Retailer Needle Felted Teacup Piglet SAMPLE

This is a sample of the kind of piece you can order (this li'l guy is in someone's collection!).

One of a kind, hand needle felted animal in a vintage china vessel (vessel included). Each creation comes with an attached, stamped metal tag: it's unique identifying number of authenticity.

Needle-felting is an incredibly labor-intensive medium. Merino, Cheviot, Romney, and other wools are carded and dyed. Long, barbed, needles are then used to sculpt the wool: compacting the fibers by tangling them together with repeated poking. Colors are blended using this method. Some animals have a wire skeleton; beaks, noses and claws are often sculpted in clay and added. Beeswax is sometimes used to harden a portion. Glass eyes are painted and set. It's not uncommon to spend over twenty hours on some of the larger animals.
Due to the delicate nature of the needle-felted creatures retailer, it's recommended you minimize handling. If you can't resist doing so, and your creation gets fuzzy, you can smooth the pelt down with your palms. These are sculptures; not appropriate as toys.