House of Pugish

The Head..
Lets do some more work on the head...
Use a finer needle for this part...I used a 38 gauge needle. This needle is a great all rounder needle and one you should have plenty of !

Using this needle needle felt the eye sockets in as I have in below pic...

Using normal black beads..I used 4mm Onyx ones as that's what I have ...but any black bead in whatever size takes your fancy will do.. Thread with very strong upholstery cotton or waxed sinew ..do not use dental floss as it breaks down over time and also turns a nasty yellow!!

Attach both eyes by going trough eye socket and out through the neck area...pull firmly and knot securely ...

Lets add some whites to under the eyes and I think I'm going to do something here I've not done to any bear in a few years and that's add a black edging all around the outside of the eye!!
In this picture you can see the amount of wool or fiber you'll need for this part ..note the black has been twisted into what could look like a thread... to do this place wool between thumb and forefinger and roll it... this is important as it will be easier to attach neatly...

Needle felt the white wool only around the lower half of the bead..refer to below picture..


Then add the black outline around the whole eye... first felt one end in place and gently felt the rest down following the line of the eye...refer to below pic as guide...


Here's what we should have at this point... just remember in needle felting no 2 characters can ever be identical so yours will look different from mine!!


Now for the nose... use any colour you like here ..I'm using just plain old black as this guy will have red/yellow hair and any other colour may dissapear so think about the colour of your guy's hair and decide what will look best for your one...
Below is a pic of the amount of wool I'm using to create his nose..

Felt tha bit of wool into a ball ...this is a tiny ball so be very careful with your fingers and as my firnd Sharon says don't look up while your felting esp. on the downward thrusts LOL
Attach that tiny ball to the top of the nose using the smae method as I showed you in attaching the muzzle ... refer to that video if your unsure..

How to attach hair... Take small pieces of wool or fiber and place accross area you want to apply it to... needle felt it to the area using your 38 gauge needle only in the center part as here in this picture...

This is how it will look...This may take practice so use a spare ball and practice first!!

Well here's the head after I've attached his hair...I did a Mohawk but you could do any other kind of hair do you want... try a whole head of rainbow hair if you wish to :o))

Next part will come in a couple of hours....

Any questions? Dont be shy post to me and I'll answer :o))