A Masterclass in needle felting dogs: Methods and techniques to take your needle felting to the next level

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Pipe cleaners:Most miniature dogs require a single pipe cleaner as a body frame, fibers on pipe cleaners make it easier to catch the wool roving. If you don't have pipe cleaners, use wire, something around 24 gauge should be fine.

So, if you are a felter and wondering whether this book is for you, I would say with all confidence that this book IS worth purchasing, there's plenty of information on techniques, tips and supplies within the covers.I was not disappointed and know that I will turn to her book time and time again, not everyone can be online researching this and that online and sometimes it's nice to actually work from a book. One of the best Felting books of all time" - BookAuthority The art of needle felting dogs can produce amazingly hyper-realistic - almost taxidermic - results, and with a little know-how, some needles and wool, and a few inexpensive accessories, you can also needle felt like a professional. Photo of your chosen dog:It is far easier to get the shapes and proportions right for a sculpture if you have a photo or live model in front of you.

I'm a felter with six years experience and do commissions of dogs myself and Cindy-Lou Thompson is one of those felters whose work I admire so when I heard she had a book due to be published, I made sure I got one. I thought R's comments were fair, respectable in tone and manner and since I'm denied the chance to comment because Volkun has disabled commenting, I'm commenting here since the only option left is to 'like' Volkun's review and I'm certainly not about to do that. On first reading Volkun's 1 star review, I felt that this may be a reviewer with an axe to grind, so scathing was the tone and while I didnt agree with her opinion, she was and is entitled to it. There’s a handful of mentions of two unknown techniques to attach a long coat, ‘work in the center’ & ‘end of the length’ which were used without introduction, explanation, or photographs to illustrate step by step in the middle of the project. The reader does not know what these methods are or are referring to. Covering four different breeds of dog ( Dachshund, Chihuahua, Yorkshire Terrier and Poodle ), with step-by-step instructions and photos , Cindy takes you through the processes of creating different body shapes, proportions, armatures, coats, and blending, as well as realistic accessories such as eyes, noses, mouths, ears, and nails.Glass eyes or beads:2mm wire ended glass teddy bear eyes were used in this example (not suitable if these dogs will be near young children) You can also sew or glue on suitable beads, or felt eyes made from needle felt scraps in place. The second problem, and the biggest, is the omission of how to felt long fur & how to cut fur to replicate breeds’ coats. There is one finished model’s look, yet that’s all there is. There’s no accompanying photographs to illustrate the stages of fur application in sequence or the final trimming, with vague text instructing ‘cut in the natural direction’ & ‘work from bottom to top’. I presume R commented because there was a comment box which meant she was entitled to do so and as she had some reasonable points to put across, she did.