Teddy Talk: Creating, Collecting, Connecting

Thank you!  This is exactly what I am looking for HONESTY!!!!!  I am so new at this that I don't really have a clue what I am doing.....

Please tell me what I need to do to add more character or whatever to this Please!!!!!  Serious critiques please I can take them and run with them.  Thanks

Shelly N in Colorado

Thank you!  The tough part was the legs go figure!

Shelly,

Oh, My he looks HUGE!!!!  Sorry everyone.

Shelly

TaDA!!!!  Here is ONI ~ An anime micro mini standing a mere 3/4" Tall. 

What do you think?

Hi Tracy, yep I use long tufts of wool and needled it into the top of the head on the tops of the paws just to keep it going....I needled the facial features. 

Thank you.
Shelly N

I just uploaded my very first anime and bear!  She is purple and orange....would like a little constructive feedback please....

HI Sonja!  Ty for replying!  I actually was able to add them last night!  This is how I did it from the outside.  This is a furry bear and I am using upholstery thread.  I went in under the foot pad of the paw into the area at the toes that I wanted a claw, threaded the claw onto a smaller needle went back into the toe area and out again until I added as many claws as I wanted.  Then, I swithced back to a larger needle and came out in approx the same area as I originally went into the foot and tied it off.  It worked, the claws are tight but moveable.  Not safe for kiddos but I would not want them to play with it after all this hard work ................

Hello All, I sure seem to ask lots of questions....This one is how can I add claws to an already finished bear?  The claws themselves have little holes towards the larger end. 

I am thinking to poke a hole into the foot, insert the claw.  run a needle into the foot from the side?  Or, should I go from the top of the foot into the middle with the needle and try to catch the hole on the claw go back to the top of the foot and tie off each one separately? 

Has anyone tried this yet?

Shelly (The Pesty Pest) In CO

Thank you all for the suggestions!  I am a very impatient type of person so before any one answered me I just dove in and tried to make it look better.  First I did some trimming around the nose and eyes, then I did some poking with a needle and upholstery thread and now I am doing some needlefelting on the face and ears.  Not sure yet if it is a female or male but it is turning out kinda cute.  With the needle sculpting i managed to pull the eyes a part a little more to make them look better.  Thank you. 

Shelly N

Can anyone help me?  I need to remove some eyes, they ended up too close together and the bear is completely finished....LOL...........Need to make some changes.  It is not my bear but it feels like they are plastic disks behind the black eye.

Shelly

Thank you Donna, Diane, and Daphne,

I got the hair done, he is joined and now I will work on the claws, well maybe!  LOL...

I will put up a picture when I get him finished.

Well, I started out with / trying to do a lion BUT this little guy who is going to measure around 3" Tall is insisting on becoming a monkey.  Now, I don't know why or how this has happened but so be it.  My question today is tufts of hair outlining the face of my monkey or lion.  HOw would you all go about doing this.  He is needlefelted.  Also, in an animal this small what could I use for claws?  Any ideas?

Shelly In Co.....

Hi Everyone!  I have a cheap ol teddy bear that I would love to try the needlefelting on...do any of you artists have a how to to purchase or ?  without taking a class right now?  That I can find out if I really want to make a bear...Or has anyone done needlefelting sculpting on a purchased bear that could tell me how to start?

I would be willing to purchase a how to do this if anyone has something I can try before deciding if I really want to get into this bear making big time.

Thank you and I hope I am ok posting this
Shelly N

Yes Yes Yes Quy!  I think you are my hero!  I was beginning to think that I was crazy!!!!!  Well really crazy not just kinda crazy!
Shelly in Co

Hi Shelli!  Thank you, I had done that prior to asking for help I did not have any luck.  Must be on some other site I have visited this week.  Thanks.

Shelly In Co ~ maybe that will help.

HI I am still new here but, I think I remember reading a topic about taking apart a muslin rabbit and needlefelting it?  Does this sound familiar to anyone?

Thank you
Shelly

HI New here and to bears!  I don't even own one YET..........I have fallen in love with the mohair bears with the felted faces and claws!  I want one.........only thing is I hate sewing....I have become addicted because I started needlefelting and really am enjoying it.  NOw the bears!  Oh my, as if I don't have enough hobbies already. 

Shelly N