My Top 5 Tips for Needle Felting Doll Faces | Natural Fiber Art Dolls and Waldorf Inspired

In this quick video I give you some of my best tips for needle felting doll faces, whether you are trying to sculpt natural fiber art dolls or waldorf inspired dolls. I have over 10 years of experience needle felting doll faces (and other doll parts) and I have taught many students how to approach this wonderful technique. I hope this helps you come to needle felting with a little bit more method, so you can achieve better symmetry (always welcomed) and more harmony, getting you closer to achieving the facial features you have envisioned for your doll. Disclaimer: I am not this methodic when it comes to my doll sculpting, I needle felt very organically but I also have a lot of experience. I have found these tips to be very helpful to my students when they are starting to use this technique. Check out the written version, with some helpful links: #naturalfiberartdoll #dollmaking #needlefeltingtechniques Time stamps for easy viewing: 0:00 Intro 0:39 Discussing Needle Felting as a Fiber Art 1:18 The Difference Between Sculpting Dolls and Sculpting Figurines 3:00 Tip 1: Divide the Face into Quadrants 4:10 Tip 2: Mark the Placement for each Face Feature 4:55 Tip 3: Roll Wool for the Main Face Features 5:52 Tip 4: Sculpt the Mouth Line First 6:40 Tip 5: Use a Doll Template 8:06 Needle Felting a Doll with a Wire Armature | Patreon series Find me elsewhere: Website, for my dollmaking journal | Etsy, for patterns | Instagram, for daily thoughts | Facebook, for announcements and doll sales | Patreon, for thorough video tutorials |