Needle felt cats for miniature scenes using wool, or silk roving over a frame of pipe cleaners. Like the needlefelt miniature raccoon and needle felted miniature dog the cats can be made using simple to learn easy needle felting techniques. As breeds of cats can have quite different shapes, it is important to have a photo of your desired cat in front of you as you work.
The tutorial that follows on the next pages (navigate with the 'next' button, or through the numbered page links at the bottom of this section) shows a short haired black cat for Halloween, but, you can add longer coats to your cats, and vary the colors of their coats, using the techniques shown in the instructions for making a miniature needle felt raccoon.
Needlefelting is an easy, repetitive technique, and making a cat from beginning to end takes only a few hours. After you attempt your first cat, try another, slightly different pose or breed to develop your technique. If you want to explore making other animals the book, Little Felted Animals, has instructions for birds, dogs, sheep, foxes and other animals in roughly 1:6 scale.
Note: The pumpkin shown in the photo with the cat is made from papier mache over a plastic bag. Make Miniature Pumpkins from Tissue Paper
