Winter Wool and Happy Sheep

(Digital art by Lorie Davison at Scrapbookgraphics.com)

The home of happy sheep!

The lady who comes to our library to teach us needle felting

raises the sheep from which the wool comes.

I envision them living like this.

I know they are happy sheep 

because she is the sweetest person

and tells us all about her sheep's

goings ons.

Needle felting is simply stretching out the wool

over the foam block

and jabbing it up and down with

those L shaped hooked needles

that you see above.

It's relatively easy.

Unless you stab yourself.

But if you don't injure yourself

you can end up with some pretty things.

I made this the other night.

I just sort of "winged" it.

No pattern.

Just keep shaping and stabbing the wool.

This is the back side.

I just formed the leaves

all the while jabbing the needle up and down.

To attach it to the flower you do the same

jabbing/stabbing motion.

It appears to be a menacing hobby

considering the wool comes from

such docile creatures.

But

YOU know I like sharp objects 

with my crafts.

And, the outcome is worth it.

Be sure you have your band-aids handy.

By the way

there was no blood-letting with this project.

I knew you were wondering about that.