Painting with wool

Gianna McGrath uses her self-taught technique to create landscapes made entirely from wool

Simple written instructions on the basics of getting started with wool painting, also known as 2D needle felting, including the materials I personally enjoy using and would recommend.

Using Wool Roving and other fibers to needle felt onto a felt background, is like making a painting with wool. A beginners tutorial for this creative craft.

Learn Painting with Wool techniques and create beautiful needle felted fiber art! Online course with lifetime access, seven full projects to make (including this lovely landscape), and lessons that will enhance your needle felting skills and boost your confidence in art-making. Use these needle felting tutorials to level up your fiber art.

I often get told that my pictures are so lifelike that they think it’s a photo. That is the response that I hope for. In doing what I do, I hope to convince the observer that using wool instead of paint is a genuine art form and a wonderful medium to use, and not just a craft.

Take a moment to scroll through these gorgeous felted “paintings” by Tracey McCracken Palmer. They have such wonderful depth, color and interest — giving the viewer a feeling of a…

Hand felted wool roving on felt background. Felted piece is 3" wide x 5" high, framed in a shadow box. Outside dimensions of the frame are 6" wide x 8" high and 1" deep. Stands alone on table or can be hung on the wall.

For today’s blog post, I am sharing with you a workshop I went to, where Dani Ives was teaching how to paint with wool. If you haven’t heard of Dani’s work, I highly recommend you…

I often get asked 'how do you make them?'. It is not really a difficult process but easier to show than explain. Today I will show you how to lay out and needle felt your fibres. The next post will be how to wet felt your art and then we will cover the stitching. The first thing you need is subject matter. When felting it is much better to work big and bold than to try to be subtle. Subtle is possible but when you get to the wet felting stage things blend and merge together and you can end…

Shropshire-based textile artist and tutor Maxine Smith