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I've been makiing these for years. They're needle felted and filled with catnip for my cat.

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[–] aeronmelon@lemmy.world 7 points 1 month ago

Note to self: Take meds.

[–] schmorpel@slrpnk.net 4 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Ooh beautiful! I started needlefelting randomly coloured balls, but these are extra neat!

[–] Wren@lemmy.today 5 points 1 month ago

You can make lots of cool things with coloured balls. I've made rainbow strings of them for earrings.

[–] zip@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 points 1 month ago

Oh, how cute! And they're so well done! I love them, and I bet your kitty does, too. Lucky kitty! :)

[–] Salah@hexbear.net 2 points 1 month ago (1 children)

So cute. Are they little heads with ginormous eyes?

[–] Wren@lemmy.today 4 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Thank you! They're just the eyes.

[–] Salah@hexbear.net 2 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Ah I thought the veins were mouths. The green one looks like a gecko and the beige one looks like a cat

[–] dr_yeti@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Lovely! Are the veins felted, too, or stitched? I think this is how I'm spending my Saturday.

[–] Wren@lemmy.today 2 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I felt them in, I find it easier to get the veiny look with twisted bits of wool rather than embroidery. But you can get some cool textures mixing embroidery and felting.

[–] dr_yeti@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago
[–] plyth@feddit.org 1 points 1 month ago (1 children)
[–] Wren@lemmy.today 3 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)
[–] plyth@feddit.org 1 points 1 month ago

Where does it belong in the headline, before or after "cat"?