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beaver
may 29 , 2024

this was a gift for someone who... im not really gonna go into detail here. all im gonna say is i regret giving beaver away.
i want it back. sighs.

oh well. heres the stuff of making the beaver felting. it was fun while it lasted.

WIPs

w1. sheet thread w2. pink sew w3. seed stuff

rosemary and lavender of course for smell within the stuffing... there were some seeds i forgot who kinds. mayby dogwood and salmonberry...

w4. pink bag w5. bulk shape w6. extra seed

w7. neck bulk w8. body base w9. skin mix

got the body base down. now for skin.

w10. skin fluff w11. rock pile w12. skin hold

i forgot why i put the stones on there.

w13. back skin w14. skin lift w15. skin lay

yeah as long as the fibers of the skin are able to hug eachother when i hold it to the air, thats good enough. even if its "transparent" enough to let light pass through.

w16. skin wrap w17. tail wet w18. tail roll

now that the skin is on, time to get the tail going. rolling it for shrinkage.

w19. hang tail w20. chin blank w21. chin done

w22. tail raw w23. tail shape w24. tail thick

now i can refine the shape of the tail. mader it relatively thick as theres a lot of muscle in the paddle.

w25. tail scuff w26. tail stab w27. tail on

and then attach the tail on.

w28. rump bare w29. rump covered w30. tail bend

w31. body lump w32. feet fluff w33. feet wet

now fot the limb feet. four of them.

w34. foot hold w35. foot refine w36. four feet

w37. feet off w38. feet on w39. feet wrap

w40. face blank w41. ear fluff w42. ear shape

w43. ears on w44. teeth hold w45. nose hold

w46. snout on w47. eyes on w48. done hold

w49. stab counter

stab counter: 42.

GALLERY

g1. rock rose g2. bridge tilt g3. bridge side

g4. spruce top g5. spruce side

g6. see rose g7. sniff rose

g8. back bench g9. red bench

g10. with twoey g11. twoey hug

g12. stick sit g13. rock sit g14. yellow bench

g15. moss lay g16. bench arm

g17. water up g18. water down

g19. branch up g20. branch down g21. grass lay

g22. desk side g23. desk front g24. desk back

g25. belly hold g26. hand side

g27. dangle side g28. dangle belly

g29. ruler side g30. ruler sit g31. flower pile

my head hurts. goodbye.