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Felt Alive Videos + Felt Alive Felting Needles = True Needle Felting Love
Many projects to choose from. And they are all free to enjoy! No sign-up, no sign-in, just hours and hours of uninterrupted ad-free needle felting fun!
Needle finder
What are you making?
Felting needles all look alike! You’re not a machine, so you want felting needles made for you. Pick the job, then how fast you want to move.
The work
The pace
The seven handles
Beginner
Orange 40 Star
Beginners, working over wire, kids, and anyone who breaks needles often
All-Purpose
Yellow 40 Triangle
General sculpting, doll details, getting a project started
Superstar
Red 38 Star
All-purpose felting, surface design, finishing down the fuzzies
Heavyweight
Black 36 Triangle
Attaching parts, driving in hair, heavy-duty joints
Fine Finisher
Blue 42 Triangle
Intricate finishing, loved by advanced felters
Twist
Purple Spiral
Faster felting, texture, special effects
Reverse
Green Reverse
Pulling fiber out instead of felting it in
Video workshops
Felt along with Kay.
Free, real-time workshops — from beginner to advanced, learn the magic of bringing wool to life with Felt Alive Videos. Grab the color she calls for and poke along.
Signature · Studio · 10 hr
Dolls
Kay’s signature workshop. Ten hours of flexible, expressive wool dolls — hands, feet, clothes, and faces. The whole Felt Alive method, start to finish.
2 hrBeginner · 2 hr
Funny Faces
Two hours of sculpting a face that looks like it has an opinion — the Felt Alive test.
2 hrBeginner · 2 hr
Pixies
A beginner-friendly character with no armature and a lot of attitude. Wool batting, a needle, and a sense of humor.
2 hrBeginner · 2 hr
Finger Puppet Fairies
Wee little ones that flutter on your fingertips. Felt along and learn how a tiny form still needs a real face.
2 hrBeginner · 2 hr
Garden Art
Mushrooms, bugs, and worms on simple wire armatures. Colorful, outdoor-ready, and a friendly first armature lesson.
1 hrBeginner · 1 hr
Jack-O-Lanterns
A 3–5 inch wool pumpkin with a face. Short, seasonal, and the right size to practice poking without a marathon.
2 hrAll levels · 2 hr
Pups
Jointed, flexible wool puppies — no wires, no plastic eyes. Just batting and a needle, with legs that actually sit.
5 hrAll levels · 5 hr
Droits
Silly, jointed, wire-free creatures. Five hours of core, limbs, and the kind of face you make when no one is watching.
5 hrAll levels · 5 hr
Santa
A jolly wool Santa with advanced tricks that are still kind to a first-timer. Beard, boots, and a face that smiles back.
9 hrStudio · 9 hr
Fairy Dolls
A jointed fairy from scratch — no wire, no clay. Nine hours of real-time sculpting, wings, and the details that make her fly.
Studio notes
All levels · 6 min
The color code, explained
With a color-coded, comfy grip, you can pick the right tool at a glance.
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All levels · 5 min
One needle, two, or four
Single Point, Double Point, and Quad Point multi-needle tools — permanently affixed in a color-coded handle.
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Beginner · 12 min
Your first wool form
A soft sphere — the skill every animal, doll, and worm is built on.
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All levels · 4 min
Keep the needle in one piece
Felting needles are hardened, thin, and honest. Treat them like tools, not crowbars.
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Beginner · 15 min
It’s a worm’s life
A small, jointless creature you can finish in an afternoon — and a doorway into sculptural felting.
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Studio · 8 min
Felt Alive; a needle felting story
It all started with a brand new needle felter that fell head over heels in love with this curious craft.
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