How to make a REALISTIC NEEDLE FELTED BUNNY | Cute Wild Rabbit from Wool | Time Lapse Tutorial | DIY

It's wonderful how some wool and pipe cleaners can transform into a realistic needle felted bunny sculpture. This time lapse tutorial will show you the entire process and demonstrate the steps you need to make your own cute wild rabbit.

This video includes - pipe cleaner armature, wrapping wool, adding wool shapes to build the body, making paws, creating a head with face detail, adding wool eyes and lovely long bunny ears, attaching the ears and head, making a cute fluffy tail, reverse felting for fluffy fur, adding a darker shade for more realism and adding horsehair whiskers.

I chose some beautiful rabbit coloured wools that resemble a real bunny (see below for links).

I hope you enjoy it! Thanks for watching!

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NEEDLE FELTING TOOLS & WOOL I RECOMMEND FOR REALISTIC ANIMALS

1) UK SUPPLIES (for US list see part 2)

Heidifeathers is my main go to online felting wool and tools supplier. They also have brilliant starter kits.https://amzn.to/3wYn60T

** NEEDLES - Best quality & range - Heidifeathers - all colour coded.
Ultimate Mix (all the needles you need) https://amzn.to/3PPBb7V
Or choose by needle type, gauge & quantity (Triangular, Star, Twisted and Reverse Felting Needles) https://amzn.to/3GvVNht

**FELTING MATS **
Eco Wool Mat - 3 sizes https://amzn.to/3LYct27
Foam Mat - 3 sizes https://amzn.to/3mDZkAH

** NEEDLE HOLDERS **
Clover Multi Needle Tool (holds 1-3 needles) https://amzn.to/3amZ3w8
Wooden Multi Needle Tool (holds 4 needles): https://amzn.to/3Dimrak
Long Wooden Single Needle Handles x5 https://amzn.to/3FzWFAy

** WOOL **
CARDED Wool - quick & easy to felt
Jacob Batts In Natural Shades https://amzn.to/3mDlZx3 - for core wool
White Corriedale Slivers https://amzn.to/30dsfEf - for wrapping over wire
Carded Slivers in animal shades - Menagerie mix - 10 colours https://amzn.to/3wZi2b0 or wildlife mix - 18 colours https://amzn.to/3a2aVa8

WOOL TOPS - for attaching longer fur/feathers & adding details
Soft Natural Mixed tops - Animal Mix -10 different breeds https://amzn.to/3lr3VqH
Merino tops - packs of 6 (choose from 8 different shade packs) https://amzn.to/3oMB5Tz

** SCISSORS **
Stork Shaped Rose Gold Embroidery Scissors https://amzn.to/3AtdJVp
Professional Thinning Scissors https://amzn.to/3A0zhdf
Professional Hairdressing Scissors https://amzn.to/3Dp3AKH
Small Nail Scissors https://amzn.to/3lCLJKf

*** WIRE & PIPE CLEANERS ***
Armature Wire - Paper covered (18-30gauge) or Aluminium (15/30gauge) - https://amzn.to/3NGvjvV
100 Pipe Cleaners - Brown, White, Black, Flesh & Grey - https://amzn.to/2Yr0183

*** OTHER ***
Multi Purpose Pliers https://amzn.to/3GuFUah for bending/cutting/flattening wire
Air dry clay - 6 Colours https://amzn.to/3onaZpw for beaks, claws, noses.
Remington Ceramic Hair Straighteners https://amzn.to/3lC6zto for thin ears / feathers
Horse hair https://amzn.to/3N601yY for animal whiskers

2) US SUPPLIES

Wool Needle Felting Pad (by Woolbuddy) - https://amzn.to/3e5xtt8
Precision Felting Needles - https://amzn.to/3EjpBin
Clover Multi Needle Tool (holds 1-3 needles) https://amzn.to/3V586bd
Core Wool (by Woolbuddy) - natural undyed https://amzn.to/3fyga42
Soft Merino Wool Roving - variety of 39 colors https://amzn.to/3ebqmPS
Aluminum Armature Wire, 1.5 mm https://amzn.to/3CvDgBr
22 Gauge paper covered wire https://amzn.to/3CwR2Um
Pipe Cleaners (pack of black, white, beige & brown) https://amzn.to/3SHc4p2
Flat Nosed Pliers https://amzn.to/3rDtNlb
Stork Shaped Rose Gold Scissors https://amzn.to/3SUGqUP
Professional Scissors https://amzn.to/3SSokm8

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Prelude No. 16 by Chris Zabriskie is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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