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Post by keen2learn on Sept 17, 2014 22:42:22 GMT
Welcome K! I'm glad you joined us. When you are making your figures, have you been using a base wool underneath and then covering with colored wool? I usually use an inexpensive wool to make the shapes of the figure and then use the colored wool to cover and connect the shapes. I find that the tighter the base wool is wrapped into an egg shape with less air left in it, the easier it is to maintain the shape. Hope that makes sense. That's great advice. It will keep costs down. Thanx Kate
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Post by Leonor (of Eleanor Shadow) on Sept 18, 2014 16:52:12 GMT
Hi, keen2learn I'm not sure what you mean when you say your sculptures end up looking flat, could you elaborate? Unlike Ruth, I don't pack my sculptures too tightly, because I kept breaking needles and packed my sculptures so tightly they became good throwing objects Instead, I get a nice core shape, neither too tight nor too loose (you'll know when you've reached the right point because your basic shapes will hold) and then I'l add colour and felt it at an angle - the trick here is the "at an angle" part, but you should be quite experienced with the needle to do this, unless you like stabbing yourself or breaking the tips often. Try practicing on some "scrap" shapes to get the hang of it and see how you fare! Happy felting!
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Post by koffipot on Sept 18, 2014 21:08:15 GMT
I'm not a needle felter, so cannot elaborate. The only things I have needlefelted are a little nativity scene, which the grandchildren liked, though as yet they are too young to have any concept of beauty !!! I've also needled some "Octonauts" which went down well with my g'son
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