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  • Publisher: Search Press
  • Edition: BC Paperback
  • Publication: 18 November 2025
  • ISBN 13/EAN: 9781800923317
  • Stock: 50+
  • Size: 204x260 mm
  • Illustrations: 256
  • Pages: 128
  • RRP: $14.99

Needle Felting Art

$14.99

12 mixed-media woodland projects to paint and sew by Jo Lochhead

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Book Description

Create 12 stunning needle-felted woodland-themed works of art, using simple wool-painting and mixed-media techniques.

New from popular crafter and best-selling author Jo Lochhead, creator of the Crafty Kit Company (@craftykitcompany).

Inspired by the Scottish countryside and a worldwide palette of woodlands, wildlife and open skies, all 12 delightful projects reflect the rich textures and colours of nature. You’ll find everything from autumn leaves to woodland animals, with each design capturing a little piece of outdoor beauty to place inside your home.

  • It’s easy to get started: whether you are a complete beginner, or just looking for artistic inspiration, needle felting is an easy, enjoyable craft. Everything you need to get started is covered in the book: from key tools and essential techniques, to framing and displaying your finished pieces.
  • 12 inspiring projects, clearly explained: follow the illustrated step-by-step instructions and use the full-size templates and stencils to create your own stunning nature-inspired scenes.
  • Push your creative boundaries: incorporate embroidery techniques, watercolour, felt fabric and small foraged items, which add extra dimension and texture to bring your woodland scenes to life.

With just a few simple tools and some wool fibres, you too can create beautiful wool-painted woodland works of art!

Table of Contents

Introduction

Tools and Materials

Getting Started

Needle felting the basics
Embroidery stitches
How to preserve leaves using glycerine
Finishing and mounting your projects

The Projects
Bluebell Woods
Pine Forest
Baby Bunny
Maple Leaf
Pinecone
Acorn and Oak Leaf
Hedgehog
Toadstools
Bramble Mouse
Fox in the Snow
Nest of Eggs
Red Squirrel

Templates and stencils

About the Author

About Jo Lochhead

Jo Lochhead is the founder and creative director of The Crafty Kit Company, an award-winning soft craft kit business in East Lothian, Scotland, and a life-long crafter. Coming from a creative background (her father was a watercolour artist, her brother is a ceramicist, and her mother knits, sews and crochets), she was making and stitching from an early age. Over the years she’s explored many crafts, from embroidery to needle-felting, but her guiding force has always been to achieve mindfulness and joy from the making experience.

As well as leading the team at The Crafty Kit Company, running its online workshops, and sharing the pleasure of making with new and experienced crafters alike, Jo is a regular contributor to Stitch magazine and the author of several books, including All-New Twenty to Make: Felt Flowers and Needle Felting Art, both published by Search Press.

To learn more about Jo, and discover the crafting techniques she’s shared with thousands of people for over 20 years, take a look at The Crafty Kit Company’s website and social media.

www.craftykitcompany.co.uk | IG @craftykitcompany | YT @thecraftykitcompany | FB @CraftyKitCompany

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Discover how to create 12 irresistible woodland-inspired needle-felted designs using wool-painting and mixed-media methods. This book takes inspiration from the Scottish landscape, featuring wildlife, foliage and scenic details. Projects use illustrated steps, full-sized templates and stencils. Suitable for even beginners, it encourages blending embroidery, watercolours and found objects to add depth and texture. 

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