Making sheep
Last time you saw all the lovely Bluefaced Leicester curls I dyed. It’s here if you missed it. https://feltingandfiberstudio.com/2023/11/23/felted-sheep/ The next step was to take them to class for the students to use.
I had 6 lovely ladies. All but one ad not felted before. This is a short class 7:00-9:00 in the evening. so it moves quickly and I didn’t get a lot of pictures. I often forget to take pictures until someone else takes out their phone to snap a few. the first thing we talk about is the legs. I show them how to go about needle felting them. then I explain how to wet felt them. Then I showed them the snakes I made so they could all have legs without making them. everyone is thrilled. It is a boring and surprisingly time-consuming job even wet felting them.
sorry no pictures of any of that.
First, they have to make the bodies. We are using corriedale wool. It felts up quicker than merino.
and then onto the heads
And attaching them
They added the legs and the ears. Sorry, no pictures of that.
And then they start adding curls. s o this was the end of the class. some finished and some went home with a needle and a handful of curls so they could finish them up later.
and lastly this cute one with a heart on his hip.
Everyone seemed to have a good time and I may have a few new addicts.
9 thoughts on “Making sheep”
Amazing results – you wouldn’t think that nearly all the students were newbies! Your sheep will always be popular as they are so cute.
Thanks ladies. its a great introduction to simple needle felting.
It looks like everyone had a really good time, their results are great.
Ann
We did have a lot of fun. They did really well.
Thats a nice idea for a two hour workshop Ann and the ladies obviously enjoyed it. I have a very similar sheep a friend gifted me and I can’t look at it without smiling!
They are a lot of of fun. They always make people smile.
Great job Ann! It’s always surprising how much time it takes to make even a simple needle felted sculpture. But I’m sure you have a new set of people who are ready to jump into felting. The sheep are adorable as usual!
The women look very pleased with their makes, as they should be – the sheep look gorgeous. I can imagine a group of them together passing the time of day!
Sorry Ann. I commented on my phone when your post went live but for some reason it got lost in transit. I love all the sheep and also how pleased everyone looks with their fine work. I hope many of them have converted over to needle felting now. Hard to believe all but one are novices.