Needle-Felted Mosaic Postcards

Lynne Farris shares her idea for crafting a needle-felted postcard.

Carol Duvall Show : Episode CDS-1906 -- More Projects »
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Needle-Felted Mosaic Postcards
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Design by guest Lynne Farris
These small works of art are the creations of Lynne Farris and can be mailed as greeting cards or trading cards, or can be collected into a book to commemorate an occasion or a journey!

Materials:

wool felt pieces in desired palette of colors
wool roving
inkjet canvas
double-sided adhesive sheet
felting needles and foam felting pad or
needle-felting machine (optional)
ruler
pattern paper for tracing templates
marking pencil or pen
scissors

Steps:

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Figure A
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Figure B
1. Cut a rectangle from wool felt for the background.

2. Trace and cut flower and leaf shapes using templates (figure A) and arrange onto felt background (figure B).

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Figure C
3. Attach to background by hand needle-felting (figure C).
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Figure D
4. Add flower centers, leaf veins and other details using wool roving and hand needle felting (figure D).
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Figure E
6. Trim outer edges of rectangle to even up—a little distortion usually occurs during the felting process (figure E).
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Figure F
7. Attach additional contrasting rectangle slightly larger to make background and border (figure F).
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Figure G
8. Use double-sided adhesive sheet to attach inkjet canvas postcard formatted sheet to back for mailing (figure G).
Resources
needle-felting patterns, supplies and info
inkjet printable canvas sheets

Indygo Junction Inc.
Website: www.indygojunctioninc.com

Peel n Stick double-sided adhesive sheets, tape
Available from local craft retailers.
Therm O Web
Website: www.thermoweb.com

information and postal regulations for mailing postcards
United States Postal Service
Website: www.usps.com
NEW!
Fast, Fun & Easy Needle Felting
by Lynne Farris
C & T Publishing, 2006

Autographed by Lynne Farris:
Fast, Fun & Easy Needle Felting
Guests
Lynne Farris
Craft designer, author and owner of Lynne Farris Designs
Website: www.lynnefarrisdesigns.com
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