Needle Felting Animals; Cute Pocket Friends
🐧 Create Soft Wool Animals – Needle Felting Workshop (Dry Technique) 🦔
Step into a gentle, playful world where wool comes to life in your hands. In this fun and friendly workshop, you’ll learn how to create your own soft, pocket-sized wool animals using the dry needle felting technique.
No experience is needed — I will guide you step by step as fluffy wool slowly transforms into charming little creatures, each with its own personality and story.
🧶 What You’ll Learn and Experience:
How to shape and sculpt wool using special felting needles
Techniques for building form, texture, and expression
How to add details like eyes, ears, spikes, or patterns
Tips for working slowly and mindfully with wool
A calming, creative process that invites focus and joy
🐾 Create Your Own Wool Pocket Friends:
Choose your favourite creature — a penguin, hedgehog, owl, wombat, or even a tiny fantasy animal
Depending on your design, you may complete one more detailed animal or a couple of simple, sweet characters
Take home your finished soft pocket friend(s) — perfect for a shelf, bag, gift, or simply to warm your heart
☕ Enjoy the Creative Journey:
Small, welcoming group
Cosy, relaxed studio atmosphere
Step-by-step guidance and friendly support
A mindful, slow-making experience that’s both soothing and rewarding
🧵 What’s Included:
✨ All wool in beautiful colours, curly wool
✨ A selection of details such as eyes, whiskers and decorative fibres
✨ Felting needles, tools & equipment
✨ Full guidance throughout the workshop
✨ A warm, creative space full of smiles
We will be working gently with felting needles — they are sharp, but the process is calm, controlled, and mindful.
🗓️ Workshop Details:
Date: 24th of January 2026
Time: 9.30 am to 2:30 pm
Location: Estuary Arts Centre, Hibiscus Coast Highway, Orewa
Materials: All included
Skill Level: Open to all – no experience needed
Age Group: Teens 13+ and adults
🎟️ Limited Spaces Available – Book Now!
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Come and slow down, create with your hands, and leave with a small wool animal made entirely by you — a tiny companion filled with character and care 🐾✨