Review on 🐕 Fleece Dog: Unleashing the Enchantment of Raw Wool and the Remarkable Needle by Katherine Hernandez

My Woodland Santa is drawing (he's in a sleigh) a Siberian Husky team to scale. So this is my goal and motivation to focus on needle felting dog figurines. Part of this effort was collecting books on building animal figures. This book is one of the most helpful I have come across so far. Breeds Included: Labrador Retriever, Miniature Dachshund, Shiba Inu, French Bulldog, Wire Fox Terrier, Siberian Husky, Chihuahua, Miniature Schnauzer, Pomeranian, Papillon, Dalmatian, Catalan Shepherd, Bernese Mountain Dog, Scottish Terrier, West Highland White Terrier, Afghan Hound. , Miniature Poodle. The book begins with a photo gallery, and some dogs are more realistic than others. For example, the Siberian Husky is said to have almond-shaped eyes (not round like in the picture), and the models' heads are rather plump. I can fix these things (laughs). What follows is a coat color chart showing the colors required for each dog. Of course, you can customize your color choices to suit your individual goals, like I'm going to do to make red and white, black and white, and gray and white Siberians. There are tips for incorporating dog/pet hair into needle felting (which I'd like to try). There is an illustrated section showing the necessary tools and their use in needle felting, how to mix the colors of the fleece, and then very detailed/illustrated sections on building (preparing the fleece, making the legs, torso, head, the ears). , tails and attaching parts to base material). body, adding a nose and eyes, planting longer hair, and adding markings). The final section shows all breeds and gives size recommendations in breed illustrations for each body part needed with directions/helpful tips. You can easily use these charts to orient the part you are creating to determine the size. The final construction section provides tips for creating a rebar frame if you choose to go this route. The instructions use aluminum wire and spindle cord (sounds like pipe cleaners?). The last section deals with shipping kits and where to get them. After a series of disappointments in other felt books, this one covered most of the topics I was hoping to find information/hints on how to try myself. HOORAY!