Second Needle and wet felted frog

Description

This posable frog was needle felted over a wire armature.  The frog’s skin was then wet felted in two pieces (top and belly).  Once dry the skin was attached via needle felting.  There is a small amount of wax on each toe too.

I used wire armature, core wool, wool silk blend, silk, and wool nepps to make this project.  It was a super fun project made with the help of a Sarafina Fiber Arts tutorial.

In case you are interested, needle felting compresses wool into shapes with a special barbed needle.  Wet felting uses soap and water to make felt.  This project took about 4 hours to complete (not counting drying time).