Making Ver (part II)

YUUPPPERS! She's done. Ver (short for universe) is finally done and ready Except I am going to insert wire in the tentacles. isn't she nice.

This is a drawing did when I thought of Ver.

   

 So we last left off at her head already made. After that was done I make the tentacles. I didn't get very good photos for this because I did it in my basement but I will explain.

   

 I used bubble rap and sushi mat. Then I would lay out the layers of roving (wool) in all different directions then rolled it in the sushi mat with the bubble rap in the inside. like you would make sushi but way tighter and smaller. Like making a worm from clay.

   

Then I let them dry. Here is a picture of my new needle felting tool I just got in the mail from a Shop on easy call myfelting. That link should take you right to it.

   

 I then needle felted the ends of the tentacles so that they have the nice round balls on them. The tentacles are then wet felted again. Really I just wiped them in some boiling water and shocked them in some cold  water right away.

   

 I made a ring for in side the head and attached the tentacles to it.

 

 

 I then sewed in boning (a stiff piece of plastic inside fabric) to make sure it had more stability.

   

 And because I am all about things looking nice inside and out, I covered the fabric and boning with roving, and needle felted it into place.

 

Her head is hollow so I had to work carefully to attach the head.

   

 There she is looking right at you.

 

lots a work and lots a fun! Oh and I should tell you that she is not miniature she is the 1/2 the length of my arm.