Needles and wool.

A while ago my mum introduced me to a technique called needle felting. Needle felting is when you use a needle tool to push into some unwoven wool repeatedly until the barbs on the tool cause the wool to be compressed and the fibres to 'knit' together.
There are loads of things that can be made from this technique. Such as, bears, broaches even hats. At the time I was a little uninterested in it and my sister took to it more than I did. She's made loads of lovely things and she's found a process that works for her using pipe cleaners to shape and secure her creations. After looking at what Megan had achieved, it inspired me to give it another go.
At the time I was trying out new things for a book that I'm writing and illustrating. I thought maybe the characters I made using needle felting could become my main characters. Here they are. The man is a tribute to my love of a bearded bloke.
I made him first, then after a few weeks thought that he was lonely and finally needed to have a companion. He's much more sturdy than her, all because I ran out of pipe cleaners by the time I came around to making the other one. So here they are. The finished pair. I decided not to use them in my book but I love them never the less.
The bits and bobs to make your own can be found in hobby craft and online.

Love Naomi x