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About 3.5 inches
Teresa Perleberg | Artist | North Dakota, USA
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Hi Gail,
The add on courses are equal in difficulty to the other courses at their level. I do agree that the camel would be a little easier than the llama. Let me know if you have any more questions!
Teresa Perleberg | Artist | North Dakota, USA
Happy to hear you enjoyed it and your sheep is adorable! Congratulations, what’s next?
Teresa Perleberg | Artist | North Dakota, USA
Happy New Year Judith! Looking forward to seeing a picture of your Zebra.
Teresa Perleberg | Artist | North Dakota, USA
Awesome! Welcome Imelda. Can’t wait to see all the beautiful projects you make!
Teresa Perleberg | Artist | North Dakota, USA
Hi Cindy,
I have used horsehair for whiskers. I got mine from my son’s horse, but you can find horse hair here:
Teresa Perleberg | Artist | North Dakota, USA
Attach the head to the neck the same as you attached the neck to the body. I would attach the waddle after attaching the head. The most important thing to know about adding the dark brown spots to the neck is to have the neck felted as firmly as possible so that the added spots don’t sink in and disappear.
Let me know if you have any more questions.
Teresa
Teresa Perleberg | Artist | North Dakota, USA
That depends on the size balls you are wanting to make. Depending on how firmly they are packed into the nylons, what type of wool you are using etc all factor into the size.
Teresa Perleberg | Artist | North Dakota, USA
I don’t think it’s too long. I wouldn’t round out the back of the head, I would add to the forehead area so that it is higher. It looks sloped down towards the back of the head in the first picture.
The shape of the head in the second picture looks good from the top.
If you think it is too long for your body, try shortening it a bit by felting the back of the head. This might help build up the forehead as well.
Let me know if I can be of any more help. I can’t wait to see your finished horse!
Teresa Perleberg | Artist | North Dakota, USA
Welcome Kathy! Please let me know if you need help at anytime, can’t wait for you to get started.
Teresa Perleberg | Artist | North Dakota, USA
Hi Judith,
I’m thinking the wool wasn’t rolled up as tightly as you have done before maybe, which made it loose in the middle and that needed felting to firm up. Zebra’s do have pretty big heads in proportion to their bodies. If you still think it is too big, and you have felted it as firmly as possible, I would add to the body and neck to make it match the head as best as possible.
Let me know if you have any more questions.
Looking good so far!
Teresa Perleberg | Artist | North Dakota, USA
Welcome! I hope you find everything you need here in the Academy. Let me know if I can help you in any way.
Teresa Perleberg | Artist | North Dakota, USA
It is beautiful Anne! Your grapes turned out perfect. Thanks for sharing a picture.
Teresa Perleberg | Artist | North Dakota, USA
What I have done in the past is make many small purple balls and felt them together into a clump of grapes and then add a brown stem. I’ve also used different shades of purple when making the balls to try and make them more realistic and detailed.
It is very time consuming, so that is why I haven’t managed to put a video together on it yet. Hopefully I will get that done soon.
Let me know if you have any more questions! Can’t wait to see pictures of your finished cornucopia.
Teresa Perleberg | Artist | North Dakota, USA
I would suggest making large pre-felted balls to fit the size you want your dragon to be. It can be difficult to get large balls firm, so it may take a few extra times through the washer.
I look forward to seeing your larger sculptures! Let me know if you have any more questions as you g0.
Teresa Perleberg | Artist | North Dakota, USA
