Uploaded November 2022 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
In this FREE needle felting tutorial video Nicola will show you how to make your own needle felted Christmas pudding bauble.
As well as teaching you a quick way to create a bauble, Nicola will also show you how to add surface decoration and incorporate sheet felt into a needle felted creation.
Nicola will also show you how create a secure fixing to hang your Christmas pudding bauble from your Christmas tree.
This needle felted Christmas pudding ornament is great for needle felting beginners, as it uses simple techniques that have a professional quality finish.
Nicola will guide you step by step is easy to follow bitesized sections throughout the video so that you will have a beautiful needle felted Christmas decoration to be proud of at the end.
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Difficulty Level: Beginner / Advanced Beginner
Equipment:
• Felting surface
• Needle felting needles
• Finger protectors
• Fake snowball (or core wool to create a ball)
• Brown coloured fibre for the pudding
• White coloured fibre for the sauce / custard / cream
• Red fibre for the berries
• Green felt (sheet)
• Long sewing needle
• Strong thread
• Decorative thread
• Scissors
Used by Nicola Dean:
• Needles: 38G and 42G triangular needles from HeidiFeathers
• Fibre (all from World of Wool):
- Carded sliver in ‘Bear’ for the pudding
- Carded sliver in ‘White’ for the sauce / custard / cream
- Merino top in ‘Scarlet’ for berries
• ’DMC Pearl Cotton' thread
• Twisted red and white paper raffia twine from The Works
• Green polyester craft felt from Hobbycraft
Additional Instructions:
• Tutorial on how to make a needle felted ball: youtu.be/Y5x47jX66tI
• Tutorial on how to card fibre: youtu.be/5DiT_6zmXRI
• Tutorial on preparing tops to be used as top colour: youtu.be/HnxrUmG2tPM
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USE OF THIS TUTORIAL:
I am happy for you to make items from this tutorial for personal use or to sell. All I ask is, if you share what you have made, that you add a note to say that you made it from a FREE tutorial from The Flock and add a link to The Flock’s Facebook group.
COPYRIGHT
The tutorial and its content is protected by copyright and must not be copied or shared without prior permission.
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If you would like more needle felting information, tips, ideas and support come and join The Flock's dedicated Facebook group, The Flock – Needle Felting Community here: facebook.com/groups/needlefeltingflock
Nicola also has a FREE Fibre and Needle Guide. Download your copy here: subscribepage.io/fibre-needle-guide
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About The Flock:
The Flock is dedicated to providing videos containing all you need to know about needle felting and free video tutorials. Hosted by Nicola Dean – an accomplished fibre artist with a vast experience in 3D and 2D needle felting. Nicola also has experience combining needle felting and wet felting methods; making beautiful pieces of art. In addition to this, Nicola has experience as a needle felting designer and teaching needle felting methods.
In this FREE needle felting tutorial video Nicola will show you how to make your own needle felted Christmas pudding bauble.
As well as teaching you a quick way to create a bauble, Nicola will also show you how to add surface decoration and incorporate sheet felt into a needle felted creation.
Nicola will also show you how create a secure fixing to hang your Christmas pudding bauble from your Christmas tree.
This needle felted Christmas pudding ornament is great for needle felting beginners, as it uses simple techniques that have a professional quality finish.
Nicola will guide you step by step is easy to follow bitesized sections throughout the video so that you will have a beautiful needle felted Christmas decoration to be proud of at the end.
-
Difficulty Level: Beginner / Advanced Beginner
Equipment:
• Felting surface
• Needle felting needles
• Finger protectors
• Fake snowball (or core wool to create a ball)
• Brown coloured fibre for the pudding
• White coloured fibre for the sauce / custard / cream
• Red fibre for the berries
• Green felt (sheet)
• Long sewing needle
• Strong thread
• Decorative thread
• Scissors
Used by Nicola Dean:
• Needles: 38G and 42G triangular needles from HeidiFeathers
• Fibre (all from World of Wool):
- Carded sliver in ‘Bear’ for the pudding
- Carded sliver in ‘White’ for the sauce / custard / cream
- Merino top in ‘Scarlet’ for berries
• ’DMC Pearl Cotton' thread
• Twisted red and white paper raffia twine from The Works
• Green polyester craft felt from Hobbycraft
Additional Instructions:
• Tutorial on how to make a needle felted ball: youtu.be/Y5x47jX66tI
• Tutorial on how to card fibre: youtu.be/5DiT_6zmXRI
• Tutorial on preparing tops to be used as top colour: youtu.be/HnxrUmG2tPM
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USE OF THIS TUTORIAL:
I am happy for you to make items from this tutorial for personal use or to sell. All I ask is, if you share what you have made, that you add a note to say that you made it from a FREE tutorial from The Flock and add a link to The Flock’s Facebook group.
COPYRIGHT
The tutorial and its content is protected by copyright and must not be copied or shared without prior permission.
—
If you would like more needle felting information, tips, ideas and support come and join The Flock's dedicated Facebook group, The Flock – Needle Felting Community here: facebook.com/groups/needlefeltingflock
Nicola also has a FREE Fibre and Needle Guide. Download your copy here: subscribepage.io/fibre-needle-guide
—
About The Flock:
The Flock is dedicated to providing videos containing all you need to know about needle felting and free video tutorials. Hosted by Nicola Dean – an accomplished fibre artist with a vast experience in 3D and 2D needle felting. Nicola also has experience combining needle felting and wet felting methods; making beautiful pieces of art. In addition to this, Nicola has experience as a needle felting designer and teaching needle felting methods.
