I Made A Kiwi Bird Out Of A Dryer Ball! | Making Needle Felted Realistic Animals | Free PDF pattern

I've wanted to make a Kiwi bird for a long time. But I wasn't sure how to make an armature that would hold the weight of the bird's body without tipping over. After making the Irina Hughes Rooster, I feel confident about giving a Kiwi a try.

A while back, I used an old dryer ball that was falling apart to make a bunny (    • I Needle Felted A Bunny From An Old D...   ). This seems like another perfect dryer ball project!

If you’d like to felt along, download my free PDF pattern (the same one I use in the video) from my blog: https://theneedlefelter.com/i-made-a-...

Supplies I used in this video

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The illustration and photo of a real Kiwi bird in the video are from Wikimedia Commons:

Illustration of a Kiwi Bird by John Gerrard Keulemans, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fi...
Little-spotted Kiwi bird photo by Kimberley Collins, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fi...