Tutorial: How to felt shapes: Part 2 of 2

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Tip 1: Let's make a triangle

To make a triangle, take a piece of felt about twicec as long you want the triangle to be wide. Fold a rectangle shape by following the steps from the Shapes Part 1 tutorial: fold the loose sides of the piece of felt inwards to create straight edges. Then, fold the rectangle (or square) in half, corner to corner. Poke the triangle with your needle on the felting surface, focusing on keeping the edges sharp. In the tutorial video, we determine that our triangle is too big, so we fold it in half again. This makes it a little thicker than we would ideally want for this piece, so I recommend checking that you like the size of the triangle before you start poking away (like we did). Once you're satisfied with the size, shape, and firmness, gently remove the triangle from your felting surface to attach it to another piece.

On the left side of the image, two partially obscured hands fold a piece of black felting wool into a rectangle on a felting pad. On the right, the hands fold the rectangle into a triangle, corner to corner. An incomplete grey and buff-chested borb sits in the background in both images.

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Tip 2: Let's make a cone

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To make a cone, take a piece of felt about two to three times as long as you want the cone to be tall. Starting about a quarter into the piece of fiber, gently but tightly roll the fiber up, so that it's rolled up unevenly and forms a point where you started rolling. Then, depending on the size of the cone, roll the point either between your palms or between your thumb and forefinger. Poke the cone lightly on your felting surface to firm it up. Be careful not to flatten it into the felting surface - keep rotating it, and avoid poking deeply into the felting surface. (Warning: do not rotate the piece while your needle is inserted! Only rotate when you have retracted the needle.) Once you are satisfied with the firmness, you can attach it to another piece or use it as a base. If you're using it as a base, poke the wide bottom of the cone consistently and shallowly to flatten it.

On the left side of the image, two partially obscured hands roll some brown felting wool, the left hand keeping the wool on a felting pad and the right hand rolling it lengthwise and unevenly. On the right, the hands complete rolling the brown wool into a cone shape.

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Tip 3: Let's make a heart

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To make a heart, take a piece of felt about twice as long as you want the heart to be wide. Start to fold the felting wool in half, in a V shape that's pointing towards you. Then, curl either side in to meet at a point balanced with the V, also pointing towards you. It doesn't have to be perfect! Poke the heart with your needle on your felting surface, redirecting any loose fibers with your needle. Gently remove it when you're satisfied with the firmness, or if you want to flip it over and firm up the other side. You can attach it to another piece or just have a lovely heart piece.

On the left side of the image, two partially obscured hands shape some red felting wool on a felting pad. The right hand's two fingers have curled half the wool into a half heart, and the left hand pulls the other half of the wool. On the right side, the left hand holds the wool in place on the mat, loosely shaped into a heart.

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Basic Tutorial: How to felt shapes: Part 2 of 2

Tip 1: Let's make a triangle

Tip 2: Let's make a cone

Tip 3: Let's make a heart