I came across needle felting by accident. I saw a kit in Hobbycraft to make three needle felted penguins and I thought I'd give it a go, especially as the kit was only £3. I started to make the kit on one of my bad days when the Fibromyalgia was particularly angry and found the whole process to be incredibly therapeutic. The pain I get with Fibromyalgia can feel like a firework explosion of needle-pricks in my muscles and in needle felting you use a barbed needle to jab wool roving until it matts into the shape you want. There was something wonderful about jabbing the wool over and over again as my muscles felt like they were being pounded with a blunt needle - so cathartic! Such a release of tension! And you get to create something soft and lovely out of felt - win, win! Below are some of the things I've made by needle felting Merino wool.

Hi, I am Lore and this is my very first post. Exciting! (well exciting for me). I decided to start a blog primarily for my own amusement as I do not dare to presume that anyone will find or want to read this as I know everyone is very busy. I mention in my profile that I have some chronic illness that can make craft and art a little tricky at times (though I am luckier than most that I can give a good go at most things most of the time) and thought it might be nice to share my experience with arts and crafts and hopefully swap tips with others. Despite the illness thing I aim to make this blog about what matters most - the craft!