How to make Realistic Needle Felted Dog Eyes (ONLY from wool) - Needle Felted Eyes Tutorial part 1

Would you like to know how to create needle felted dog eyes? This is the first in the series of my Needle Felted Eyes Tutorials.

It has everything you'll need for planning and creating wool eyes that are detailed and realistic. I'll first teach you the theory - eye size and position, eye anatomy, eye colours, mood and expression, before then demonstrating how to needle felt eyes on a Springer spaniel.

Beware of cute puppy footage along the way :-)

Time stamps for easy navigation:
0:00 Intro
01:10 Eye size and position
02:09 Eye anatomy
04:50 Eye colours
06:28 Mood & expression
08:11 Spaniel Demo
09:19 Pinning eyes into position
10:05 Wool colours
11:20 Iris and pupil
17:24 Eye lids & eye lid edges
21:30 Eye brow
22:04 Whites & eye corner detail
23:39 Light reflection
24:10 Fur around the eye, the finished eyes.

This video was kindly sponsored by Heidifeathers. I absolutely love this company! They are a friendly dedicated felting shop with all the wool and tools you’ll need for your needle felted animals. They have the biggest and best range of needles in the UK. So do check out their website today at https://www.heidifeathers.com.

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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 - 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 - https://amzn.to/3wZi2b0 or wildlife mix - 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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