The Detailed Making Process Of The Eyes

What? I didn't show you how I make those cute and silly eyes?! Forgive me please. There are steps for making eyes, and it always a repeat part for most buddies. If I show the details every time I make a new buddy, my blog will be too long to read. So, some beginners around me said they want the details. OK! Here are specific steps for making an eye.

 Step 1

 

Take a scrap of white wool for the eye ball and start rolling.

 Step 2

 

Keep rolling the wool hard until it become a firm ball shape.

 Step 3

 

Like this. If it's not that perfect, do not worry. You will be able to improve the shape after you poke it on you buddy's face.

 Step 4

 

 Place the eye ball on you foam block or any other soft surface, and needle it to an evenly firm ball.

 Step 5

 For the pupil, take a pinch of black wool and roll it into a tiny ball. Actually you can add the pupil after you fasten the eye ball on buddy's face.

 Step 6

 Use your felting needle to poke the pupil into the center of the eye. Feel free to play around with the location to change the expression.

 Step 7 (optional)

 

You can wrap a few strands of dark-colored wool around the eyes to add the shadow for their eyes.

Step 8 (optional)

 

Take our Seal for example, add the strand of gray wool around the eyes and poke it. You get a vivid expression from his eyes.

Recommendation Of The Felting Book!

      

There are so many felting books in the market, and if you are a very beginner, you might get lost in those various books or waste a lot of time on picking the best one. WOOLBUDDIES (20 Irresistibly simple needle felting projects) is the one I want to recommend at here, it's written by Jackie Huang. It introduces from raw materials and tools to challenging wool buddies.  It's a wonderful choice for beginners! Actually, it still can be an inspirational book if you are an ace of felting. 

Although everyone may has a different taste, the book above is favorite one for making wool animals or pets.  It's up to you, some people just like buddies with true-life looking. But for me, this book is totally my style. In other words, I love my buddies look cute and, to some extent, awkward and stupid. Why? For two reason. I want them creative and reflect their cutest side from our heart within. And, they are made for relaxing our mind. For my own experience, they make me feel relaxed and so happy when every time I completed one of them. If you keep following me, you will find my buddies will keep cute, stupid and creative. Ahaha~~

You can easily new one or used book from Amazon, which allows you to preview some pages of it. Check it out first, then you will decide weather you like it.