p>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2251\" height=\"1192\" src=\"https:\/\/juliesfeltedfriends.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/RightSideOfBrainCatsSm.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/juliesfeltedfriends.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/RightSideOfBrainCatsSm.jpg 2251w, https:\/\/juliesfeltedfriends.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/RightSideOfBrainCatsSm-300x159.jpg 300w, https:\/\/juliesfeltedfriends.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/RightSideOfBrainCatsSm-1024x542.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/juliesfeltedfriends.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/RightSideOfBrainCatsSm-768x407.jpg 768w, https:\/\/juliesfeltedfriends.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/RightSideOfBrainCatsSm-1536x813.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/juliesfeltedfriends.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/RightSideOfBrainCatsSm-2048x1085.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/juliesfeltedfriends.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/RightSideOfBrainCatsSm-600x318.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2251px) 100vw, 2251px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/juliesfeltedfriends.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/FeltingTipsRndBold.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-193\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1;width:275px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/juliesfeltedfriends.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/FeltingTipsRndBold.png 500w, https:\/\/juliesfeltedfriends.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/FeltingTipsRndBold-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/juliesfeltedfriends.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/FeltingTipsRndBold-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/juliesfeltedfriends.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/FeltingTipsRndBold-160x160.png 160w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Improve your Wool Shaping skills when Needle Felting - Tip for Beginners #shorts #needlefelting\" width=\"750\" height=\"422\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/VavLvZR3XEU?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n<p>Sometimes it can be really difficult to get your needle felted items the right shape. Make sure when creating curves for example, you change the angle of your needle.<\/p>\n<p>The wool will go in the direction of your needle, so as you go around a curve make sure your\u00a0needle angle follows the curve you want to make.<br \/>However always bring your needle out the\u00a0same direction it went in, or it can break.<\/p>\n<p>Also study the angles of the shape you&#8217;re copying and look at how they relate to each other.\u00a0Checking that your felted item match those angles.<\/p>\n<p>If you want to know why I\u2019m felting it upside down and how to massively improve your ability to sculpt wool you\u2019ll want to watch my recent video where I\u2019ll show you a fun way to help you get better at shaping.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The video is called <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/HTM2jObMHSE\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Struggling to Needle Felt the Right Shape? 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