Ladies and Gentlemen, I'm pleased to introduce... TED.
Ted's the one I've been busy with the entire week. I'm not joking. I kept retouching the different parts as I went along... He's my very first felted bear and I'm pretty proud of myself, having accomplished this. During the course of felting this mini bear, I jabbed my poor thumb and fingers many times. I had a tissue beside me, on stand by, to wipe off the blood each time this happens. Guess it's part and parcel for a first-timer in felting.
The project was very challenging: to make the limbs the same size and have an overall acceptable proportion vis-a-vis the head, body and limbs. However, I decided to give Ted big feet. I think it's cute.
Ted's bio:
Born: 4 Apr 09
Height: 2½" tall
Character: curious, sympathetic and friendly
Ted has a tatted collar in Flora light Grey #20.
Here's Penelope and Ted.
(Thanks, TattingChic, for naming Penelope).
Did I mention that I bought a book online 2 weekends ago: 'Needlefelting Magic' by Barbara Allen? And I happened to be the 1001th customer to purchase the book! And... the suppliers decided to give it away FOC (free of charge) to me! Plus, it was autographed by the author. I was so lucky. Here's a glimpse of the book...
Just in case you are wondering, the book describes the steps to felt a mini bear. There are some advance felting tips too.
Hope your weekend's fantastic and restful.
