GETTING STARTED
The Original Needle Felting UK Facebook group are a friendly bunch where you can pick up plenty of tips, as well as be inspired by other members’ makes.
A kit can be a good place to start for beginners to needle felting.Two basic cat felting kits are available at Hobbycraft stores (www. hobbycraft.co.uk) and a range of cute Feltsky kitties are available on Amazon and eBay.
If you fancy trying wet felting,The Felt Box (www.thefeltbox.co.uk) offers two quirky feline wet felting kits, or can sell you everything you need to make your own felted cat cave or home spun creation.
If realism is your goal, help is at hand in the book ‘Needle Felting Kittens:
How to Create Cats Out of Felt That Look as Real’ by Hinali and keep an eye out for ‘Fantastic Felted Cats: A Guide to Making Lifelike Kitten Figures’ by Housetsu Sato, due to be published in August 2021.
Memories in Glass create beautiful glass beads, pendants, rings, earrings, and cufflinks that incorporate a little of your cat’s fur: www.memoriesinglass.org