After completing my first Mariposa pin, I found I wasn't completely satisfied with how the body turned out.
My newest tools cluttering my creation station are felting needles - barbed, nastily sharp little probes that when jabbed repeatedly into wool fibers, mesh them together.
They are fantastic! You can practically sculpt with these bad boys! Not to mention how satisfying it is to plunge an extremely sharp object into a pillow like substance, but I recommend its stress-relieving qualities.
I think I am pleased with the more life-like appearance of his body now - here are the before and afters.
Before: rolled felt body, wound with embroidery thread
After: needle-felted body
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