Sweet & Simple Needle Felted Animals

Sweet & Simple Needle Felted Animals is a step-by-step visual guide that walks you through creating an entire collection of cute, cuddly pets, barnyard animals, and mascots using just wool roving, a felting needle, and a few basic tools.

Why Start Here

This is Susa’s most accessible book and the one that best showcases her teaching style. Each project comes with detailed, photograph-driven instructions that break the process into clear stages: forming the central shape, attaching components, adding fine details, and finishing. The projects are arranged by difficulty, so you build confidence gradually rather than hitting a wall. Susa’s background in professional toy design shines through in how she approaches proportion and expression, giving even simple projects a sense of life that sets them apart from generic craft patterns.

For readers who have never touched a felting needle, this book removes the guesswork. For those with some experience, Susa’s techniques for capturing animal expressions will push your work to the next level.

What to Expect

Ninety-six pages of full-color photographs and actual-size templates. Projects range from simple round shapes to more detailed animals with wire armatures. The tone is encouraging and practical, focused on results rather than theory.