CINPIUK 12 Set Felt Bees for Crafts, Wool Felt Bumble Bee Plush for Tiered Tray Decoration Party Favors DIY Craft Jewelry Accessory

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There are loads of good vendors that sell wool and needles, I have included links to the ones I buy from, but there are plenty more, just buy from a shop specifically for needle felting. A lot of kits sold by art shops that are supposed to be for needle felting really are not fit for purpose.

Bees are very versatile; I add the small ones to other sculptures, I add a pin to make them into cute brooches, add a wire and they fly over your plants, add a magnet and they decorate your fridge. Pull a small piece of yellow merino wool off, twist it to bring the strands together, and wrap it around your body shape. Nothing brings joy to the Summer Nature Table quite like a Bumble Bee. Capture the open airiness of a summer's day, the pleasure of watching nature's finest workers as they bumble from flower to flower. Use (paper) scissors to cut out the shape of the EYES in the template for the FACE PIECE so you can transfer the eye position markings onto the RIGHT SIDE of the fabric of the FACE PIECES.Sew the topstitch lines with a slightly longer than normal stitch as you are sewing through a lot of layers! TIP: Do not sew the ABDOMEN PIECES from H and K. We need to leave the PIECES open at the top so it’s easier to sew them together with the ARMS and LEGS in

Rip off a small rectangular piece of white tissue paper and twist it in the middle. Place it on top of your cone, where the thread is coming up, and knot your thread over it. It's very important to buy proper felting wool of the exact type listed as well as proper needles. Neither are expensive, but if you buy poor quality cheaper alternatives they may well be useless to felt with.

Once your bee body is formed to your satisfaction pull off a fine length of orange wool and roll it slightly between your hands into a long thin sausage shape. Fold the LEGS PIECES, as shown on the pattern markings, so that the seams are together in the centre and pin them closed at the top. (This is so that the feet will face forwards.) TIP: I added the CHEEKS to cover the dimples at the end of the mouth dart. You can make these any contrasting colour of your choosing, or leave them off. STEP 30a