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Needle Felted Sheep

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Here comes a very detailed needle felting tutorial on how to make a needle felted sheep, Ramie. Ramie has a beautifully thick wool coat, a big brown nose, and rosy cheeks. Ramie’s size is about 6″ x 4″ x 5″ (H). He is a friendly and happy ram that comes from the famous Merino breed. He lives on the farm and the coat needs to be shorn during summer.

needle felted sheep

Here it is, I am adding another needle felted animal to my wool felting craft tutorial, please welcome Ramie the needle felted sheep. After the Lion, Owl, Carrot, Little Birds, and Easter Eggs (wet felting method), this is the 6th needle felting pattern and 4th needle felted animals I have made. Hooray!!!!

needle felted sheep

Let’s move on to make Rame the wool felted sheep. Prepare some needle felting kits and supplies and you are ready to go. Supplies like felting wool or wool roving in off-white, a little on pastel yellow, brown, pastel pink, and black. Also, some white yarns as the core, a pair of black beads, dark brown crochet thread, and white thread. As for the tools, you need needle felting tools and a foam set, a bamboo skewer, a long tapestry needle, a marker, and a pair of scissors. Get all the details in the printable pattern section below.

How-To DIY Needle Felted Sheep

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The sheep is constructed using rolled-up yarn balls as the sculptural core. The sculptural core is then wrapped by the wool followed by the needle felt. It saves up a lot of wool with this method. You may add a jingle bell in the body to make it rattle if you are making it as a toy for the kid.

needle felted sheep

Ramie is very proud of his wool as he produces the finest and softest wool among the sheep. He knows that human needs his high-quality wool which makes him a very happy sheep. Ramie is very pleased with his well-kept horns and his big brown nose, these give him a distinguished look that no other sheep has.

needle felted sheep

I will be adding more needle felting animals in the near future, please stay tuned!!!!

WHAT’S NEXT:

  • Start needle felting and share your completed handmade on Facebook and/or Instagram. Remember to tag us, @craftpassion, so that we are able to see them.
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  • Share with your felting groups for a craft-along event.
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Needle Felted Sheep - How To

Needle Felted Sheep - How To

Yield: 6" x 4" x 5" (H) Tall Needle Felted Sheep
Active Time: 3 hours
Total Time: 3 hours
Difficulty: Avid Beginner/Intermediate
Estimated Cost: $15 - $20

Ramie is a needle felted sheep, the size is about 6 x 4 x 5 (H) inches. The sheep is constructed using rolled-up yarn balls as the sculptural core. The sculptural core is then wrapped by the wool, followed by the needle felt. It saves up a lot of wool with this method. You may add a jingle bell in the body to make it rattle if you are making it as a toy for the kid.

Personality: Ramie is a friendly and happy ram that comes from the famous Merino breed. He lives on the farm and needs to be shorn during summer. Ramie is very proud of his wool as he produces the finest and softest wool among the sheep. He knows that human needs his high-quality wool which makes him a very happy sheep. Ramie is very pleased with his well-kept horns and his big brown nose; these give him a distinguished look that no other sheep has.

Enjoy felting them!

Materials

  • Wool roving in off white (50 gram), a little on pastel yellow, brown, pastel pink and black
  • Yarn – white
  • Black beads, about 3mm, 2 pcs
  • Dark Brown crochet thread
  • White thread

Tools

Instructions

Reference tutorials with video:

  1. Easter Carrot
  2. Little Bird
  3. Basic Needle Felting in shape with a cookie cutter (external Youtube Video)

MORE DETAILS ON HOW TO NEEDLE FELT RAMIE THE SHEEP

  1. a. Get ready all the materials and tools as listed above.
    b. Roll the white yarn into shapes of body, head and 4 limbs as shown in the picture.
    c. You may insert a jingle bell in the body to make it rattles if you are making this as a toy for the kid.needle felted sheep


  2. a. Pull a few inches of off white wool from the roving.
    b. Loosen up the wool and wrap the wool around the yarn structure of the sheep. c. Try to cover as evenly as possible. Add more wool if needed and make sure to cover it completely.needle felted sheep


  3. Try to cover as evenly as possible. Add more wool if needed and make sure to cover it completely.needle felted sheep


  4. a. Repeat the same to all the yarn balls you have rolled.
    b. Briefly felt the wool to the yarn ball so that the wrappings are in good order.needle felted sheep


  5. a. Needle felt the body with the felting needle until it is smooth.
    b. Place the 4 un-felted limbs to the bottom of the body and felt them on.
    c. Add some wool to patch up any uncovered space if needed.needle felted sheep


  6. Attach the head to the body and felt.needle felted sheep


  7. a. Roll a small yarn ball and place it on the face as the snout of the sheep.
    b. Cover the snout with some wool and felt.needle felted sheep


  8. a. Mark a triangle shape as the nose on the tip of the muzzle. Felt to fill up the triangle nose with brown wool.
    b. Roll little black wool on a toothpick to make a tiny black strip, felt it under the nose and extend a little downward to make the philtrum.needle felted sheep


  9. Mark the eye positions of the sheep, pierce them with a felting needle to make 2 indent points.needle felted sheep


  10. Sew the eyes into the 2 indent points. You may glue them instead of sewing.needle felted sheep


  11. Pull about 3 inches of pastel yellow wool from the roving. Split it into 2 equal parts. These are for the horns of the sheep. If you are making a ewe / female sheep, omit the horns.needle felted sheep


  12. a. Felt it into a cord with one of the end rolled up. Don’t felt the wool at the other end.
    b. Repeat the same to felt another horn.needle felted sheep


  13. Wind the dark brown crochet thread onto the horns, pierce with the needle to keep the thread in place.needle felted sheep


  14. Felt the loose ends of the horn to the head to attach them in place.needle felted sheep


  15. a. Pull about 8 inches of off-white wool from the roving. Split them into very thin strips of wool.
    b. Wrap the wool onto the wooden skewer in a helical direction.
    c. Make abundant of them to assemble as the wool coat of the sheep.needle felted sheep


  16. a. Mark the outline on the sheep to define the area of the wool coat. Face, 4 limbs and bottom of the sheep have no wool coat.
    b. Start piercing the wool strip onto the sheep, pierce one end of the strip to the sheep, twist the strip to make a small loop, pierce the strip again, then loop again. Repeat until the whole area is covered up.needle felted sheep


  17. Felt the ears and tail as shown in the picture.needle felted sheep


  18. Attach the ears and tail to the sheep. Add blushes to the cheeks, and tie a small bell to its neck to complete Ramie the sheep.needle felted sheep


  19. The side view of the sheep.needle felted sheep


needle felted sheep

Notes

  1. When doing needle felting, pierce your needle straight into the object (don’t bend or prick the needle) to avoid the needle from breaking.
  2. Use multi-needle in heavy weight for quick felting and use fine needle to perfect the finishing.
  3. Draw and mark the outline of the shape on the felting object will guide you on where to felt.
  4. Never cut wool instead pull it out from the roving, unless instructed otherwise.


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Anne

Wednesday 10th of April 2024

This sheep is so adorable! Can you tell me, please, why you use yarn as the core instead of core wool? Can you use any kind of yarn for the yarn core (i.e., even cotton or acrylic)? Many thanks!

Craft Passion

Friday 12th of April 2024

Thanks. Core wool tends to be expensive in my area, and I have an ample supply of inexpensive yarn on hand. Therefore, using yarn as the core material is not only cost-effective but also allows me to utilize my existing supplies. While any type of yarn can technically be used, I prefer to use yarn that is a similar color to the object I am felting, as it integrates more seamlessly into the final product.

Maria Angélica dos Anjos

Sunday 3rd of September 2023

Extraordinário, muito perfeito,parabéns. Vc me inspira ,obrigada pela partilha.

Translation (by Google): Extraordinary, very perfect, congratulations. You inspire me, thank you for sharing.

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Joann Mosher

Monday 6th of January 2020

I wondered how to do the body thanks for showing how to do it!

Craft Passion

Saturday 11th of January 2020

You are most welcome, hope you enjoy wrapping and twisting the wool. :)

Iga

Friday 14th of April 2017

This is soo awesome! Great idea of how to make the fur! Many thanks!

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