![]() ![]() Sew in the end of your thread repeatedly and cut close to the wool. Pull the thread tight and go up through the bottom of the ball, out the top, and then back down through both pieces again, taking care to enter and exit the shapes close to the original entry/ exit points. Enter through the rounder end of your egg-shape, through the centre, and up through the other end. 2) Felt over the wool with Charcoal NZ carded woolģ) Thread your needle with a long length of embroidery silk. Keep the wool fairly evenly felted, with no bumps, although the wool should still be slightly fuzzy. Felt over the shapes with a thick layer of Charcoal – you don’t want any core wool showing through. 1) Felt a ball and a thin egg shape in core woolĢ) From this point, until otherwise instructed, switch to a 38 gauge needle. Tip – the core shapes should be quite firm when you’ve finished them but they do not need to be perfectly smooth, and it won’t matter if they are still a bit hairy. Making Barryġ) Using your 36 gauge needle, felt a ball shape that is slightly squashed, and a thin egg-shape that is, at its widest, as wide as the ball and twice as long. You will need to make your wings several days in advance of this project if you wish to use the bat wing tutorial here. However, the 40 gauge needle is not as necessary as the 36 and 38. ** These are the recommend needles you use for best results, and will be referred to in the tutorial below. If you can only use two of the four recommended greys you should choose one very dark grey (in this case Charcoal ) and one mid-grey (in this case Mouse Grey) and adapt the tutorial accordingly. Each of the greys listed above is a blend, and as such create a natural effect when used together that may not be so easily replicated in non-blend colours. * These are the recommended wools for best results – you will not need more than 10g of each colour. Glue (it needs to be very strong – superglue works well).A needle and thread (I recommend a tailor’s needle due to strength and length, and embroidery silks – all 6 strands – for added strength).Pre-made bat wings (for tutorial click here).Felting needles (36 gauge triangle, 38 gauge triangle or star, 40 gauge triangle or star**.NZ Carded wool (available here) in the following colours: White, Black, Charcoal, Dark Grey, Mouse Grey, Hint of Grey*.Note – Barry is actually a very easy project and would be classed as a ‘beginner’ project if it weren’t for the speciality wings. I hope you enjoy making him as much as I did – and I hope he won’t bite your bum while you sleep, because I’m fairly certain he has that look about him… Had to get creative!īarry the Bat is the result, and for all of you who suffer from equal frustration at having your dreams of bat ownership thwarted I am very pleased to present to you Flippity Felts’ very first needle felt tutorial. Lovely little creatures – unless you live in England, in which case some of them look like they fell out of the ugly tree and repeatedly nose-butted every branch on the way down. Join in the weekly activities with myself and some other great bloggers! There is a Facebook group you can join to keep up to date, too.I could never understand why some people don’t like bats. This is part of the Weekly Virtual Book Club for Kids. Slide the larger straw back and forth to flap the wings!Ĭlick HERE to Download the Flapping Bat Wings Template Now! Slide it over the top of the smaller straw and bend out the cut sections. ![]() Then cut a slit in it about half way up the straw. Tape to secure.Ĭut the bigger straw down a bit smaller. Slide it through the cut in the bat and bend outward. Or use the colored template to skip the coloring step.Ĭut a small slit in the middle of the bat.Ĭut a slit in the skinnier straw- about an inch long. I used regular straws and smoothie straws. One needs to fit inside of the other one. You will need a print-out of our bat template, some scissors and tape and two plastic straws with different diameters. ![]()
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