Needle felted pin cushions

I collect an awful lot of tins for my reclaimed tin work and many times I find tin items that are cute but maybe a little too small or a little too special to cut up. This tea cup for instance. It is the only tin tea cup I have found. The flower pattern around the bottom is lovely, but I know I will probably never cut it up. The shape is just too interesting. And then it struck me the other day that I need a pin cushion for my needle felting needles. They are always rolling all over the…

Tessa Bold is an artist who recently discovered needle felting…and she makes such wonderful creations! Recently she heard we were teaching a free class at our local guild for needle felting p…

I love a good novelty pincushion. We've done lots of fun ones over the years but I've never gotten to try my hand at felted wool until this project! Wool felting is one of those things that sounds and looks like a magic trick because it's so crazy to watch something take shape and come to life simply by poking a special needle in and out of it. Basically, I'm saying that it's as fun as it looks! I thought for my first adventure into wool felting I would try a barrel cactus pincushion so I…

handmade needle felted pincushions available to buy from www.loopyloudesigns.com, patterns are also available

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Felted these pin cushions which could also be used as pattern weights as they are quite heavy. I felted two metal rings inside to achieve more weight. I like carrying my pincushions around when I am working and they are just right!