Needle Felted Tabby Cat

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  Step 1

  Using the Actual size illustration of parts as a guide,
  make all the parts.

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  Step 2

  Attach head to body. Place the head on the body and
  secure by poking with needle all the way around once. Take
  small amounts of batting and place around the base of the
  head and poke with needle. Repeat one more rotation to
  firmly secure.

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  Step 3

  Attach front legs to body. Gather the loose fibers of the
  legs and attach to the side of the body so that the paws will
  be able to hold a ball. Poke with the needle.

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  Step 4

  Attach hind legs to body. Starting with the right leg, place
  the section with the loose fibers of the hind leg on the body
  and poke with needle to secure. Place the left leg over the
  right leg and poke with the needle.

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  Step 5

  Attach ears. Spread out the loose fibers of the ear, pinch the tip and poke with the needle. Keep adding and poking little bits of golden yellow wool to secure. Add pink to the inner ear and poke.

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  Step 6

  Make snout. Add white wool to the snout area and poke with the needle.

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  Step 7

  Layer white wool on stomach and poke with the needle.

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  Step 8

  Poke golden yellow sections of the head, body and legs
  with the needle.

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  Step 9

  Add nose and mouth. Take a small amount of burnt brown
  wool and twist with fingertips to create a thin strand. Poke
  into the shape of the nose and mouth on the snout. Add a
  little bit of pink wool to the tip of the nose and poke.

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  Step 10

  Attach eyes. Punch eyeholes with awl, dab glue on the
  crystal eye stem and insert into eyehole. Add burnt brown
  wool around the eyes and poke. Then add white wool around
  the burnt brown section and poke.

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  Step 11

  Attach tail. Gather the loose fibers of the tail and attach
  to the backside by poking with needle. Place a small amount
  of golden yellow wool around the base of the tail and poke to
  reinforce and adjust shape.

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  Step 12

  On the golden yellow sections of the head, body, leg and
  tail, poke light brown wool into tiger stripes.

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  Step 13

  Add claws. Take a very small amount of burnt brown wool,
  twist into a strand with fingertips and poke with needle.

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  Step 14

  Add paw pads. Take a small amount of pink wool, place on
  top of foam pad and lightly poke with needle into paw pads.
  Position on the back paws and poke securely into place.

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  Step 15

  Add three whiskers on each side. (see below).

• Step 16

  Place ball in-between front legs.

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  Step 17

  HOW TO ADD WHISKERS
  The following will show how to insert bead stringing wire securely. We’ve used black wire here, which is easier. For the final project, clear wire was used.

  Thread the wire through the eye of a needle. Insert the needle from the right side of the nose and pull out from the left side. Leave a tail of the wire on the right side.

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  Step 18

  Insert the needle just beneath the exit point from step 1 and pull through to the right side. Tug tightly so that the stitch on the left side is not visible.

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  Step 19

  Repeat step 2 in the opposite direction.

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  Step 20

  First pair of whiskers.

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  Step 21

  Repeat steps 1~4 to create additional whiskers as needed and trim to the same length.

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xXJULESXx · Manchester, England, GB · 4 projects 11th January 2020

Aww he is adorable! I want to make him but got to find out what bating is I have the roving wool.

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