How I Start a Needle Felt Painting: From a Photo to Wool

In this video, fiber artist Cathy Disbrow takes you into her head to show you how she starts a needle felt painting. She has never felted this picture before, which gives you a true sense of her thought process when creating a wool painting. This is not a full tutorial, but will get you well on your way to thinking about your own needle felt paintings. Cathy takes us on her journey of choosing a photo of a flower, how she transfers the outline to a felt sheet, her initial the wool color choices, and stabbing the wool into the felt sheet canvas while figuring out what colors she will use. Intro: 0:07 Outlining the Photo: 2:01 Wool Color Choices: 9:52 Felting the Petals’ Colors: 12:53 Felting the Stigma Colors: 28:39 Felting the Stem & Leaf Colors: 46:48 Final Thoughts: 57:14 BRAND NEW to needle felt painting? Watch my Basics of Needle Felt Painting video: WORKSHOPS: I teach in-person and online workshops & classes. If inte