This morning I went to gloucestershire arts and crafts centre for a needle felting course run by Sue Smith of serisilks. When we arrived there were two needle felted animals on the table.
We all decided we wanted to make a hedgehog, so we got to work.
Sue showed us how to make a wire frame using some prefelted wire and a pipe cleaner.
Then we gradually built up layers of merino wool to create a core.
Once we were happy with the shape we covered the core with a layer of wool from a bat,
and then we added the detail of the eyes, nose and mouth.
It was fun to see the hedgehogs taking on a bit of character at this point.
Once I started adding his prickles we realised he looked quite good in normal hedgehog pose, rather than sitting up which was what I’d been going for originally.
The final stage was adding feet, and he was ready to come out and pose by the cathedral.
It was so lovely to start and finish a project in one session, and I’m hoping it’s given me enough confidence to complete the needle felt badger I started ages ago and never finished!
Thank you sue for your help. It was a really fun morning.
What a sweet little project! I’ve tried needle felting only once and it was fun, but difficult! Using pipe cleaner for the body seems like a great idea.
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It was really helpful as you could hold onto the pipe cleaner and you were less likely to accidentally stab your fingers! Plus you can mould it a bit into different shapes
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I love him. What a clever idea to use the pipe cleaners, and I love the way yours has come out hedgehog posed.
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Thank you. I was so pleased with how he turned out
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!!!!! Very adorable, well done!
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Thank you. I was amazed how he turned out
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brilliant!
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Thank you π
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This is so cute! I have no idea how to do needle felting but it looks like so much fun. Canβt wait for your next project!
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It’s not too tricky… Definitely worth a go if you get a chance
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It looks awesome!
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Thank you
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But also, fur from a bat??
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It wasn’t the fur bit, but the covering over the core that was from the bat of wool… Wool with shorter fibres than the merino wool we used in the core
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He’s such a cutie. Well done! Xxx
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Thank you. I’m so pleased with him
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He is adorable! How clever to have made him…
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Thank you. It helps to be taught what each step is!
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He is so cute – does he have a name because I feel he needs one π Lovely to see the step by step pictures so I can see how he came together.
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I was going to give him a Welsh name but then couldn’t think of one that suited him! Any suggestions?
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I shall have a think π
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That’s a great project Julia. I really love how the hedgehog turned out.
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Thank you, I was really pleased with him
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