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Thank you so much for watching and letting me know how it went! I'm so glad you gave it a go and enjoyed it 😊 don't worry they do get better with practice, and if not just do what I do and ask people what they think it is first and then agree with them,, that way it never turns out wrong 😄 x

Thank you so much, I hope you enjoy making it 😊

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Hi, thanks for getting in touch! With firmness generally everyone is different with some people felting really firmly and others super squishy. For me, if I'm adding something, like a face or arms etc, I'll felt a bit more firmly. You should be able to add without flattening or completely misshaping what you've already felted. If you start adding and you find the head starts to indent stop. Go over the whole thing again so that it stays in scale and then try again. When adding features you can also build up slowly using layers of wool and not stabbing too deeply. This helps if you don't want to felt too firmly. Hope this helps. Any questions though please let me know x

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So glad you enjoyed it! I'd love to see a photo once you're done 😀 its always amazing to see what everyone creates! Thank you so much for watching and having a go x

So glad you enjoyed it! Thank you for watching ☺️

You're very welcome, I appreciate you watching! Hope you give it a go, they look great when they're done 😀

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Love that idea! Although I might have to start with some antlers 🤔😃

Sorry for my earlier very random comment! I was totally thinking about the bunny when this message popped up and started picturing a bunny with a scorpion tail, and then antlers. A stinger on the bee makes much more sense! 😂 I'd probably use a glue gun to make a stinger, wait for the glue to get hot. touch it to the bees bum and pull the gun away without releasing any more glue. It should stretch leaving a fine strand behind. Use scissors once it's cooled to cut to length. You might want to experimenting a bit on something like a random bit of cardboard first though before trying it on your bee 😀

Thank you 😊 x

Thanks for watching, glad you enjoyed it

Thanks for watching! Hope you have fun making your own. I've made over 20 so far and they all turned out different, I just love how they all have their own personalities 😀

@@TheCraftingChez can't wait to get started x

Thank you 😊 glad you liked it! I've recently done some using just white wool for the body and pink and white for the ears and they turned out really well and perfect for Easter 🐰

Thank you so much for watching! I'm so glad you're enjoying needle felting, I know it's definitely my happy place 😀

Thank you so much! I have plans to do some more, just need the time and motivation to align. I really appreciate you watching and your supportive comments. I hope you keep felting, it's such an amazing craft with so many possibilities 😀x

Thank you for watching! I hope your granddaughter loves it 😊

Thank you 😊 I haven't done a tutorial but I will definitely put it on my to do list now that someone is interested. The original was only a few cm tall if I remember and a bit fiddly but I've done larger since that are around 8cm tall and much easier to do. I've also done articulated ones in the past. I'll pop those on the to do list too 🙂 thanks again for taking the time to comment, I really appreciate it!

That's great! I hope you're enjoying it, definitely keep going because it's s all about the practice. Well that and not telling people what it is you've made. Instead let them guess and then agree with them. That way what ever you make will always look like what it's meant to be! I still do that all the time 😀

Yeah; practice and consistently I have faith in my learning; I also choose to feel it a a creative project that is okay for me. Not always linear mindset on progression but instead just having fun. I want to maintain that to let go of perfectionism

Yeah; practice and consistently I have faith in my learning; I also choose to feel it a a creative project that is okay for me. Not always linear mindset on progression but instead just having fun. I want to maintain that to let go of perfectionism

Thank you for watching and taking the time to comment! It was painted from a photograph of a European badger, I may have painted its tail a little more bushy than they usually appear but I'm claiming artistic licence 😆

That's so exciting! I always think handmade gifts are so special, I hope your nephews love them 😀

@@TheCraftingChez thank you!!

Hi Christina, thank you for watching! Yes you can definitely use the wool you find, just make sure you get the lanolin out when you wash it. It's such a wonderful idea too! I love that you'll know exactly where the wool came from for your creations and they'll be a reminder of your walks 😀

Thank you for watching Therese! I love watching our swans too. It's always so exciting when they have their babies and watching them grow, and always sad when some don't make it. This year 4 became adults and I can't wait to see if they return next year to start their own families! I hope your felting goes well. sometimes it can take a couple of tries to get things to turn out how you want. I tried to make a horse head yesterday and it looks more like a dinosaur! Keep at it though, it's definitely worth it x

No, sorry. It should be on my website www.beltanegifts.com though. If you don't see what you're after though you can email me or contact me through the website and I can put together whatever you're after. Hope this helps x

Thank you .

If you're just after the backing rather than the kit there's a website called www.beads.co.uk that usually has a selection 🙂

Dose Amazon sell your kit? If so under what title please?

Hi Pauline, thank you so much! These work really well as brooches too. Just use a flat piece of acrylic felt as the base instead of a full dome and just built up from there. Hope you have fun with it 🙂

Thank you so much for watching 😊

Hi Ingrid, thanks for watching. www.beads.co.uk usually have a selection.

@@TheCraftingChez thank you so much I have found them under metal brooches, using the link you give me. Appreciate you sharing.

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Thank you x

Thank you for watching! Your method of baking the wings in the oven sounds really interesting, I definitely need to experiment with some different ways and materials to make other versions. Can't wait to try something like that out!

Thank you 😊

I'm sorry to hear about your grandma. I'm glad that your grandpa has their cactus collection to remember her by and it's lovely that you'll be adding to it. I've found that all of mine end up different (if I want them to or not) and they all have their own personality and character, so I definitely recommend making a few and playing with the design. I hope you have fun with your felting x

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Hi Annie, feel free to share, if you just let people know about the channel would be great. Hope your group enjoys and good luck with your bees!

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I got hooked too when I first tried felting too, and its always made me think about molding clay, just one stab at a time. I know what you mean about making 3 to get good. The first fox I made before the video looked like a corgi 😄. I'm sorry to hear about your arthritis, my nan had it terribly in her hands before she passed but she loved to paint and like you didn't let it stop her. I'm not sure if you've heard of it but there's stuff called polymorph, it's polythene pellets that melt in hot water and can be shaped. It becomes solid again when it cools down and can be used to make handles bigger and mold them to your hand, I got some originally to make nans paintbrushes easier to hold. I don't know if it will help but it might be worth a try for your felting needle holders. Thank you for your kind words and thanks for watching 😊

Thank you! I also use this technique for any of the larger heads I make, it's great for horses if you change the base shape a bit. I've also used it to make bears and wolves, just add a thicker cover of wool fibre and then cover in fur. It's a great way to use up that leftover foam and saves so much wool and time! I hope you give it a go and thank you for watching ☺️

Thank you so much! I'm so glad you're enjoying the videos. I'm hoping to get back to posting more soon 🙂

@@TheCraftingChez I can’t wait!!

Thank you, I really appreciate that! Yes, you can felt while it's still wet, I like to tumble dry first thought as this helps to shrink everything together. If you're decorating with different colours needle felting after its shrunk will give you sharper details. If you want a softer finish you can needle felt onto the wet doll and tumble dry after. If you're not going to tumble dry just be sure it dries fully, otherwise the wool can go a bit musty. It might be worth wiping down your needle too if felting wet to prevent rusting. Hope this helps. Happy felting! x

Thank you! They can be quite addictive once you start, I ended up with bees everywhere!

Thank you! I hope you have fun making some bees, I like to make them into brooches by adding a clasp to the back. They're great fun to wear!