Some things in life are happy accidents and needle felting was mine! I was looking for information on 'felting' some old cashmere sweaters for a winter project, but along came a picture of the cutest little needle felted polar bear. Well, I had to learn how to make one! From there I was hooked on felting (although I think I stabbed myself with the VERY sharp needles in the beginning more than I did the wool). Needless to say, I never started that cashmere project!

From there, I had an overabundance of wool (because I want to have all of the colors), so I started selling wool for needle felting in smaller sizes of coordinating colors so that others could have a full range of shades too. Of course, then came dyeing my own wool (which I love to do) so this wool makes up the majority of the color collections in the Wooly Buns that I sell. I have been fortunate to add some great commercially prepared wool top and batting in a wonderful range of colors so that I can offer larger quantities for your felting projects and am now carding* my own colors and art batts for special shade ranges and spinning.

It is amazing to me that you can take a fluff of wool and turn it into a little figurine or dog sculpture. They just make me smile as each one has its own personality. I hope that you will find that they make you smile too!

*Hand carded wool has a different texture than top or roving. It is a 'batt' type, which makes the fibers fluffy with lovely natural shading and comes off of the carder in a sheet. Even when I roll it into 'buns', you will be able to see the layers and texture. Most of the wool that I offer is wool top. Top fibers are aligned in one direction and are in a 'rope' form. It spins easily and produces smooth wet felted creations. I use top, roving and batting in my designs and they can be used interchangeably for many of your projects too!

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