PART 1: Building the Base--DIY Needle Felted 3D Cat Portrait of Firestar
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- Опубликовано: 30 сен 2024
- *PART 1: Building the Base*
This video is intended for you to be able follow along making a shadowbox cat portrait. The supplies you will need are listed below in this description. Please know that it will take 15-20 hours to needle felt this cat. It is not a quick or simple project. However, even if you cannot execute your needle felted Firestar to exactly the same degree, I think you can still enjoy this craft, and still end up with something nice. Best of luck!
TOOLS:
--A felting surface
www.etsy.com/l... this one is like mine, but there are so many other options www.etsy.com/s...
--Needle Felting (barbed) Needles:
40T yellow and 36T black and optional green REVERSE needle (www.etsy.com/s...)
** It is important to note that these needles can break, especially the 40 gauge, so you may want a spare needle or two. When shaping areas that are very dense, use the 36T to reduce the risk of breaking.
--Scissors
--Sewing needle (2 inches or 5 cm in length)
--Needle nose pliers
optional Clover Needle Felting Pen
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optional Finger Guards
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optional Clover Felting Needle Claw and Mat Cleaner
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WOOL:
** I get all my wool through various Etsy sellers. You do not have to have the exact colors I used. If you do an image search for red or ginger tabbies, you will see there is great variation in their coats. However, I will include below the colors I used, but there are many wonderful sellers you can buy from on Etsy.com if these are not available.
--Core Wool (roving or batt ) about 2oz. Purple Moose Felting
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--Dyed Needle Felting Wool Batt
Three colors: Camel, Gingerbread, Bittersweet
select each color (1oz) from this listing at Chameleon Fiber Co.
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--Dyed Wool Roving
These are the 4 main colors of roving required (you will also make a couple of blends--especially blending 2&3 to make "medium orange", and possibly a little bit of 1&2)
In order of lightest to darkest:
(1) Natural White
(2) Cookie
(3) Butterscotch
(4) Toffee
select each color (1oz) from this listing at SlimChicken
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* I Also used Nutmeg Ashland Bay Merino as color (5), but this may be a bit more red than most ginger tabbies (color 4 will be perfect for most)
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*as an alternative for color (2) or even in addition to color (2) if you just want to add more color variation, you could also get Maple Sugar (slightly lighter and more yellow than Cookie) www.etsy.com/l...
OTHER SUPPLIES:
--Half Sphere Cabochons (18mm)--I got these on Etsy.com from MandT2007Cabochon
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--Paint
Metallic Gold acrylic paint for the eyes (I used Liquitex, but I cannot find this exact metallic paint without being part of a large, expensive set, so this link is for a different metallic gold paint)
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Evergreen acrylic paint for the eyes
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*note: the lighter color green I used in the video was called “fresh cut grass” if you really want to use it. I don’t think it will make much difference once blended with the gold.
--Fine Tip Water-base Paint Marker in black (I happen to have this set, but I don’t see why another similar marker would not work)
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--Glue (I use Aleene's Tacky Glue)
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and on this project I used Loctite super glue, ultra gel control
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--Any shadow box frame of at least 5x7 inches
--Berkley NanoFil Uni-Filament Fishing Line in color “Clear Mist” 0.004” diameter (4lb test)
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This company also makes this product under the title “the bead smith” as a Uni-Filament Bead Thread (I have not tried that and cannot say how it compares to the fishing line).
Can u include the materials used what they are called please ? So i can buy them.
Hi there, you should find links to all the materials in the video description. I hope this helps, and have fun needle felting!
Krysta yet another wonderful piece of
work😀 Thank you for demonstrating your great artistic skills. The whole tutorial is a masterpiece. ❤️
Thanks so much 😊
OMG FIRESTAR
I have to say one thing.....yes...
Beautiful work! Those eyes look so lifelike. Did it take you a while to get used to poking a needle so close to what looks like a real eye?
Thank you. Haha! Somehow I never think about that.
Thank you so much for explaining everything most people who make needle felted animals dont
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Oh! Thank you I am so glad to hear it!
Absolutely love this!!!
Thank you! I am glad to hear it!
Awesome can you do a tutorial on a dog too please
You don't have to if you don't want to I'm just asking because this is amazing
I think at some point I will. I would like to, I just have very limited time to dedicate to my artwork anymore :(
Thank you!
Thank you for the eye tutorial! Just got some for myself
What size is the cabochon please Krista ?
They are 18mm. I have a link to the exact ones I used in the video description (just click "show more").
@@kreationsbykrysta2134 Thank you ...I think your creations are fabulous !
@@lindacalver773 Thank you! :)
What do you call that transparent thing to make an eye?
Sorry for the delay... it's a glass cabochon. There should be more info in the video description as well :)
where do u get the eye mold
Please click on the description of the video to expand it. There you should find links to the supplies. The eyes are listed under "other supplies" and they are glass cabochons. 😊
Great video.
Thanks!
Question? If I am making an all Black cat do I use Black Core wool?
So sorry for the delay. You don't have to, for the very center at least. But, I think it might be nice to use only black wool in this case since there is no chance of lighter wool poking through. So if you have enough black wool, go for it! 😊