Today on the blog our sweet friend Laura, @cosy.waldorf.fam, teaches us a simple felt craft perfect for Candlemas. Rooted in Waldorf philosophy, this craft invites you to engage with natural materials and nurture your creativity. Craft your very own felted match box cover and celebrate the light.
Gather Your Supplies:
These are the tools we used to create our Felted Match Box Cover for Candlemas:
- Felt sheet
- Wool roving
- Needle felting mat
- Needle felting needles
- Match box
- Scissors
- Erasable pen (the kind that goes invisible with heat) or pencil
- Optional: golden embroidery thread and needle
Create your Felted Match Box Cover for Candlemas:
Step 1:
Cut the felt to fit the matchbox.
Step 2:
Use the erasable pen/pencil draw your desired design onto the felt.
Step 3:
Use tiny bits of sheep’s wool strands and lay the image you’ve just painted with the wool.
Step 4:
Carefully, secure the sheep’s wool by softly (!!) poking it multiple times. ✨Tip: the needle felting needle works like your finger. It pushes the felt into place. Be sure to poke the needle from various angles if you want to the wool to go in specific direction.✨
Step 5:
Once you’ve poked multiple times and the sheep’s wool is secured onto the felt, remove the whole painting from your felting mat to prevent it from “felting/glueing” onto the mat.
Step 6:
Once you’re happy with your design, cut off the excess sheep’s wool in the back. ✨Tip: by carefully “combing” the felt art with your needle felting needle, you can make the painting look more even. This removes the tiny holes you’ve created while needle felting.✨
Step 7:
Optional: add some details with golden thread.
Step 8:
Secure the needle felted painting with some hot glue on the matchbox and enjoy!
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