![]() ![]() With the fat end pointing down, felt the tear drop between the cheeks. Cover any seams with extra roving and felt until smooth.įor the nose, rip up the last 1 inch piece. Repeat with the second ball for the right cheek. Felt this onto the left side of the face, where the cheek should go. Rip up the first piece and form it into a rough ball. These will build up the nose and cheeks of the bear. Pull off three 1-inch pieces of white roving. Add a small amount of pink roving into the inside of each ear. On your pillow, felt each into a petal shape, with the fold at the top of the petal. This time, instead of ripping them, fold the pieces in two. Pull off two 1-inch pieces of white roving. With the needle, continue felting each paw until the blue details are flat and smooth. Attach these as the main pad on each paw. Make 4 ovals (about 1/4 inch) from the blue violet. Attach these three of these balls to each paw, along the top of the flat surface. Make 12 tiny balls (about 1/8 inch) from the blue-violet roving. Repeat with the arms.Ĭover the seams (where the legs and arms join the body) with a small amount of white roving and felt it smooth. Draw the fibers first from the leg into the body and then from the body into the legs. These are the legs and arms.Īttach the legs the same way you attached the head. Repeat with the other 2-inch piece and the two 1-inch pieces. Be sure when you stab the roving, you turn it evenly to keep the log shape. Stab it with the needle until it is reduced down by half. Prepare it by ripping it and messing it, then roll it into a vague log shape about one inch long. It is important to separate the wool for the legs and arms at the same time, before felting, to be certain that they are the same size. Pull off two 2-inch pieces of roving and two 1-inch pieces. If they separate, even a little, continue to stab, until they hold tightly. At this point, the balls should be stuck together. Now you are drawing fibers from the large ball into the smaller one. Flip the ball upside down and pierce from the bottom up, turning the balls with each stab. Repeat this many times, turning the balls to pierce all the way around. This draws the fibers from the small ball into the larger one. Using your needle, stab the top ball from the side, piercing downward into the bottom ball. Stack the 2 inch white ball on the 2.5-inch ball. It is not important that your balls are exactly 2.5 and 2 inches, but only that one is slightly smaller than the other. ![]() If a ball is too small, add some wool roving and continue to condense it down. If one ball is too big, condense it down with more stabbing. ![]() Troubleshooting: If your balls are not round, continue stabbing, turning, stabbing, until they round out. Repeat the process with the 18-inch piece of roving to make the head. When done, your ball should be firm like a plush toy. At this point, you can concentrate the stabbing action, on the areas that need to be rounded. After 5 to 10 minutes of stabbing, the ball will be condensed down enough to shape. Turn the ball as you stab to keep the round shape. Begin stabbing the ball of wool with the needle. ![]() Do not felt on a hard surface or you may break your needle. The pillow or cushion is your work surface. You can use your carders or paddle brushes to help separate the wool. Pull this tress apart, rip it into many small pieces and mess it up. Wool is easier to felt when the fibers are messed up and ripped. Because roving tresses can come in different thicknesses, roll up each length of roving to be sure that they will be the proper size after felting. Pull off two lengths of white roving, 24 inches and 18 inches. The bear is basically two balls, one about 2.5 inches for the body and 2 inches for the head. This is how big that piece of roving will be after felting. Here’s an easy measuring system: gently pull off a section of roving. Because wool is condensed during the felting, it can sometimes be difficult to gauge how much roving to start with. Wool roving usually comes in long, combed out tresses. Wool carders or paddle-style dog brushes (optional) Wool roving in the following colors (Merino or Corriedale is best for this project) There is even an introduction to what is felting at the end. A great felting project to get yourself started with. ![]()
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