Got a new fun feature for the flock Arts & Crafts with Authors! We invite authors to show us more of their creative side. UF/Dystopian author Donna Augustine showed me some of her felting and was floored. I asked if she could make a wolf. And why would I ask her to do that?
Because felting is done with sheep wool!!
We give you a Wolf in Sheep's Clothing... literally!
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Needle Felting
by Donna Augustine
I first fell in love with felting when I saw a needle felted rabbit. It was the cutest thing I'd ever laid eyes on. It was also way out of my budget. So, convinced that I could do this, I read a few tutorials and plunged in. Actually, I've never met a craft I didn't like. I already paint, sculpt, knit, crochet, needlepoint, etc. If I named all my arts and crafts you wouldn't get through this paragraph. You get the point. My name is Donna and I have a crafting addiction.Modern needle felting, also called soft sculpture, is the process of using a barbed needle to knit wool fibers together. Felting is a process that dates back to 6300 B.C., when people would take wool and wash it with soap and water to knit it together. If anyone has accidentally thrown a wool sweater in the wash (as I have) you know how much smaller and tighter it comes out. This is basically the same thing, just slower and more methodical. It's also a bit masochistic since you'll probably stab yourself at least once. I hope that doesn’t stop you from trying it!
you have a chance to win him at the end!!!
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| This is what we want to make! Our own little wolf shifter. |
You will have to click the link to see the rest of the tutorial!
