Cotton Reel Mouse PDF Tutorial – Needle Felting Instructions

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

Make your own cotton reel mouse with this illustrated needle felting tutorial from The Felt Box.

The instructions guide you through making the mouse body, head, ears, paws, facial details and wire tail, before finishing the mouse beside a small wooden cotton reel.

• Skill level: beginner
• Format: downloadable PDF
• Project: one cotton reel mouse
• Finished size: approximately 5 cm tall
• Making time: approximately 2–3 hours

What you will receive

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

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

Materials needed

Wool for one mouse:

• 10 g Mouse Grey #04
• 1.5 g Snow White #100
• 1 g Off White #01
• 1.5 g Pink #105
• 1 g Black #08

Other materials:

• One small wooden cotton reel
• 20 cm of 0.5 mm cotton-covered wire for the tail
• Felting mat or sponge
• Two 36-gauge triangular felting needles
• Ordinary scissors

Optional: beeswax, or PVA glue and a small brush, for coating the tail; finger protectors.

The recommended 0.5 mm cotton-covered wire can be cut with ordinary scissors. A similar thin wire can also be used.

Buying the wool

All wool shades are available from thefeltbox.uk.

Our minimum pack size is 20 g per colour, so you will have wool left over to make more mice or use in other projects.

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.