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From the book, Felt Me A Smile by Tokyo Sugiwaka. Read our review <a href="http://www.cutoutandkeep.net/blog/felt-me-a-smile">here</a>. <img src="http://storage.cutoutandkeep.net/blogs/1517/9780307586490_1269357579.jpg" />
From the book, Felt Me A Smile by Tokyo Sugiwaka. Read our review <a href="http://www.cutoutandkeep.net/blog/felt-me-a-smile">here</a>. <img src="http://storage.cutoutandkeep.net/blogs/1517/9780307586490_1269357579.jpg" />
Draw pieces of wool from the roving about 13 times and roll it between your palms to make a ball.
Hold the ball in your hand and poke the top with a felting needle until it is flat. Rotate ball and continue for 15 minutes to get a small ball.
Roll the ball between your palms to make a longer shape.
Poke the felting needle around the ends of the shape to round them.
Poke the felting needle around the neckline to form a head and body. Hold the head firmly between your fingers and poke to create the shape.
Hold the body upside down and poke in a line across the end to divide into two legs.
Pull legs to make them longer. Hold leg between two fingers and poke
Stretch the body a little by pulling it with your fingers poke in a line across the neck and nose.
Make ears and arms.
Attach ears and arms to head and body.
Take a little wool on your finger and poke it into place to create the nose and eyes.
Gently hold the body to make a curved back, then poke it. Sew each bear’s hands to the other’s body.
Pass needle through the body to the other side before cutting off the yarn. Squeeze bears together to shape.