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Laniebears Arctophilia
Shropshire UK
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AFTER READING ALL YOUR BRILLIANT ADVICE ON HERE....

GOING AWAY AND COLLECTING ALL MY BITS AND BOBS...

Heres my first ever little needle felted bear...

Polar-Pip...

He took me ages to make... bear_grin
Five DEEPLY pricked fingers bear_cry
Three broken needles...hahaha


THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR INSPIRATION....
IM WELL AND TRULY HOOKED... OR SHOULD I SAY PRICKED... bear_grin

Lanie x

rufnut Rufnut Teddy's
Victoria Australia
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rufnut

Lanie, your Polar-Pip is a real cutie, sorry to hear about your poor fingers and the broken needles.
Unfortunately you cannot look away when your felting, and maybe watch you finger placement on the felting needle you may be putting too much pressure on the needles themselves.

Keep up the good work and enjoy, you have done real well for a first bear.  :clap:

Judi Luxembears
Luxemburg, Wisconsin
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Judi

Very cute Lanie!  And how tiny!!!  Yep, your'e hooked :dance:

kbonsall Kim-Bee Bears
Pennsylvania
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kbonsall

Very cute!!! bear_original

Terrie Terries Bears
Sherwood Park, Alberta, Canada
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Terrie

He is so cute!!!! I am sorry to hear about your poor fingers and broken needles but I would say that he is worth it. bear_grin  bear_grin  bear_grin

SueAnn Past Time Bears
Double Oak, Texas
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Really cute little polar, Lanie . . . nicely done!

matilda Matilda Huggington-beare
WA
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matilda

Lanie PIP is just so cute and petite.  What such a lovely big nose he has. :clap:

fredbear Fred-i-Bear
Johannesburg
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Lynette

Daphne Back Road Bears
Laconia, NH USA
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Daphne

Great little guy, Lanie!

Be sure you are using the right size needle for the job... if you feel resistance, like you are stabbing a rubber ball, then you need to move to a smaller needle. Be sure you are poking straight up and down and not bending the needle as you go in. Once you get the hang of it... which, by the looks of Panda-Pip, you already have... you'll break far fewer needles. I haven't broken a needle in months and they do last forever!!

He's just adorable and I can't wait to see more of your needle felted work!

Congratulations!
Daphne
:hug:

Laniebears Arctophilia
Shropshire UK
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Laniebears

AWWW
Thanks for all your messages.

IVE GOT A FACE FULL OF SMILES...

My fingers are all healed now.  bear_grin

All the advice here is well worth taking note of.

Because Pip is only 1 1/2 "

I found it a struggle to hold onto his tiny pieces, so i found using a long doll needle to help pin him down as i worked helped.

RENAE... I STILL THINK IT WAS LUCK HE TURNED OUT THE WAY HE DID bear_whistle

DAPHNE... BRILLIANT ADVICE  bear_original

I FOUND I REALLY LIKED THE FINER NEEDLES BEST...
HOWEVER I ENDED UP WITH ONLY A THIRTY EIGHT STAR... THEN I SLIPPED AND IT BROKE bear_grin

I NOW ORDER THEM IN BATCHES OF TEN....

IM SO CLUMSY....AND EASILY DISTRACTED BY ANIMALS AND SMALL CHILDREN... bear_grin

Tammy Beckoning Bears
Nova Scotia
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Tammy

Lanie, your bear is FANTASTIC and so tiny    :clap: !   I'm learning too so can sympathize with the broken needles and poked fingers.

Laniebears Arctophilia
Shropshire UK
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Laniebears

Tammy,
Hi hope they are better now...
Its sooo addictive though dont you think....
And you can make them look exactly as you wish...
I just wish i had more time....

Vicki-Lynn Smith Bearlyville Bears
Sydney
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Vicki-Lynn Smith

bear_original  Congratulations,
How gorgeous is he. An excellent little polar bear. It's hard to believe it is your first attempt! Looks like alot of fun I must give it a go.
Hugs
Vicki

Laniebears Arctophilia
Shropshire UK
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Laniebears

Vicki, have a go its so much fun, its the anticipation of not knowing exactly what the final result will look like until the very last minute.

Yippee hes now sold too bear_original

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