Felting Lesson: Motion Lines
step by step tutorialMaterials List
Felting needles
Sturdy foam or wool pad
Wool fabric panel cut to size
Core wool or natural roving
Wool for your sky color and motion lines
Yellow wool for the sun
Fleshtone colorway
Wool in a color palette for dress & shoes
Curly locks/fibers for hair
Each of the image galleries in the Felting Lesson: Motion Lines includes step-by-step instructions that walk you through the process of needle felting a fairy flying directly into the sun, accentuated with motion lines rippling across the sky. This lesson was created in April 2022., here is a sample of how the lesson begins.
*For optimal viewing, click on the first image in each gallery to open the full view and then scroll through. If you view the images in the preview galleries only your view will be a cropped version of each image and you will miss out on the descriptive captions I have added to each picture. Enjoy!
Base Layer Sky & Sun
Before we dive too deep into the felting lesson: motion lines, the development of the base layer comes first!
Felting a Winged Fairy in Flight
Next, we’ll add a winged fairy, with curly locks, arms, legs, a puffy skirt, and a bend at the knee.
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