Digital PDF tutorial only. No wool, tools or physical materials are included.

Make your own needle felted robin with this illustrated tutorial from The Felt Box.

The instructions guide you through shaping the curved body and tail, adding the red breast and grey abdomen, making the beak and eyes, and fitting the wire bird legs.

• Skill level: beginner
• Format: downloadable PDF
• Project: one needle felted robin

What you will receive

• Four-page illustrated PDF tutorial
• A separate full-page materials list
• Detailed step-by-step written instructions
• Clear photographs showing each stage
• Full-size robin templates

Your download link will be provided after payment. Nothing will be sent through the post.

Materials needed

Wool for one robin:

• 22 g Coffee #24
• 2 g Red #28
• 2 g Hint of Grey #02
• 1 g Black #08
• A tiny pinch of Snow White #100

Other materials:

• One pair of black wire bird legs, approximately 45 mm high x 25 mm wide
• Two 36-gauge triangular felting needles
• Felting mat or dense sponge
• Strong clear craft glue
• Small awl or bamboo skewer for making the leg holes

Optional: small pliers for bending the knees and finger protectors.

Buying the materials

All wool shades, black wire legs, felting needles, mats and awls are available from thefeltbox.uk.

Our smallest wool pack is 20 g per colour. The original kit allowance uses 22 g of Coffee #24; a 20 g pack may be enough for a slightly smaller robin, or you can supplement it with a similar brown.

Important information

Felting needles are sharp and brittle. Always push the needle straight in and out and do not bend it.

These instructions are for personal use only and cannot be reproduced, resold or used as part of a workshop or demonstration without prior written permission. You may sell the finished items you make.