Needle Felting a Camel – the needle felting process

I am currently working on the animals for a nativity scene and just finished my very first camel. I share the entire needle felting process in a short video below. The video shows the process from the start, beginning with finding pictures to inspire me and quickly going through the shaping and felting of the rest of the body.

I have been needle felting for over 10 years and have been asked many times what kind of form I start with. It is hard to explain exactly how needle felting works to someone that has only seen my sculptures and not the process. I try to explain that I do not use a form but in the end usually leave people confused as to how I get the shape right. The video will show the process I go through and that needle felting is very much sculpting with wool.

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