Last time you saw all the lovely Bluefaced Leicester curls I dyed. It’s here if you missed it.<a href=”https://feltingandfiberstudio.com/2023/11/23/felted-sheep/”> https://feltingandfiberstudio.com/2023/11/23/felted-sheep/ </a> The next step was to take them to class for the students to use.
I had 6 lovely ladies. All but one ad not felted before. This is a short class 7:00-9:00 in the evening. so it moves quickly and I didn’t get a lot of pictures. I often forget to take pictures until someone else takes out their phone to snap a few. the first thing we talk about is the legs. I show them how to go about needle felting them. then I explain how to wet felt them. Then I showed them the snakes I made so they could all have legs without making them. everyone is thrilled. It is a boring and surprisingly time-consuming job even wet felting them.
sorry no pictures of any of that.
First, they have to make the bodies. We are using corriedale wool. It felts up quicker than merino.
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and then onto the heads
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And attaching them
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They added the legs and the ears. Sorry, no pictures of that.
And then they start adding curls. s o this was the end of the class. some finished and some went home with a needle and a handful of curls so they could finish them up later.
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and lastly this cute one with a heart on his hip.
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Everyone seemed to have a good time and I may have a few new addicts.