Online tutorial · Beginner friendly

Funky Fungi

Felted woodland mushrooms · video tutorial

Felt your own little woodland: a spotty red fly agaric, golden chanterelles and brown-capped mushrooms, all from soft merino wool, soap and water. It’s easier than it looks, even if you’ve never felted before.

£15One-off payment
Watch the intro
  • Over an hour of step-by-step video
  • Watch anytime
  • Made at your kitchen table
Two felted chanterelles, a brown cap mushroom and a red fly agaric on driftwood

Gallery

Fly agarics, chanterelles, brown caps: the same technique with different templates and colours. Once you know it, you can grow a whole forest floor.

Svetlana holding a red felted fly agaric with white spots
Spotty fly agaric
Two felted golden chanterelles
Golden chanterelles
Felted brown cap mushroom and fly agaric on driftwood
Brown cap & fly agaric
Felted fly agaric with a white stem resting in the hand
Soft, light and squishy
Felted fly agaric held in the hand
Fits in your hand

Like play dough, but wool

Relaxing projects you’ll finish in one sitting

Felting mushrooms is a joyful way to start with wool. You lay soft merino fibres over a simple resist template, then use warm soapy water and your hands to shape the cap and stem in one piece.

Svetlana films every step from above so you can follow along: making the soapy water, laying out the wool, felting and shaping, and the finishing details that make each mushroom different. Then make another, and another. Fair warning: it’s very addictive.

Little mushrooms make lovely gifts.

What you’ll learn

Skills for every 3D felting project

Soapy water

Mix the right soapy water for felting, the simple way.

Working with a resist

Cut mushroom templates in different sizes and felt around them to make hollow 3D shapes.

Laying out wool

Build even layers of merino so each cap is strong, smooth and the right colour.

Felting & shaping

Rub, roll and shape the cap, gills and stem with your hands.

Finishing details

From the fly agaric’s white spots to the chanterelle’s frilly edge, bring each mushroom to life.

Make more

Change the size and colours for a whole family of mushrooms, decorations and gifts.

Inside the tutorial

Step-by-step video lessons

Pause, rewind and rewatch as often as you like.

  1. Mashroom. Main Lesson
  2. Wet Felting Basics. How to Make Soapy Water

From the main lesson: filmed from above so you can see every move.

Everything you need to know

What’s included & what you’ll need

Included in the price

  • Step-by-step video lessons, over an hour in total
  • Watch anytime, as often as you like
  • Template shapes and measurements, shown in the lesson
  • Tips from Svetlana for making different sizes and colours

What you’ll need

  • Merino wool tops in your mushroom colours, such as red, white, orange and brown
  • A piece of resist, such as thin foam laminate underlay
  • Everyday kit you probably have at home:
Bubble wrapTowelSoap & warm waterBowlSynthetic netScissorsPlastic glovesWater sprinklerNeedle & thread
Red and white merino wool, a yellow water sprinkler, bowl and felting tools laid out Felted brown cap and fly agaric Hands shaping a soapy red felted cap Felted fly agaric in the hand Felted golden chanterelles

Who it’s for

A perfect first felting project

  • Complete beginners. No experience needed: every step is shown on video.
  • Makers who want to learn 3D felting over a resist.
  • Families. A fun, hands-on project to make together.
  • Gift makers looking for decorations and little handmade presents.
Svetlana Lilley in her Wool & Silk studio

Your teacher

Hi, I’m Svetlana

I run Wool & Silk Art Studio in Briton Ferry, near Neath, where I teach wet felting and nuno felting in small, friendly classes.

My Funky Fungi class is one of the studio’s favourites, and now you can make your mushrooms at home, at your own pace.

Let’s grow some mushrooms!

Kind words

What students say about learning with Svetlana

★★★★★
“Excellent wet felting workshop, we were taken clearly through the project step by step, and I’m delighted with the end result. Enjoyable and relaxing.”
Pippa · Daisy Picture workshop
★★★★★
“Thank you for being such a good, enthusiastic teacher! I can see myself getting drawn into the world of wool!”
Fiona L
★★★★★
“I loved this class, it was my first introduction to Svetlana. I have learnt so much more in the last couple of years in her classes.”
Jackie B

Reviews from Svetlana’s studio workshops.

Questions

Frequently asked questions

I’ve never felted before. Can I do this?

Yes. The tutorial is made for complete beginners and every step is shown on video, from making soapy water to the finishing details.

Do I need special equipment?

No. Apart from merino wool and a piece of resist, you’ll use everyday things like a bowl, soap, a towel, bubble wrap, scissors and a needle and thread.

How long can I watch the lessons?

Watch anytime, as often as you like. The lessons stay in your Wool & Silk account.

Would you rather learn in person?

Join a Funky Fungi class at the studio in Briton Ferry, near Neath, when one is on the calendar.

How do I watch after buying?

Your tutorial appears in your Wool & Silk account under My Profile → My Tutorials. If you check out as a guest, create an account with the same email and the tutorial unlocks automatically.

Funky Fungi

Grow a little woodland from wool

Make your first felted mushrooms this weekend.

£15