Here are an assortment of creatures crafted from the materials sold at George Weil!
Felted Merino
The mouse and caterpillar have been made from felted Merino wool tops. The fibres were wetted with soap and hot water before being rolled between the hands to make them felt together. The caterpillar is made from a series of different sized felt balls threaded together, and the mouse was created using the same technique, after first teasing the body into shape. Follow our step-by-step guide to make your own caterpillar, or use our methods to come up with your own creation!
Felted Silk
Jane Rodgers crafted this charming teddy by needle felting Italian silk waste. The sharp felting needle has small barbs along its length. These hook the fibres back on themselves and knot them into the mass. It is possible to create remarkably detailed models using this technique, and made easier with our Felting Needle Holder
Polymer Clay
Although an early attempt at modelling with polymer clay, Sophie Scanlon achieved this model of a tiny giraffe. Polymer clay is a highly versatile, non-toxic, modelling material that can be hardened by baking in the home oven. Once baked it is permanent and can be cut, sawn, glued, painted and more. The wide range of colours and translucent clay, which can be used alone or mixed with colours to make pastel shades, are appealing to modellers and jewellery makers alike.
Air-Dry Clay
Liam Farlow used his imagination to create this 5 piece dragon which gives the illusion that the creature is swimming in water. Liam used Newclay air-dry clay and then painted the dragon with Jacquard Lumiere acrylic based paints. George Weil stock a large range of modelling clays including Newclay and Das air-dry clays and Modroc, Sculpey and Fimo polymer clays, and Art Clay silver clays.
