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Needle Felting

This little bunny took a long time to come to life. I made him for the Rebel Badge Club's Craft badge using a needle felting kit. I had never tried needle felting previously to this. Although I appreciate the technique of needle felting and think it is very clever how you can form shape through the act of stabbing soft wool with a special needle, this was not an enjoyable process for me. The process was too time consuming and repetitive. I did stab myself a few times too which was a bit painful. In my opinion, this particular kit may have been better suited to someone with needle felting experience already. Overall I am pleased with my needle felted bunny but sadly I won't be making him another bunny friend.

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