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This is a badge bit (BB) that is part of the PEP curriculum.  Completing this BB is part of getting the straw badge in textiles.

In this project, you will needle felt a figure--plant, animal, mythical, etc.

It can be relatively simple



Or more detailed



Here's a tutorial on how to needlefelt: Needle Felting Gives Us All the Feels: Easy Tips and Tricks for Beginners

All you really need is a felting needle and roving. Just start poking at it, and you'll learn a lot!

Here's a permies thread for asking for help and finding helpful tips: Needle-Felting! Share your creations, and your tips!!!

Badge bit requirements:
 - Must be more complicated than a ball or series of balls--it should take at least 1 oddball hour to make, following the Oddball Rules rules
 - Must look reasonably like what you were trying to make

To document your completion of the BB, provide proof of the following as pics or video (less than two minutes):
-  your felting in progress
-  the figure you were trying to make
-  the finished needle-felted figure
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Here is my submission for the Needle Felt a Figure - straw - Textile BB.

Following Oddball rules, I would suggest 1 point.  This was a three-hour workshop in which I finished one large sheep then I worked on several more over the following days.
Skills included creating the wireframe, building the body shape with wool, and face details.

To document the completion of the BB, I have provided the following photos:
-  my felting in progress (2) showing the frame then building up the body on the frame
-  the figure you were trying to make
-  the finished needle-felted figure
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the wire frame for my sheep
the wire frame for my sheep
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wire frame with some wool for body
wire frame with some wool for body
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a cute sheep image representative of my goal - a Suffolk sheep
a cute sheep image representative of my goal - a Suffolk sheep
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finished - one of my Suffolk sheep
finished - one of my Suffolk sheep
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a momma and her lamb - getting some practice with a new skill
a momma and her lamb - getting some practice with a new skill
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I hereby certify that this badge bit is completed! Cute sheep!

 
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About a year ago, I posted pictures of me making a needle felted horse. I figured I might as well post those pictures here, too!

wire frame of the horse. hair is attached to the wire, so it isn't able to be pulled out


very rough--the wool is just barely felted on


the horse is looking more horsey. Still needs more refining and tightening.


finished horse!


I based the horse's body shape off of Freisian horses. Of course, I changed the fur to white and the mane to pink, as was asked for by the person who ordered the horse.

a freisian horse




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Is your BB ready to be certified? Neigh...Actually: yes! BB Certified!

 
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Updated Straw Textiles List - requirements did not change - points changed - see main Badge Page.  Posts above have been been grandfathered in!
 
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I needle-felted a Mrs. Tiggywinkle pincushion!
Most of the wool was taken from my sheep. I got the pink and green colors from Wilton's cake dyes. I made the cap and apron from my mother's cotton quilting scraps.
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The model: Mrs. Tiggywinkle as illustrated by Beatrix Potter
The model: Mrs. Tiggywinkle as illustrated by Beatrix Potter
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needle-felting in progress
needle-felting in progress
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finished product!
finished product!
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finished product from the rear
finished product from the rear
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Opalyn Rose approved this submission.
Note: She’s beautiful!  I certify this badge bit complete.

 
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This is a character designed by Ben Hatke, author and illustrator of "Mighty Jack" and other books. I made the doll out of wool from my sister's sheep, and the leaves are made from scraps of felt (not from our sheep) from a previous project of mine. I hope you like it!
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The goal
The goal
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The journey
The journey
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The result
The result
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The result (side view)
The result (side view)
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Of course when I see this and I watch the tutorials on youtube the first thing my mind goes to is... Here's a great way to make new monster miniatures for my D&D games!

Also a good way to populate fairy gardens!
 
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If you put them out in a fairy house, just be prepared for bugs to bore holes into the dolls and lay eggs every-which-where!
 
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Harmony Dybala wrote:If you put them out in a fairy house, just be prepared for bugs to bore holes into the dolls and lay eggs every-which-where!



Haha! True. The goal of populating the fairy gardens will still be accomplished in either case! Fairies or bugs!
 
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I needle felted a fall gnome!

This was my first 3D needle felting and it was so fun!
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materials gathered
materials gathered
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instructions
instructions
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pictures
pictures
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size and shape guide
size and shape guide
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making the pumpkin body
making the pumpkin body
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making the hat
making the hat
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finished!
finished!
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Harmony Dybala approved this submission.
Note: a perfect September project! Looks good

 
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