It's a rainy day so I think I'll spend a good part of it needle felting. I'm working on a lamb and decided he needed a full, plush coat. So I'm using a Merino top and laying on the wool row by row. Then he gets a haircut. I'm hoping to finish today. But that was also yesterdays plan and the day just got away from me.

The irony hasn't escaped me! The sheep are shorn so that I will have the wool to put back onto my sheep. My little guy is really cute though and super soft thanks to the Merino wool. I sometimes mix a little Angora in with whatever I am using to add to the softness.

Mother Nature has excellent taste so I love to use the natural colors of the wool. It just seems appropriate when felting animals. I'm also saving the results of grooming my Cairn terrier so that when I do a sculpture of him it will have extra meaning to include his own fur.

I think I'll also dip the new batch of needles that arrived last week. I use three different colors of Plasti-Dip so my needles are color coded. This way, when I reach for a needle, I know exactly what size I am using. I dip each needle handle several times, drying between each dipping.  The liquid rubber builds up and creates a nice little handle. One of the small comforts in life.  

I ordered some mill end wool roving which should arrive in a day or two. First time order from this company. Great prices. Natural colors. What's not to like. I better like it because I ordered two pounds. One pound of the white and one of the brown shades. If it turns out to be a good deal I'll post the link.

Back to work. So much wool, so little time.

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