Needle Felting Animal Creation
To move the skeleton and give the doll soul 1
A course by Juanamatú (Katerin J Gómez) , Toy Creator
Joined October 2014
About the video: To move the skeleton and give the doll soul 1
Overview
“Once our route is chosen we will start with fuel. In this phase we will begin to build our animal taking as a guide the scheme that we proposed previously. We will start by shaping the skeleton with sweet wire and shillings.”
In this video lesson Juanamatú (Katerin J Gómez) addresses the topic: To move the skeleton and give the doll soul 1, which is part of the Domestika online course: Needle Felting Animal Creation. Create unique felt figures using a wire skeleton to give them a sense of movement.
Partial transcription of the video
“To move the skeleton and give the doll soul In this lesson we will begin to build our doll from the inside out starting with the skeleton. I have here my wire and my pipe cleaners with which I will work the skeleton. This skeleton will be a two-part skeleton: a part of 30 centimeters, that I will use for the front and the head of my animal, and one of 40, which will be for the torso and hind legs. Let's get started, I'll bend my wire, both in half, roughly by eye. Here you can see the difference in wire sizes. Depending on the animal they are going to do, these sizes may vary. We will make ...”
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Course summary for: Needle Felting Animal Creation
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Category
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Areas
Arts & Crafts, Fiber Arts, Needle Felting, Textile Design, Toy Design

Juanamatú (Katerin J Gómez)
A course by Juanamatú (Katerin J Gómez)
Katerin Gómez is a craft lover and professional toy creator specialized in the needle felting technique. She graduated in drawing and illustration from La Escuela Nacional de Caricatura, the first illustration school in Colombia, where she worked for almost ten years as a designer, teacher, and events and exhibitions organizer. After returning to Bogotá, following a short but transformative experience at the University of Applied Sciences and Arts in Lucerne, Switzerland, she switched up her career and opted for her great childhood passion: creating characters.
Now she combines her illustration training and her desire to tell stories by designing and making unique dolls in her creative toy store, Juanamatú.
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