Needle felted snail

I specialize in creating lifelike animals through Needle felting. Needle felting is still a relatively unknown craft/artform. It is done by stabbing into wool fibers with a very sharp, barbed needle over and over. The stabbing motion knots the fibers via the barbs on the needle and you can mold and sculpt the wool fibers into form. I usually start out with a simple wire armature, the skeleton of the animal, and felt around the armature. Often I sculpt claws out of Fimo and add glass eyes of…

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It's time for another installment of Best of Etsy! This time, I've chosen to highlight some of the more realistic creature creations. I think I gravitate to

The snail is made of natural wool, felted. On a wire frame, it can change position. The length and color can be of your choice.

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The snail is made of natural wool, felted. On a wire frame, it can change position. The length and color can be of your choice.

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Another experiment using core fiber, Merino wool and hand dyed silk. I'm thinking I might put together a woodland sceen so trying out different creatures with which to populate it.

Size: 10x12 cm

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Little Stuart is a needle felted snail who named himself the Leaf Inspector and now he's carefully examining all the fallen leaves I collected during the weekend. His body is made of wool, his eyes are glass and his little tentacles are made of wire and glass beads.

A sweet little snail is needle felted from wool. Choose your color, or commission something custom! Each snail has black eyes and little antennae. SIZE: under 5 long, 3 tall COLOR: choose pale pink, sea foam, or brown The body of the snail will be tan, as shown in the photos, unless