Our friend, master needle felter Jackie Huang, recently came out with an amazing new book, called Woolbuddies. In it, Jackie goes through the basics of how to get started needle felting, and then he shows you how to make animals that are simple, moderate, and challenging. His creatures are so gorgeous — they remind me of cartoon characters. Some of you may remember the tutorial for needle felting a Totoro that Jackie shared with us earlier this year.
Here’s an animated GIF showing how to make Amelia the Owl. Hoo! Hoo!
Book Giveaway!
We are giving away three copies of Woolbuddies to Craft readers! Just comment on this post, naming your favorite animal (real or fictional — and it doesn’t have to be a Woolbuddies character), and we will pick three people at random. One comment per person, please. Good luck! (Begins 10/8/13 at 07:30am PT; ends 10/9/13 at 07:29am PT)
This is a Chronicle Books-sponsored post.
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Great book!
My favourite animal is an alpaca!
My favorite animal is the whale !!!
All the animals look so adorable and I’ve been really curious about needle felting lately :)
My favorite animal was my dog Joy – an apricot standard poodle.
My favorite animal is Owl.
thank you for this awesome book give-a-way =) My fav animal is an sea urchin! =)
My favorite animals are dogs, but Eunice the Sheep has a lot of personality!
The eyes on those creations are so fantastic!
I loooooooooove bunnies. Expecially Lionheads!
I am a big fan of panda bears and sheep!
Looks like fun! Any giraffes in there?
Sooo many to choose from but I find horses to be amazing animals!!!
Hippopotamuses!!!
My favorite animals are penguins.
Otters :)
Can I choose dragon? (The helpful kind, not ones that eat knights.) It’s also a super cute woolbuddy kit I’ve done. WIN.
What a great looking book!! My favourite individual animal has to be my pooch, Zim. For all things decorative (housewares, jewelery, etc) I’ve been really in to birds lately – juncos and owls, specifically.
How cute! I’d like to see a puffin as a woolbuddy.
Amelia the Owl is my favourite if I have to chose, but they are all so gorgeous
The book looks like fun, even for a needle-felting beginner like me. I have too many favorite animals to name just one…. but wouldn’t it be fun to try making a needle-felted Flamingo!
groundhogs, hands down, are my favorite animals!
I have to say I LOVE the Toby the Bear because my son’s name really is Toby Bear! :)
I’m a big bird fan (not Big Bird, but a big fan of birds). Owls, peacocks, cardinals, chickens, whathaveyou. and I’ve been wanting to learn needle felting!
My favorite animal is horses! especially Clydesdales…
The book is great! My favorite animals are whale, dragon and giraffe. Maybe whale rank first!
My favorite animal is a dragon. got love big, flying, and fire breathing.
Brilliant book! My favourite character is a moogle from the Final Fantasy series. I like the pom pom on there head.
I love these little animals. Elephants for us here. I really need some tips to get started with this. That book looks like a great resource. I’m in for sure!
Adorable creations. My favorite is the sheep.
My +2’s are avid needlefelters. This looks like a great book! Thanks.
a platypus! its the fluffiest duck ever!
I like the sheep, but a bird would be cool! A hummingbird, maybe?
The gruffalo from Julia Donaldsons book, my kids love it.
Love them all
My favorite animals are sheep (because they are so fluffy) and hedgehogs (because they are so shy). :) Thank you for this!
Wow these are amazing! My favourite animal is a Numbat, an endangered Australian animal.
I’ve always loved these little things.. I’ve never worked with wool.. but done some amigurami in my time.. :)
I love the WoolBuddys he makes and so enjoyed seeing him and the felted dino at MakerFaire this year. My favorite animal is the sea turtle.
Great designs. My wife has felted some cute little critters and a set of juggling balls for me. It looks like a couple of these patterns would work well for both. What fun!
Can’t wait to make some little creatures with my daughter. We will probably start with making a whole bunch cats, which is our favorite animal.
I love all the large cats – lions, tigers, leopards, panther!
The octopus is my favorite animal. I am making one right now (I got the kit at makerfaire in NY)
My favorite animal is a goat. :)
Love the penguins. Looks like fun projeect to do with grandkids.
My Favorite animal EVER is a giraffe!!
I’d love to see a fox, but gosh that owl is some kind of cute!
I want one!!
My wife is making one of the Wool Buddies kits right now that we picked up at Maker Faire NY. I think she’s hooked already.
My favorite animal is a dragon :)
If I have to pick one… the giraffe.
So difficult to name one. I think pigs are adorable!
I’m a big fan of sheep. I used to work at a petting farm and I’m a knitter. Love me some woolies!
LOVE, LOVE Jackie’s new book WoolBuddies!! Giraffe are my favorite animal. I used to work with them at the zoo. This will be my first project when I get this book!!!!
I love Woolbuddies! The owl is my favorite. :)
my favorite is the Great White Shark, its nice to find an equal on the food chain :)
I love Woolbuddies! My favorite non-domestic animal is either the raccoon or fox.(Domestic is the cat)
The honey bee.
These would make such great gifts! My favorite animal is a rabbit :)
I do really like the Owls! I would like to make a felt taco1
My favorite animal is kitties! They each have their own personalities, they’re playful, loving, they’re just purrrrrfect! Thank you for having th giveaway, I’m new to needle felting and I would just DIE to win a copy of this fabulous book!
Owls!
Man, I really want to add this to my skill set. Hmmm, my favorite animal is my puppy (a Chihuahua).
My favourite animal is a red panda.
These are beyond cute. I’ve got to learn to needle felt! My favorite animal is the magpie. CAW!
All so cute~~ My favourite animal is piggies!!
They are all so cute. I love bats and wish they made little felted ones
I love cuttlefish!
My favorite animal is the red panda!
I love the sheep and bears!
My favourite animal is the cow… especially brown swiss! But honestly I love all animals… even the creepy cute ones like aye ayes.
I’m nuts about chimps!
I love To-toro To-toro! ;)
Rabbits will always have a special place in my heart :)
I hope there’s a fox in the book!
Awesome contest ! My kids love this stuff.
I’m a fan of the rhinoceros!
I love panda !!
I love Charlotte from Charlotte’s Web.
Tux!
Corgis!!
Pandas are my favourite
I don’t think I could pick a favorite animal but I do love owls and the one in this book is so cute!
Pangolins are rad! but difficult to really have a favourite amongst so many awesome creatures.
Baby Tapirs are my favorite animal at the moment, but there are so many amazing creatures out there it is hard to choose just one.
I’ve made felted animals using molds, but never by hand. If i dont pick this up myself i might suggest it to my local library.
Also: I’m a fan of pigeons. :)
I would love a chance of winning this, what a fabulous looking book!
Sheep of course, from which all yummy, soft, knittable wool is derived lol!
My favorite animal is my dog – although that Toby the Bear is awful cute!
Aww.. lovin’ all these adorable creations! My favorite animal would have to be a leopard or cheetah – love any animal with spots or stripes. This book looks fantastic, one I could share with my kids and bond over trying to replicate the crafts. Thanks for a great giveaway!
Cats, definitely — I think….maybe.
My favorite animal is a cedar waxwing.
Tardigrades :) LOL!
Gromit
You can never go wrong with a good monkey!
Who doesn’t like a good fish?!
OMG the frog is adorable on the front cover!
The fox.
This book looks amazing! I’d love to make these for my little one. Ok, I’d love to make these for ME. :) my favorite animal is a monkey!
I love Eunice the Sheep. These creations are simply adorable.
My favorite animal is a walrus! =)
I love Eunice the best ! WHat a wonderful gift idea for young & old alike. Thx for this.
I love penguins!!!! But it is so hard to list only one – I love owls, dogs, and sea turtles!!! Looks like a great book.
Ack – I love Zebras.
zebras
I’m a spinner so Eunice the Sheep is my favorite, what a cutie she is!
OH WOW… SOMETHING I CAN DO !! I used to craft craft craft.Then R>A> hit and sat sat sat…
This I can do , do do… Neato…
Love! My favourite is the frog :)
Great designs, I’d love to see a jellyfish!
Cows:)
I have been really curious about needle felting. My favorite animal is the dog but, as a spinner, that sheep is really cute!
I stink at needle felting, but this book might inspire me to try again! I love the bears.
I love the sheep, cause they are naturally wool!! HAHA! They’re so fluffy!
My favourite animals are foxes, more specifically fennec foxes!
I think my favorite animal is the dog, I’ve had many wonderful pet dogs, although we used to have chickens & they were the funniest birds…
Giraffe all the way! I would love to learn to Needle Felt… I can do just about every other type of craft but this is a world I have yet to join!
I’ve always liked the giraffe…
My wife has done some of this, I’m sure she would love the book.
My son loves woolbuddies! His favorite animal is a narwhal.
I loooove penguins! Especially Shana the Penguin!
I love cats and this book looks so cute I’ve always wanted to learn how to felt :)
Ankole cattle
My favorite animal is the sloth. Their faces are amazing.
This book looks so cute! I have wanted to learn about needle felting and love to learn with this book!
I love turtles.
real animal is cat! in toys like bear! i like felting and toys are amazing!
Snails for me!
Platypuses :). I can’t get over their faces :)
I love moose (and we have a lot of them around the house)!
My favorite animal is the hedgehog :)
Bought a few of his kits before, totally would LOVE the book! My fav is the giraffe, followed up by the sheep!
I love the owl!
I loved the bears.Would love a free book,but just got this site today.I love to do crafts.
These are awesome! They would certainly make for a great semester distraction project! Haha!
Oh my gosh, the owls are the cutest!
This book looks awesome! I like OWLS.
Cute projects. Would love to have this book.
This would be the best craft book ever. My favorite animal is a frog. hey look so cute.
My favourite animal is a cat.
P.S. Would love to try out your book and start my journey with the needle felting :0)