15Oct/092
Needlefelting a tapir..
Recently I posted an image of some first-day parts of a felt piece I was making.. Well, here's some more.
This is after attaching the head and legs: tapirs are pretty chubby, so I wrapped roving around and around the body to create bulk, and reinforce the joints. I used toothpicks when attaching the legs to give them a little extra strength to hold up the weight of the body.
Once the tapir was the right shape, I made its "skin" out of black and white wool. Then I added its eyes and ears, and did some extra stabby work on the face to give him that funny tapir smile, and nostrils!
I am happy to report the recipient was pleased 
