“Take a stab” at needle felting and create a pumpkin face filled with personality! Make yours comical, spooky, cheerful—or anything else you can imagine.

Needle felting uses a special barbed needle to repeatedly poke alpaca and wool fibers, causing them to interlock and become firm. The fibers can be shaped into flat designs or three-dimensional sculptures.

In this class, you’ll learn how to shape and sculpt fiber, add facial features, and create expression and character. Because every face turns out differently, this is always a fun class filled with wonderfully unique pumpkins! The techniques you learn can also be used to create other three-dimensional needle-felted figures.

For inspiration, you’re welcome to bring a picture of a celebrity or an older person with distinctive facial features.

All materials are included. Felting needles, tools, and a foam work surface will be provided for use during class.

Most participants can complete this project without difficulty, although it does include a few more advanced techniques. If you would prefer to begin with a simpler project, consider our Pumpkin Needle Felting Class.

Felting supplies are also available if you would like to continue needle felting at home.

Age Guidelines

This class is designed for participants ages 16 and older. Youth ages 12–15 are welcome when registered with an adult companion who is also enrolled in the class.

Explore More Fiber Arts Classes at Alpaca Meadows

This workshop is part of our ongoing series of hands-on fiber arts classes at Alpaca Meadows in Mansfield, Ohio. We offer small-group instruction in needle felting, wet felting, knitting, crochet, spinning, and seasonal creative projects throughout the year.

View our full Fiber Arts Class Schedule to see upcoming workshops and events at the farm.