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Needlefeld artist from New York, Selesha's Exotic Animal Needlefelt ClassI would like to introduce.

Needlefelt has grooves Repeat the process of stabbing the wool with a special needle to create a shape by putting the wool together, whereupon The craft of padding wool to create worksYes.

Because it is possible to express in more detail than any other craft, Rather than creating multiple simple works Using the details of each work to express it as completely as possibleThis is very important for improving skills.

Needlefelt classes that never existed in the world and never will be

In this class From the basics to advanced secrets that can only be learned in the “certification class” I put a lot of songs in it.

It is the only Needlefeld lecture in class 101 where all works are the predecessor of animalsIt's made of.

So let's take a look at what kind of content we'll learn together.

In this class, the total 10 types of woolI'm going to deal with it.

How to make use of the characteristics of each animal in detailet varying Needlefelt SkillsI prepared it as a course to learn.

• A seal holding ice cream(Fin detail expression)
• cute baby hedgehog keyring(facial snout expression)
• Fat fat penguin(Put a wire in your arm to express movement)
• Curious ferret(Apply a free posture by inserting the entire body skeleton with a wire)
• A hedgehog that looks like a real one(Advanced skills such as making a nose out of clay, planting and cutting hair)

If you make animals one by one, by the end of class You'll be able to create a doll of such a high quality that it's hard to believe I made it..

Meticulously from the basics,

I'll let you know from the heart of the students!

Needlefelt for the first time may seem difficult, but don't worry. Anyone can follow me enough!

Easy to understand from a student's point of view, I'll show you step by step with my own know-how!

In addition to the 70 grams used in class, I will add 30 grams more than the basic wool I use so that you can try making it many times even if you make a mistake. I've included enough wool so you can repeat it with other wool.

One class from basic to advanced skillsIt is the first work in a systematic curriculum that can be learned with, and the eyes are lanterns Sealsand pastels with beautiful colors Let's get down to the basics while making ice cream. I'll try to make use of the details of the fins on the seals. How to make the snout of this seal is a technique used by Needlefeld artists to make catsThis is it.

Let's learn how to express a face while making a baby hedgehog.

It's a baby hedgehog that I developed myself. (Patent Application 30-20200035242)

Aidochi The basics of making a snoutIf you learn By applying it, you can easily make snouts for other animals. Although it's small, I'll show you in detail how to not lose sight of the meticulous form expression.

The profile and back view of the two animals are perfect Baby Tochi is an arm shape in two different posesI'm going to make one.

Once finished, you can put on a key ring and use it practically. A cute baby keyring would make a great gift filled with sincerity, right?

You can express any posture using a wire.

While making a fidget penguin How to deal with colored woolet How to make a patternI will learn in earnest. Wrap wool around a wire to make an arm Delicate arm movementsI'm going to try to express.

As an advanced course, you'll learn how to make a ferret and make a whole body skeleton out of wire:) If you do this All joints of the neck, legs, and lower back can be bent as desired, so you can create any pose. like this The technique of using wire is a technique widely used by Needlefeld artists to create any kind of animal workThis is it.

Ferrets have a face with a variety of patterns and colors, and a mouth shape that must be carefully shaped.

Therefore, at the same time as creating the entire skeleton with wire, the color is dark to light for a more realistic hair expression Natural gradation method using woolI would like to let you know. Once you've made a ferret, you'll be able to level up your skills in making felt dolls!

More sophisticated expressions are possible,

Let's make an animal nose out of special clay!

How to make a real nose out of special claySilver One of the advanced skills covered only in the Level 1 certification classThat's it. Since I use a sculpting tool to make a nose, it used to be expensive, but I use the tools I already have in the class kit so that I can easily and easily follow my own research secrets.

So that you can fully practice and learn with me through this class, The special clay included in the kit is enough to make dozens of life-size dog nosesI will send it to you.

Resilience comes from the cuteness of the real thing

Making a hedgehog

Use all the techniques you've learned A hedgehog wool doll that might be mistaken for realI'll try to make it. The hedgehog's thorns will use a special fabric that can almost resemble the real thing. How to cut the barbed fabric on the head and back, and my own know-how to look natural no matter what angle you look at it fromI'll let you know until!

The cutest part is the pink hedgehog's skin! I'm going to generously teach you how to make a hedgehog's skin and how to make a tail. This kind of fleshy expression can be applied any number of times later to express the belly of an animal such as a dog.

To be able to pretend to be any animal in the world-

After taking the lesson, so that you can apply it to making other animals that you haven't learned How to analyze faces when I work을 I'll let you know.

Face ratio analysis is very important in order to make it the same as the target animal.

I'll give you my own tips that you can easily analyze and apply!

So that your needlefelt can continue:)

To the end Must-know tips for anyone who wants to start a handmade side job or workshopI'm going to deal with it. Let's talk about why you shouldn't start a workshop from scratch, and how to calculate margin rates.

With wool that seems to give me a cozy hug,

Are you ready to heal with me?

My life has become happier since I got to know Needlefeld.

When I was depressed, I picked up wool and made art, and my mind felt much better.

While working with cozy wool I also get a lot of feeling comforted when my tired heart is being comforted.. As much as I did Needlefelt, I was able to forget everything else and have my own healing time. Everyone also receives from wool through this class Experience warm comfortHope you can try it!

Selesha's with a real wool doll

Welcome to the world of Needlefelt!