Needle Felted West Highland White Terrier
I made my first Westie with wool by needle felting it. I love the way it looks. Just the way I wanted it to look, I can't get over how long it takes to make it tho. Adding the fur is really hard, it took the longest, and now I think I know how to do it better, and that is to not put too much fur on, without trimming it up as you work. But I'm real happy with it, and I've already started making a Boston Terrier.
Shaping the body is hard too, but I learned that you don't have to shape as much, if you're adding a lot of fur. The face took a long time too, and I made it separately because I had to turn it so much and look at it from all sides. Well, here it is.
The actual needle felting is pretty easy, you just get some wool, and poke it with a needle until it sticks to itself. The needles are real sharp, and have little barbs on them, and they grab the wool, and that is what makes it form together. I know how sharp the needles are. Ouch!! You have to be real careful doing it.
Shaping the body is hard too, but I learned that you don't have to shape as much, if you're adding a lot of fur. The face took a long time too, and I made it separately because I had to turn it so much and look at it from all sides. Well, here it is.
The actual needle felting is pretty easy, you just get some wool, and poke it with a needle until it sticks to itself. The needles are real sharp, and have little barbs on them, and they grab the wool, and that is what makes it form together. I know how sharp the needles are. Ouch!! You have to be real careful doing it.
Hi Chris!!
I just loved this needle felted westie, and I'm here to beg you to teach me how to do it... please please...
I live in Brazil, so sorry about my poor english.
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