Needle Felting: A Bumble Bee

Continuing with my nature based felting projects here’s one inspired by a viewer comment. This project includes a new technique where we make wings out of the plastic from a DVD case which would probably be great for any insects wings.
If you're interested in having a go then you'll need -
Some yellow carded corridale fibre
Some black carded corridale fibre
Some white carded corridale fibre
Needle and black embroidery thread
Some acrylic felt
Glue
Metal pendant bail
Some scissors
A fine felting needle (38 gauge star shaped)
Finger protectors
Something to felt on (I use a felting bag)
The tools and materials are available from my shop, just email if you're after any felting supplies - [e-mail]
The music used for the crafting chez intro and end credits is - Mizuki by Bad Snacks The thumbs up and bell icons are from www.flaticon.com
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[@a.j.vandenouden3554]

Zo geweldig dat je deze les helemaal vrij op KZbin zet ❤dat vindt ik zo erg lief😊

[@vivianarubino8345]

Personally I think Your bee 🐝 is better the bee you get the inspiration from …love it !!

[@TheCraftingChez]

Thank you!

[@scormack56]

Pure dead brilliant

[@TheCraftingChez]

Thank you x

[@cbviau1332]

You are a sensible teacher. I enjoy your personality ... and your bumble bees are adorable. I've been wanting to make smaller bees.

[@TheCraftingChez]

Thank you! I hope you have fun making some bees, I like to make them into brooches by adding a clasp to the back. They're great fun to wear!

[@Top2tow]

I am so pleased I have found this channel. You are a great teacher and a joy to watch!❤

[@TheCraftingChez]

Thank you so much! I'm so glad you're enjoying the videos. I'm hoping to get back to posting more soon 🙂

[@Top2tow]

@@TheCraftingChez I can’t wait!!

[@louisecaton378]

Thank you so much for sharing, I love your videos, I am new to needle felting and you have really inspired me ❤

[@TheCraftingChez]

Thank you so much for watching! I'm so glad you're enjoying needle felting, I know it's definitely my happy place 😀

[@miroslavamay]

Спасибо за чудесный мастер класс! А я делаю крылышки по другому. Я их леплю и запекаю в духовке. И они там становятся прозрачными.

[@TheCraftingChez]

Thank you for watching! Your method of baking the wings in the oven sounds really interesting, I definitely need to experiment with some different ways and materials to make other versions. Can't wait to try something like that out!

[@barbyyoung9764]

Thank you for such a easy to follow tutorial. Barb x

[@TheCraftingChez]

You're very welcome Barb, thank you so much for watching x

[@kathiehand]

Very cute! Can’t wait to make one!

[@TheCraftingChez]

Thank you! They can be quite addictive once you start, I ended up with bees everywhere!

[@anniedundas5828]

I've been using hemming tape which works ok but the wings are quite delicate. I think I may be pinching your idea using the plastic from cd cases for my next round of bees. Great tutorial. Do you mind if I share it in my NEEDLE FELTING for BEGINNERS NORTH WEST AND ANYWHERE group?

[@TheCraftingChez]

Hi Annie, feel free to share, if you just let people know about the channel would be great. Hope your group enjoys and good luck with your bees!

[@Kimhoathor]

Add a stinger😊

[@TheCraftingChez]

Love that idea! Although I might have to start with some antlers 🤔😃

[@TheCraftingChez]

Sorry for my earlier very random comment! I was totally thinking about the bunny when this message popped up and started picturing a bunny with a scorpion tail, and then antlers. A stinger on the bee makes much more sense! 😂 I'd probably use a glue gun to make a stinger, wait for the glue to get hot. touch it to the bees bum and pull the gun away without releasing any more glue. It should stretch leaving a fine strand behind. Use scissors once it's cooled to cut to length. You might want to experimenting a bit on something like a random bit of cardboard first though before trying it on your bee 😀