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Last night I went to learn to needle felt.
I made a fairy.
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Anybody else needle felt?
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No, but that is lovely Saz
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She is so cute, no never done felting sounds a bit complicated.
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Your fairy looks amazing, Saz )t'
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Oh I love this, i saw on a site someone had felted a nativity scene, was gorgeous, well done you, )t'
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She's lovely Saz, I haven't heard of needle felting before, what does it involve? :-D
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I made a very small bear once, can be dangerous if you miss and stap yer finger. It's been one of those crafts I needed to do, done it not for me, move on ! Your fairy is lovely, and has inspired me to maybe have another go. )t'
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She's gorgeous {hug}

I had a go once when we were doing it during craft week at the school I was working at. I made a fish although it looked more like a lump of blue fuzz :oops: Good fun though )t'
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Not heard of it, but that is so pretty. Clever you )t'
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Not heard of needle felting but then again not really very good at this sort of stuff :oops: But love ur fairy )t'
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She is so sweet Saz )app( my friend does a lot of needle felt including brooches and other jewellery, it looks complicated but the end result is lovely.
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How long did the fairy take you?
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She is beautiful! My daughter dabbles in needle-felting from time to time, but I get frustrated because things don't turn out the way I hoped.
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She's really sweet. Felting is something that I haven't tried although I think it a very versatile craft. Well done )t'
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Thanks everyone!
In needle felting you use wool tops. like wool before it is spun, and using a very sharp needle, stab it, the fibers knit together and form a fabric.
It took me about 2 hours to make the fairy but my friend who taught me can do it in 1 hour.
Am going to try a chicken tonight >fi<
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