Felting with a needle
When needle felting you do not need moisture. Felting needles have small barbs. When a felting needle is poked into the fibers of the virgin wool, the felting process occurs.
Take some virgin wool in your hand. You will be modeling and felting by poking the wool over and over with the felting needle. Your hand helps shape and model. Dry felting with your free hand, however, takes some practice.
Needle felting works especially well on styrofoam forms or on felting pads. By working with the felting needle, the wool bonds with the base and a fluffy felt look is created. If you do not want the felt to bond with Styrofoam molds or felt, use a felt mat for your felt work.
Decoration examples for dry felting