Blog - Lindsey Thomas Art

Spun Cotton | Miniature Runner Duck Sculpture

Lindsey Thomas — Mon, 13 Apr 2026 12:25:55 +0000

I love making these miniature runner ducks to order. If you would like to have one peering inquisitively at you from tabletop at home, then head over to my Etsy shop. and I’ll happily oblige. :)

Needle Felt Dog Illustrations | Creating 3-Dimensional Children’s Book Art

Lindsey Thomas — Mon, 08 Sep 2025 12:53:47 +0000

“Schnüffeln, bellen, Pipi machen, lauter tolle Hundesachen”, published by Penguin Junior on November 6, 2024, is a German-language children’s book written by Regina Schwarz which—being all about dogs—I was absolutely thrilled to illustrate! It was hard work, with so many different breeds to bring to life, but I thoroughly enjoyed the process and picked up new skills along the way.

Schnüffeln, bellen, Pipi machen, lauter tolle Hundesachen, Spread 2-3

The biggest challenge was space. Working from my tiny London living room meant I couldn’t step back far enough to capture a wide perspective with my camera. In the end, I had to stitch together photos in photoshop for the double-page spreads—an unexpected lesson in problem-solving. That’s London living for you!

Schnüffeln, bellen, Pipi machen, lauter tolle Hundesachen, Page 5

Schnüffeln, bellen, Pipi machen, lauter tolle Hundesachen, Page 12

I also had to get inventive with the scenery, building houses from cardboard, laying down faux fur fabric for grass, and adding touches of papier-mâché here and there. The mix of textures, carefully crafted details, and the soft glow of specialty lights created visuals that feel playful and unique.

Schnüffeln, bellen, Pipi machen, lauter tolle Hundesachen, Page 13

Want to join the adventures of these playful pups? You can order your copy of Schnüffeln, bellen, Pipi machen, lauter tolle Hundesachen from Penguin Junior here.

Illustrating Dieses Buch ist LEER | Needle Felting Picture Book Art

Lindsey Thomas — Sun, 07 Sep 2025 15:01:47 +0000

It was a rewarding experience to illustrate and bring to life with felt Dieses Buch ist LEER(This Book is EMPTY) by Daniel Fehr, published on October 26, 2022, by Penguin Junior. It is available in German.

The premise involves twelve hamsters hiding in what initially appears to be an empty book. However, it soon becomes clear that there is something else lurking within its pages.

A page from Dieses Buch ist LEER

Initially, I planned to make puppets that could be posed differently for each scene, but ultimately, every hamster body was newly crafted, reusing the heads to preserve character likeness. This approach enhanced the storytelling by allowing for unique poses and gestures that would not have been possible with puppets.

A full page spread from Dieses Buch ist LEER

What I enjoyed most about this brief was the opportunity to create my own narrative alongside the authors, with the hamsters doing their own thing, oblivious to the text. As a result, the book features many noisy, playful hamsters drawing attention to themselves. I won’t reveal who they are hiding from—that’s for you to discover when you buy the book. ;)

Back cover from Dieses Buch ist LEER

A video showing the process of needle felting and how the characters for the book were made.

New York Times Feature

Lindsey Thomas — Sun, 18 Aug 2019 12:55:05 +0000

Look closely and you may spot one of my bears quietly photobombing this beautiful image. It was a real pleasure to be included in The New York Times T: Style Magazine’s feature on felted animals. Moments like this feel significant, not just personally, but for the wider recognition of needle felting. It is encouraging to see the medium gaining mainstream attention, not simply as a craft, but as a respected and expressive art form.

Asian Black Bear by @umeumezoozoo, Fox & Mouse by @thegentlemanfelter and @sprawlingpuppy, Raven by @neddism, Birds, Tiger, Stag, Peacock and Japanese Monkey by @kiyoshiminofelt, Black Bear On Wheels by @lindseythomasmakes, Pigs by @pipingploverlove and Tortoise, Meercats and Octopus by @yvonnesworkshopfelts

Needle Felted Giraffe

Lindsey Thomas — Thu, 16 May 2019 15:53:27 +0000

Colossal asked me to time-lapse my next make for their Instagram story, something I’ve been meaning to do for a while but put off due to the fact that sitting at a desk for the entire process (several long days for this chap, bleedin’ spots!) is far from my usual modus operandi! Normally I flit from room to room trailing more fluff than my cat Jarvis in full-on moult mode. Anyway, I made it through and only faultered at the final hurdle when it came to fixing the giraffe to the tricycle and sewing him a neck ruff. Enjoy!

Needle Felted Animals On Tricycles

Lindsey Thomas — Fri, 10 Aug 2018 07:22:34 +0000

Barry the bear, Ping the panda and George the gorilla with his reluctant sidekick Ginger the cat; the first of the trikermals (animals on tricycles).

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Funny Little Cats

Lindsey Thomas — Thu, 09 Aug 2018 12:15:40 +0000

When I started needle felting the first thing I made were animals of the feline variety. This was naturally because I am cat obsessed, like a lot of us are, and I wanted to capture in wool a particular character they have which you might recognise!

I know, I know, but as a CATerpillar he insisted he has every right to be here, so who are we to argue?