per class

You Can't Kill Me Felted Cactus, Beginner

Completed by 7 learners

Ages 10-14

Live One-Time Class

Learn the cool art of needle felting while creating a fun little cactus!

Ms. Camille

Average rating:

4.9

Number of reviews:

(1,184 reviews)

Live video meetings

Meets once

2-6 learners per class

60 min

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What's included

1 live meeting

1 in-class hours

Class Experience

This is a fun intro class to the cool process of needle felting also known as wool painting. This is a dry felting process using a barbed needle and wool roving to create a felted Barrel Cactus.  Suggested age is 10 and up due to the sharp barbed needle required. 
The dry felting process of needle felting is achieved by continuously poking and stabbing the pure wool roving which causes the fibers to interlock and felt.

Students will form and felt a round shape. 
We will then felt in the grooves all around and the white part is added last. 
Flower will be felted separately and then felted onto the cactus.  
Everything is done using the needle (no glue). 
I will work each step of making the pumpkin with the class.
I will also show other types of cacti they can make.

Other Details

Supply List

Items to Purchase: 
Barbed needles (at least 2 in case of breakage) 
.5 oz packages of wool roving in green, white and flower color of your choice 
Small foam block 
Optional: Little clay pot or other container plus pebbles, crumpled paper or sand to fill it. Plus wire or toothpicks to secure the cactus


Needle Felting kits are available on Amazon, Etsy, Ebay etc. A kit should have several colors, needles and a felting block.

External Resources

Learners will not need to use any apps or websites beyond the standard Outschool tools.

Meet the teacher

Ms. Camille

Joined September, 2018

4.9

1184reviews

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Teacher expertise and credentials

I love the feel and look of needle felted items/art and have been doing it for about 4 years. I have offered classes and workshops at various local county Fine Arts facilities and excited to share my love of this art form by offering classes online.