How to correctly use your felting needles so they won't break — Stephanie Metz
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Last updated 17 Jul 2024
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I’m back with another tool use tutorial. If you’ve been needle felting for any length of time you’ve likely broken a needle. Or two. Or a lot more. As strong as these steel tools are, they’re also surprisingly brittle at their tips. Whether that sharp little tip goes flying off into the carpet or em
Stephanie Metz is a California Bay-Area-based sculptor known for her abstract sculptural work using felted wool.
Stephanie Metz Sculpture
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process — Writings from behind the scenes in a sculpture studio
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How To — Writings from behind the scenes in a sculpture studio
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How To — Writings from behind the scenes in a sculpture studio
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process — Writings from behind the scenes in a sculpture studio
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How To — Writings from behind the scenes in a sculpture studio
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process — Writings from behind the scenes in a sculpture studio
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process — Writings from behind the scenes in a sculpture studio
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How To — Writings from behind the scenes in a sculpture studio
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needle felting — Writings from behind the scenes in a sculpture
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How to correctly use your felting needles so they won't break
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How to correctly use your felting needles so they won't break
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Sculptural Needle Felting - Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts
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Connect the Bay: Needle Felting with Stephanie Metz
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How To — Writings from behind the scenes in a sculpture studio
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