Little Needle-felt Animals
Little Needle-felt Animals
Little Needle-felt Animals
Gretel Parker
Needlefelting is fast becoming the most popular and easiest way to create cute and quirky characters and curiosities. In this book you can learn to make 30 adorable little animals.Needlefelting is the ideal craft for beginners, far easier and cheaper to learn than knitting or crochet. You can make almost anything by sculpting loose wool roving with one or two needles – the only limit is your imagination.This book includes a comprehensive introduction and guide to getting started, a breakdown of the basic needlefelting techniques and the equipment you will need. It also features a very cute photograph of each animal and an illustrated step-by-step guide.Learn to make the following little animals …Lion – Baby elephant – Sea lion – Penguin- Whale – Angel fish- Dolphin – Octopus- Snail – Bee – Hedgehog – Fox – Quail – Guinea pig – Puppy- Kitten- Rabbit – Robin – Sheep – Pig
‘This book is dedicated to the life and dear memory of Andy Macauley, 1971–2013. My forever love.’
CONTENTS
Cover (#udf528578-40dd-51ff-960b-1714e7a46296)
Title Page (#ue8292be8-a56a-5efa-931a-f9133580920a)
Dedication (#u1ce34377-f9ff-50a0-9109-3ecd5ae640b1)
Introduction
FINISHED MAKES
Woodland
Birds
Sea Life
Pets
Wild Animals
Small Creatures
Barnyard
GETTING STARTED
Needle-Felting Tools
Sketch Before you Stab
Repeated Elements
PATTERNS
Moon-Gazing Hare
Olly Otter
Suzie Squirrel
Freddie the Fox
Happy Hedgehog
Milly Mole
Country Bun
Percy Pelican
Little Owl
Roly-Poly Robin
Marching Penguin
Mrs Quacky
Slinky Seal
Dolphin Dangle
Happy Whale
Little Fish
Whimsical Westie
Blue Kitten
Mustard the Dachshund
Baby Ella
Jolly Giraffe
Victor the Lion
Lucy Ladybug
Rainbow Mice
Busy Bumblebee
Chunky Funky Snail
Frog Princess
Trundling Tortoise
Penelope Pig