Hope you enjoy my quick and easy woodland animal #2- the hedgehog! I kept thinking it was a porcupine~ this is SUPER fun and great for beginners. Enjoy!
Looks pretty simple. I'd like to have known, ahead of time (explanation at beginning of project) the purpose of the 'needling'. I think that this is done to compress and remove any airspace out of the wool so it's a more defined shape - but not sure - wouldn't rolling the wool do the same thing? This is the first felting project I've watched. There is a lady in town that does really cool centerpieces for your livingroom or over a baby's crib, like a mobile. She does crows, eagles and her owls are splendid! I think I'll need to watch more of these tutorials. There is a website that sells the kits online & pretty inexpensive in comparison to other hobbies.. One day I think I might try this & hope I don't get frustrated with end product. Maybe this will help with my residual anxiety from a concussion I received at work Aug 2019 & end up off work for almost 7 months ' a really tough time in my life. This might help. Thank you for your time in showing us your very cute hedgehog. Mine would be a girl hedgehog with a crown of multicolored 💐 flowers.
Hi Marnee, thank you for your lovely comment. Yes, you are absolutely correct- the felting needle is barbed and as you poke in and out, it tangles the fibers and compressed them into a smaller shape taking out the airspace. I have a free one hour intro to felting course you can enjoy and learn the basics and the simple supplies you can get started with. wisteriasuriranch.thinkific.com/courses/needle-felting-intro Yes, absolutely amazing felters that create incredible pieces of art!!!! I don't personally have that much patience~~~ hehehehehe. I do it more for instant gratification and stress relief. I cover the simple cheap materials in my intro course. I love it for those reasons. When I had homeschoolers visiting, I used to have $5 mini kits with a little foam, wool, felting needle. The kids would have hours or fun! So sorry about the anxiety and the concussion! Sending you lots of love and healing. Love your little girl hedgehog with flowers you are planning to make. If you have questions any time, just let me know! Have a beautiful day, Marnee!
@@WisteriaSuriRanch Ahhh, now that makes sense with the 'needle' - had no idea it was barbed because no one shows that on line, even with all the kits & I instructions/videos (only watched yours but looked at couple others just real quickly tho') I've seen on the internet.
@@marneeklintworth9300 It's quite a magical fun experience- of course, because it is barbed...poking it in your finger is a bit more painful and you learn really quickly where to keep your fingers so you don't poke yourself again! With this reason, you want the crimpier wool fibers that have wool structure which is easier to tangle. It's really a fascinating simple and enjoyable craft. I sure hope you give it a go! I will warn you- it is very very very addicting!!!! Have an amazing day!
Hi again :) If the plastic eyes have the little stick behind the round part, poke your needle into the wool where you want the eye, put a tiny bit of craft glue on the stick part of the plastic eye and poke in :)
You can make a small sausage shape and then add more wool to one end. Then add some in between to smooth it out. You can also use your hands to squeeze the smaller end and poke at an angle towards the back. It does take some practice :) Remember to have fun with it :) My pig tutorial uses a sausage shape and is fun to make if you want to give that a try. thanks for watching! Have an awesome day!
This is one of my easier projects but I've had lots of practice! My first creations were not something to show anyone!!! :) But I kept at it and spent time trying
