I’ve been working really hard on the needle felted Anthopleura sola, the Starburst anemone, but making all those tentacles is taking a long time. So I thought I’d give you guys a peek into the process by…
… making my first needle felting video! View it at the link:
Below are some stills from the video with a bit more information.



The start of the tentacle is a core of plain undyed roving, which is then covered and expanded upon with the blended roving. After rolling the wool into roughly the shape of a tentacle, I poke it repeatedly. The barbed needle does the felting by grabbing the strands and tangling them around each other with every poke. Slowly the tentacle starts to form and hold its shape.



Thank you for watching my process! This is a long and intense project and I’m glad to have you all along with me.
Check back for photos of the finished anemone.