Buffalo Makers Hub Intro to Felting Cat Portraits

Learn to make a felted cat portrait patch!

We’re going to be making a portrait of an orange cat on 1mm pressed wool felt, so you can learn the basics of felted painting and eventually use your knowledge to create a portrait of your own pet. Patches will be wearable or for display, and can be washed on a gentle cold setting, or by hand. Needle felting is a technique that uses barbed needles to tangle and compress sheep’s wool together to create sculptures and flatwork.

Emma DuBois started needle felting at the age of 11 when she received a kit for Christmas. She grew up in WNY then attended the national theatre school in Montreal for two years. There she honed her design skills and perfected her French speaking. Emma often travels to connect with other artists and vend at art markets. She also teaches classes, creates custom art pieces, and makes content for social media.