Best Colors and Blends for Needle Felting Realistic Hair and Animal Fur

[@sherrybowlin1208]

I like the tips about the focus windows and making color swatches.

[@brendahodges4174]

Hello's to All from Northern California!

[@MaryGatdula]

Hello to Nor Cal, my old home, from N.E. Oklahoma!

[@ptrishagamin6398]

Hello back from Gold Country

[@gracefinnegan4027]

Thank you for the tutorial!! Looking forward to Next weeks celebration!!

[@petrapeeling974]

swatch library is a fantastic idea

[@roniisraelweaver359]

I have to do this, I’ve been felting dog portraits and just winging it every time

[@P-Doodle]

Thanks, what an informative lesson!

[@glendacook9506]

Love the viewing window to get just the right color tones.

[@tinaparman6046]

This was so great, loved the focus window

[@tammydaniels7159]

ty for the create show it really helped alot

[@deborahsalazar7588]

Excellent video !

[@carolaschindler439]

Really appreciate the blending technique’s instructions

[@carolaschindler439]

Good idea on a way to label the wool you have

[@jessicadanielson4543]

Love this Swatch Library!, thanks for sharing all of these great ideas and all the helpful tidbits that go with them 💕

[@ruthannklos9649]

Absolutely amazing tutorial as usual. Thank you so much for your tutorials.

[@tryan4]

Excellent video. Thank you so much for all you do to help your customers. You are appreciated!

[@barbwilson9778]

Very excited to put all this amazing information to use, thanks Marie💪👌

[@fayes3374]

So many things a person can do with wet felting and needle felting, I wish I started this years ago. My poor head is swimming with ideas and things I want to make! Thank you Marie for tons of information and how to's!

[@rachelhutchens4235]

This was VERY educational. Thank you. I am new to this hobby so I have not tried a realistic piece (yet). I look forward to trying it. Please do more Wooly Wednesday's on needle felting realistic projects!

[@smithlady]

Im so glad you guys are covering this again. Its been a few years maybe. Mixing the wool is key!

[@trinkums]

I love how each week you break whatever you teaching down into easy to understand steps to achieve great success.

[@Vickie910]

Thank you!! I got partially the way into a project the other day before I remembered I could blend to achieve variegation!! The color blending and viewing window tips in this video are indispensable!!

[@jenniferr8195]

The swatch ring is such a creative idea! And the viewing circle to see the colors works so well! Those are my favorite takeaways!

[@monicadrewry4892]

I am reminded of wanting the big box of crayons - this makes me want every color possible! 🤗

[@brendahodges4174]

Love the focus window tip!

[@devonmccarroll6509]

That viewing window idea is fantastic! I remember doing that years ago when I was taking a quilting class. It's so helpful to isolate colors!

[@sanlynn36]

I can't believe how lucky I am that just as I was asking how to approximate my daughter's hair for a doll you responded that you were doing this tutorial. Seems magical. Thank you SO much!

[@susancunningham8805]

Love the idea of the focus window and palette. I will definitely be making them.

[@janelleyoung8399]

Really great suggestions for blending and making samples! I love the focus window! This came at the perfect time for me! Thanks!

[@rochellenowik9875]

Thank you for this video. The viewing window idea is a great tip. Also thank you for using the batting fibers and the long fibers in your demonstration.

[@mariecurrie6303]

Great ideas for making up blends and for creating/storing swatches. You always have such helpful tips, thank you Marie!

[@lindaday6797]

Such beautiful colors and options to mix!!!

[@noellerussow9816]

Great idea on the swatches! I love it. And the download chart is great too!

[@jeanettebaxter8472]

These are such good ideas. I want to make all of my children’s dogs and this will be very helpful. I guess a black dog might have shades of black, grey and blue maybe? Black seems to be challenging to get the contrasts. Thanks for the good tips.

[@LivingFelt]

Yes, blues really help with "black" subjects...as can purples.

[@darleneduruttya8612]

What a great ideal to set up a color swatch library. It is amazing the variations you can come up with to really bring your project to life. The viewing window and project information are really great tips.

[@TanyishaStra]

this all is soooo inspiring, love it! and it was just the thing/lesson i needed. thank you!! 🤩👍

[@evilapplepie]

Thank you!! So helpful. Is there a video on getting different animal textures?

[@LivingFelt]

The elephant class in our school is excellent for the wrinkly skin, we have fur videos, what other textures would you like to see?

[@jacobrandy99]

I love the idea of putting together a color swatch library! And I will definitely have to try the viewing window.

[@sallyj3599]

The greyblack swatches seemed even more telling than the browns…sometimes I have a hard time imagining how the greys will look., and I really appreciate your reminder to save the darkest shades for detail

[@bonniesparlin5443]

So helpful! Thank you!

[@barbaraklee5655]

What a good idea! I don’t make 3-d, but I make multiple pillows and often forget what I’ve used. Also, I’m a big fan of your fibers.

[@aliceshupe749]

What an interesting session! Really appreciate the ideas re organizing swatches for future reference. This applies to any blends we create for our projects. Thx!

[@DonnaMundinger]

Fab WW! Love the focus window idea. Much easier to see the actual color blend on the subject. Also the scale to weigh the wool for a consistent blend. I knew I had one of the Wild and Tame packs but found it was the medium so I'll be ordering the fine. Also found your 3 year old video on blending fur and am watching that now. You mention blending both the NZ Corriedale and the Merino Top together as an option. If I did that, would I cut the Corriedale to the same staple length as the Merino before blending?

[@LivingFelt]

It could be helpful, but I often cut after :)

[@dragonrider088]

This has opened up so many avenues to improve on my 2D portraits! The window method is one, and actually swatching my blends, instead of trying to guess how I got my color is a brilliant way to organize myself! Do you plan to sell those clips with the tags?

[@bonztube1]

Learned so much! what a great way of creating new colors and storing them. I learned so much about color focus for fur and hair! thanks!

[@swearenginlawanda]

Can you use a thin sharpie on the back of the felted sample. Number it to match the tag.

[@MaryGatdula]

That's a great idea Lawanda!

[@LivingFelt]

Good thinking

[@kecemmyfelt]

İt should be "analytical or systematic" felting, good idea.🙏

[@DinksDinersArtbox]

I lovbe how color is made and how you file and organize the swatches. If I haven't worked in a medium in a while I make color swatches ( watercolor/acrylic" and now felt! Basics will be found in any medium.

[@brendatemraz6622]

I really appreciate the time & effort you put into this video! I have learned so much.

[@solarangel3691]

What a brilliant video. Thank you. Those swatch ideas are amazing

[@kimbearlysoriginal4276]

This video is excellent. Just what I have been looking for. Thank you so much.

[@myfabulouslifewithlupus]

This was super helpful. Thanks for sharing.

[@TheRobindesbois007]

Un grand merci pour ce partage 🥰😘

[@susanhewey5437]

Thanks!

[@LivingFelt]

You are so welcome!

[@LivingFelt]

Grab the PDF here: feltingsupplies.livingfelt.com/ww-carding-fur-and-hair Let us know your fave take-away or how you might use this tutorial in your own felting projects! This week's winners are Mary Gatdula and Dianne Bubolz! You get to choose a Needle Felting a Storybook Bunny Kit, Fantasy Mushroom Kit or a Little Birdie Basics Kit, Congratulations!

[@MaryGatdula]

Yay! I rarely win anything. So exciting! But what do I do now to claim the prize?

[@LivingFelt]

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[@tryan4]

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