Description
This set includes all the video in the Megan Hammer, Art Grows Wild series that is exclusive to Earthschooling (you will not find these videos anywhere else). A description of all the videos in the set is included below along with six samples…
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Introduction to Needle-Felting
Ages: 6 through adult
In this video Megan covers all the basics of getting-started with needle-felting. You will learn about batt versus roving, how to handle it and pull it apart correctly, blending with needles, how to use a multi-needle tool, how to use a single-needle tool, how to hold the tools, preventing broken needles, choosing background fabric, working with a craft store or on your own, the needle-felting and punching process, color, and more. Your final project for this tutorial will be a color wheel where you will learn the basics of filling in a drawing.
This is the perfect video to get any teacher, parent, or student started with needle-felting! You can see a sample excerpt from this video below.
Needle-Felting a Rainbow
Ages: 7 through adult
In this video Megan covers more advanced use of the multi-needle tool, the proper amount of wool to use, how to smooth edges and how to draw on paper to first outline your creation.
During this video you will also naturally review how to handle the wool and pull it apart correctly, how to hold the tools, the needle-felting and punching process, color, and more. Your final project for this tutorial will be a rainbow. This is the perfect video to get any teacher, parent, or student excited about needle-felting! This is also a great handwork project to go with any science lesson talking about rainbows or any art lesson exploring colors. You can see a sample excerpt from this video below or here.
Needle-Felting a Caterpillar on a Milkweed Leaf
Ages: 8 through adult
In this video Megan covers the use of the multi-needle tool as well as using the single-needle tool for details. The skills you will focus on during this lesson are freehand painting with wool and creating thin lines.
During this video you will also naturally review how to handle the wool and pull it apart correctly, how to hold the tools, the needle-felting and punching process, color, and more. Your final project for this tutorial will be the life-cycle of a caterpillar on a milkweed leaf. This is the perfect video to get any teacher, parent, or student excited about needle-felting! This video would also go well with a science lesson, a third grade gardening lesson, a botany lesson for fifth graders, or even a science lesson for the older grades. You can see a sample excerpt from this video below or here.
Needle-Felting the Solar System
Ages: 8 through adult
In this video Megan covers the use of the multi-needle tool as well as using the single-needle tool for details. The skills you will focus on during this lesson are blending colors and doing detail work.
During this video you will also naturally review how to handle the wool and pull it apart correctly, how to hold the tools, the needle-felting and punching process, color, and more. Your final project for this tutorial will be a gorgeous display of the solar system. This is the perfect video to get any teacher, parent, or student excited about needle-felting! This video would also go well with a science lesson, or specific astronomy science lessons in the older grades. You can see a sample excerpt from this video below or here.
Felt-Painting a Fall Scene with a Pumpkin
Ages: 9 through adult
In this video Megan covers the use of the multi-needle tool as well as using the single-needle tool for details. The skills you will focus on during this lesson are blending colors, detail work, and shading.
During this video you will also naturally review how to handle the wool and pull it apart correctly, how to hold the tools, the needle-felting and punching process, color, and more. Your final project for this tutorial will be a fall, harvest, or nutritional scene with a pumpkin. This is the perfect video to get any teacher, parent, or student excited about needle-felting! This video would make the perfect autumn craft. This video would also go well with a science lesson, a third grade gardening lesson, a botany lesson for fifth graders, or science lesson for the older grades. You can see a sample excerpt from this video below or here.
Needle-Felting an Underwater Scene
Ages: 9 through adult
In this video Megan covers the use of the multi-needle tool as well as using the single-needle tool for details. This project requires a lot of detail work so is most suited to a person who has been through and mastered the first videos in this series or a person that has experience with needle-felting.
During this video you will also naturally review how to handle the wool and pull it apart correctly, how to hold the tools, the needle-felting and punching process, color, and more. Your final project for this tutorial will be ta charming underwater world. This is the perfect video to get any teacher, parent, or student excited about needle-felting! This video would also go well with an animal science lesson, the fourth grade man and animal block, a field trip to the aquarium or sea-side, or science lesson for the older grades. You can see a sample excerpt from this video below or here.
SAMPLE of Introduction to Needle-Felting SAMPLE of How to Needle-Felt a Rainbow SAMPLE of How to Needle-Felt a Monarch Life Cycle SAMPLE of How to Paint with Felt: A Harvest Scene SAMPLE of Needle-Felting the Solar System SAMPLE of How to Needle-Felt a Detailed Scene: The Ocean
