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Donna's Duin BruinsI need suggestions for repairing a hole in a felt paw pad. I personaly think it would be best to sew a new paw pad onto the bear but the person who owns the bear thinks I can just fix the felt. I have heard about moistening the felt and trying to refelt the area. Does anyone know how to do this?
Thanks,
Donna
LuxembearsHi Donna,
Not actually seeing the hole you are speaking of, I can perhaps make a suggestion. You might want to think about needle felting all the paw pads to make them three dimensional. This would cover up any hole and make the paws looks very detailed and nice.
Just a thought.
Best of luck!
You beat me to it Judi!!!!
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Gail :dance: :dance: :dance:
Matilda Huggington-beareYEP!!! here too! 
Couldnt have said it better myself Judi Matilda
Donna's Duin BruinsWant to thank you all for the help. The problem is that the bear has a Steiff look and is done in a victorian look. Not really something that the needlefelted pads would work with. I finally sent my mentor an email asking her how she would fix it. I know that years ago I had read in a book how to repair old bears without having to take them apart or replacing with new felt pads. Here is what she told me.
Make sure the limb is well stuffed where the patch work will be done. Cut a
small piece of felt, much bigger than the hole, as big as can be rolled up
and squeezed into the hole. Try to position the patch by sliding it around
with pins and needles through the hole. Slide a tiny bit of glue from a
glue stick inside the hole so that the new piece is glued to the inside of
the paw pad. Let the glue dry. Take very small pieces of felt and using a
felting needle work it over the whole so that it is well blended into the
paw pad. Then wet the spot and continue to use the felting needle to smooth
out the patch. When it looks well blended, take an iron, set on the "wool"
temperature setting. Carefully iron the patch area so that is lays flat and
tight to the paw pad.
Donna
