Monday 5 October 2020

My First Attempt At Felting And A House For A Hedgehog.

I have never done felting before because, to be honest, it’s never been of any interest to me …….  until, that is, a trip to The Works with Iris (more in tomorrows post), when she just popped a kit in my/her basket.

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I am not even sure if this is real proper felting, because it has a polystyrene middle that you bodge the wool into and I thought true felting was just wool?

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Anyway, once back at Nanny’s, Iris had other crafty things to occupy her and since I was a bit of a spare part I decided to have a look at said hedgehog, it quickly became obvious that this was a might fiddly for Iris and judging by my bodged and bloody fingers when I had finished, not the most ideal activity for a little one.

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However, I don’t think I dun too bad ……..

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The only thing I did “wrong” was lose the stem to the flower, which is why Madam Hedgehog is now wearing it in her hair.

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Seeing my finished effort persuaded Iris that Madam Hedgehog now needed a house (all her toys seem to need a house), so a washing tablet box was duly turned inside out, wallpapered and carpeted and then decorated on the outside by Iris, with a little help colouring the bricks from Nanny ……..

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…… there was much concentration on both parts ……..

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………. until No.18, with its cabbage patches and fish pond …….

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……….. was ready, complete with bed, for Madam Hedgehog to take possession!