You can embroider directly according to the template, the felt is hard enough to embroider without hoops
We offer a Toucan brooch template, the second option, printed on a thin Korean felt, on which you can embroider without worrying that the base will be visible
Free master class here (the principle of brooch embroidery is the same)
www.livemaster.ru/topic/3410190-masterclass-sozdaem-brosh-klenovyj-list