Transform your Needle Felted Cat by Attaching Fur
I'll show you how you can attach fur to a needle felted cat or animal, and I’ll show you how I added whiskers and eyebrow whiskers. You can watch this video on it’s own, but if you’d like to know how I shaped the cat please watch the part 1 tutorial which you’ll find here:
Needle Felting a Small Realistic Cat - Part 1 Shaping: • Needle Felting a Small Realistic Cat Tutor...
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Materials you’ll need (Links below):
Jacob Carded Wool (for core of body)
Merino roving or tops Needle felting wool in the following colours:
Black
White
You could use coloured carded wool or batts to coat the cat in but to create the long fur in her ears, on her front, face and tail you’ll need merino roving or tops wool to create the fur effect.
Nylon Invisible Sewing Thread
Equipment (Links below):
Fine Felting needles, I used a 36 Gauge triangular to form the initial shape, 40 Gauge triangular for applying coloured wool, a 42 Gauge Triangular needle for smoothing the finish and a 46 Gauge Crown needle for implanting the fur.
Foam or mat to work on
Multi needle holder (optional)
6mm Green Glass eye cabochons I used in this video are from Etsy here: https://www.etsy.com/uk/listing/77044...
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UK LINKS TO ITEMS FEATURED IN THE VIDEO, AVAILABLE ON AMAZON (UK Links):
***** Wire:
These are pipe cleaners I use to make this cat, they are slightly bendy and aren’t very strong, but if you twist them as I did they are strong enough for a fairly small felted sculpture:
Kids B Crafty 100 Chenille Craft Pipe Cleaners 29cm x 6mm Brown White Black Flesh And Grey: https://amzn.to/3jjew8F
***** Wool:
Core Wool:
Jacob Carded Wool Batts - Core Wool (200 grams - Large), White: https://amzn.to/3nQK4RT
Heidifeathers Merino Roving Wool / Tops 25 grams, in Black: https://amzn.to/3JUsl8D
Heidifeathers Merino Roving Wool / Tops 25 grams, in Bright White: https://amzn.to/3xMq4o4
***** Nylon Invisible Thread (Looks very similar to mine)
200m Clear Nylon Invisible Thread: https://amzn.to/3PexpXS
***** Needles:
36 Gauge (Thick or Heavy) Triangular Needle (pack 5) (Heidifeathers via Amazon): https://amzn.to/3DiMxwU
40 Gauge (Medium Fine) Triangular Needle (pack 5) (Heidifeathers via Amazon): https://amzn.to/3bmO3mp
42 Gauge (Fine) Triangular Needle (pack 5) (Heidifeathers via Amazon): https://amzn.to/3Byh75n
46 Gauge Crown Needle - for rooting fur (Heidifeathers-White tip via Amazon): https://amzn.to/42rztiB
*****Felting Mat:
Woolbuddy Needle Felting Pad/Mat Large (this is the yellow one, but any colour is fine): https://amzn.to/3Oo7ASa
**TOOLS**
Clover Pen Style Needle Felting Tool – Multi needle holder (3): https://amzn.to/3FyMgpF
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Here are some of my other needle felting tutorials that you might like:
Needle Felting a Small Realistic Cat - Part 1 Shaping: • Needle Felting a Small Realistic Cat Tutor...
Fearless Armatures for Needle Felting Beginners (where I show you how to create the armature for this cat) : • Fearless Armatures for Needle Felting Begi...
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How to Needle Felt a Ball for Beginners: • How to Needle Felt a Ball for Beginners
Timestamps:
0:00 Preparation
0:48 Cutting and attaching the fur to front
1:31 Fold over the fur
2:36 Trimming the fur
3:58 Attaching fur to tail
4:46 Attaching fur to face
5:39 Adding Whiskers
6:21 Testing Glues on whiskers
7:25 Adding Eyebrow Whiskers
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