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Thursday, April 21, 2011

Squirrels!

The undyed wool roving

The squirrel before the dyed roving has been applied

Onion skins & tumeric

The finished dyed wool

Using my DollarTree find to dry the wool

The finished Squirrel

The two together

My Bavarian Brown Squirrel
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13 comments:

  1. JeanieApril 21, 2011 at 9:29 AM

    What a process! Lots of work, but the effort must be worth it to turn out these cuties. Very nice!

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  2. Robin AndreaeApril 21, 2011 at 9:58 AM

    Thanks Jeanie. Sometimes I think it's a bit too much work.

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  3. DollZandThingZApril 21, 2011 at 10:24 AM

    They are both wonderful! I didn't realize that you dyed your mohair yourself. That shade is so beautiful...what a great color. I see that you live where the climate appears to be dry. I bought a bag like that in a dollar store, too, here in New Engalnd.

    Your animals are just the best!

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  4. FiverApril 21, 2011 at 10:27 AM

    Aww, they are both PERFECT Robin. That is a lot of work, and you didn't even talk about the actual sculpting part. I remember when I tried my hand at needle felting and it took forever just to make a small (and rather ugly) teddy bear, and my pin-cushion fingers never forgave me.
    But even though it's a lot of work, I hope you don't give it up because you have an incredible gift!

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  5. Mya.LApril 21, 2011 at 4:19 PM

    They look soooo real!!!

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  6. ElizabethApril 21, 2011 at 5:24 PM

    Oh, they're so cute! Great work!

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  7. Joanne@ DesertmountainbearApril 21, 2011 at 5:38 PM

    They are both so gorgeous. I love that you used natural dye to make that beautiful color.

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  8. ConniApril 22, 2011 at 12:34 AM

    Wonderful!
    Thank you for the pictures.

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  9. DonnaApril 22, 2011 at 2:20 PM

    They look great. So much work but wonderful results.

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  10. Robin AndreaeApril 22, 2011 at 7:22 PM

    Thanks Everyone!
    DollZandthingz, It is pretty dry here. In the Summer it doesn't take any time at all to dry wool.

    Thanks for the compliment Fiver. I can't do those little critters that you do! My first felty I think I had more pokes to my fingers than to the wool. I found that working bigger made it easier. But I still poke my self quite a bit.

    Thank Joanne. I'm really getting into dyeing my own wool. It always like such a search to get just the color you want. I was really surprised that onion skins gave such a nice coppery hue. I found that it has to do with the minerals in our water. I tried with distilled water and it came out more golden.

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  11. UnknownApril 26, 2011 at 4:46 PM

    Big thumbs up!

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  12. Scratching at the WindowApril 27, 2011 at 10:59 AM

    Wow! Thanks for sharing the whole process, Robyn! And both squirrels are very handsome.

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  13. Wendy Luane BarberApril 29, 2011 at 10:25 AM

    They are amazing! Thanks for showing the pics of the dyeing.

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