{"id":21,"date":"2012-08-08T10:15:00","date_gmt":"2012-08-08T10:15:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mypoppet.com.au\/?p=21"},"modified":"2017-12-04T13:41:17","modified_gmt":"2017-12-04T02:41:17","slug":"how-to-needle-felted-fruit-strawberry","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mypoppet.com.au\/makes\/how-to-needle-felted-fruit-strawberry\/","title":{"rendered":"How To: Needle Felted Fruit &#8211; Strawberry"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-57510\" src=\"https:\/\/mypoppet.com.au\/makes\/mp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/strawberry-title-.jpg\" alt=\"How to needlefelt a Strawberry - play food craft - mypoppet.com.au\" width=\"600\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mypoppet.com.au\/makes\/mp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/strawberry-title-.jpg 600w, https:\/\/mypoppet.com.au\/makes\/mp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/strawberry-title--300x250.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mypoppet.com.au\/makes\/mp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/strawberry-title--330x275.jpg 330w, https:\/\/mypoppet.com.au\/makes\/mp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/strawberry-title--552x460.jpg 552w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Last week I showed you how to make a <a href=\"https:\/\/mypoppet.com.au\/makes\/how-to-needle-felted-fruit-kiwi\/\">Needle Felted Kiwi fruit<\/a> for fun pretend food play. This week you can add to your felt fruit collection with this cute little strawberry. Make one or a whole punnet of felted strawberries in assorted hues.<\/p>\n<p>These little Strawberries are very easy to make and a good place to start if you are new to needle felting. They are very decorative and would look very sweet as a Christmas ornament too, just add a hanging loop from the top.<\/p>\n<p>If you aren&#8217;t familiar with the technique of needle felting check out this post &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/mypoppet.com.au\/makes\/needle-felting-basics\/\">Needle Felting Basics<\/a><\/p>\n<h2>You will need:<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/tidd.ly\/10cb6cbb\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" class=\"broken_link\">Wool Roving<\/a> &#8211; red &amp; green (also called wool fiber)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/tidd.ly\/ddb188a\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" class=\"broken_link\">Felting needles<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/tidd.ly\/4bd4ea8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" class=\"broken_link\">Foam Pad<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>I&#8217;ve linked the supply list above to some suppliers on Etsy &#8211; (affiliate links)<\/p>\n<h2>\u00a0How to Needle Felt a Strawberry:<\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-57511\" src=\"https:\/\/mypoppet.com.au\/makes\/mp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/strawberry1.jpg\" alt=\"How to needlefelt a Strawberry - play food craft - mypoppet.com.au\" width=\"600\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mypoppet.com.au\/makes\/mp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/strawberry1.jpg 600w, https:\/\/mypoppet.com.au\/makes\/mp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/strawberry1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/mypoppet.com.au\/makes\/mp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/strawberry1-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mypoppet.com.au\/makes\/mp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/strawberry1-330x330.jpg 330w, https:\/\/mypoppet.com.au\/makes\/mp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/strawberry1-460x460.jpg 460w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>1. To make the basic shape, take a small ball of red roving and start needling to form a small conical shape. Add layers of roving and keep needling until you are happy with your shape.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-57512\" src=\"https:\/\/mypoppet.com.au\/makes\/mp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/strawberry2.jpg\" alt=\"How to needlefelt a Strawberry - play food craft - mypoppet.com.au\" width=\"600\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mypoppet.com.au\/makes\/mp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/strawberry2.jpg 600w, https:\/\/mypoppet.com.au\/makes\/mp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/strawberry2-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/mypoppet.com.au\/makes\/mp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/strawberry2-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mypoppet.com.au\/makes\/mp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/strawberry2-330x330.jpg 330w, https:\/\/mypoppet.com.au\/makes\/mp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/strawberry2-460x460.jpg 460w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>2. To make the leafy stalk, take a small amount of green roving and needle it in the center to hold its form. Pull out and twist the loose fiber on the edges into 5 points. Finish by needling each point into a leaf shape.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-57513\" src=\"https:\/\/mypoppet.com.au\/makes\/mp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/strawberry3.jpg\" alt=\"How to needlefelt a Strawberry - play food craft - mypoppet.com.au\" width=\"600\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mypoppet.com.au\/makes\/mp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/strawberry3.jpg 600w, https:\/\/mypoppet.com.au\/makes\/mp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/strawberry3-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/mypoppet.com.au\/makes\/mp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/strawberry3-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mypoppet.com.au\/makes\/mp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/strawberry3-330x330.jpg 330w, https:\/\/mypoppet.com.au\/makes\/mp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/strawberry3-460x460.jpg 460w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>3. Join the 2 parts, start by deep needling the leaves in the center to the base, then work the needle around the edges of the leaves.<\/p>\n<p>4. Finally to tidy up any stray fibers, give the strawberry a &#8216;surface needle&#8217; (rub the needle across the surface).<\/p>\n<p>You&#8217;re done!<\/p>\n<p>If you enjoyed this project you may also want to make a <a href=\"https:\/\/mypoppet.com.au\/makes\/how-to-needle-felted-fruit-kiwi\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Needle Felted Kiwi Fruit<\/a> or a <a href=\"https:\/\/mypoppet.com.au\/makes\/how-to-needle-felted-fruit-pear\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Needle Felted Pear.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Enjoy!<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-57500\" src=\"https:\/\/mypoppet.com.au\/makes\/mp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/kiwi-and-strawberry-felt-1.jpg\" alt=\"DIY felt play food - Strawberry &amp; Kiwi - mypoppet.com.au\" width=\"600\" height=\"466\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mypoppet.com.au\/makes\/mp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/kiwi-and-strawberry-felt-1.jpg 600w, https:\/\/mypoppet.com.au\/makes\/mp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/kiwi-and-strawberry-felt-1-300x233.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mypoppet.com.au\/makes\/mp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/kiwi-and-strawberry-felt-1-330x256.jpg 330w, https:\/\/mypoppet.com.au\/makes\/mp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/kiwi-and-strawberry-felt-1-592x460.jpg 592w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>You may also like:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/mypoppet.com.au\/makes\/how-to-needle-felted-molecule-brooch\/\">Needle felted brooch<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/mypoppet.com.au\/makes\/how-to-needle-felted-rattle-ball\/\">Needle felted Rattle Ball<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/mypoppet.com.au\/makes\/diy-felt-craft-pop-cactus\/\">Felt Craft Pop Cactus<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/mypoppet.com.au\/makes\/6-wet-felting-projects-id-like-to-try\/\">Wet Felting Projects to try<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Last week I showed you how to make a Needle Felted Kiwi fruit for fun pretend food play. This week you can add to your felt fruit collection with this cute little strawberry. Make one or a whole punnet of felted strawberries in assorted hues. These little Strawberries are very easy to make and a good place to start if&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":14868,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0},"categories":[158,91],"tags":[36,8],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v15.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/mypoppet.com.au\/makes\/how-to-needle-felted-fruit-strawberry\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"How To: Needle Felted Fruit - Strawberry | My Poppet Makes\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Last week I showed you how to make a Needle Felted Kiwi fruit for fun pretend food play. 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