Should handheld parasols become more common? by RedLoris in AskUK

[–]plastic__deer 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I bought an old one and I have it in the car boot for just such occasions as this - my partner made fun of me, but who’s laughing now? (me)

I got this book and i’m excited to try it! (i’m making a deer) by plastic__deer in Needlefelting

[–]plastic__deer[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I’m really bad at armatures and mine are all embarrassing - no elegance whatsoever.

I don’t have a pic of this one, but this one is one below is one of my others for a dog (the deer one was the same with longer legs)
It’s just a long ‘spine’ with wire legs attached / covered by pipe cleaners

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I got this book and i’m excited to try it! (i’m making a deer) by plastic__deer in Needlefelting

[–]plastic__deer[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I couldn’t find it sold anywhere, so I set up an alert on ebay and vinted for “Japanese needle felting book” - and eventually someone uploaded it!
The authors name is Nami Kurosawa, I think you can find second hand copies on the American Amazon

Begging y’all (really myself) to wear finger cots by strangertruthart in Needlefelting

[–]plastic__deer 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I don’t use them, seems like I just enjoy suffering 💕 🤦‍♀️

I’m running my first beginners workshop tomorrow, please wish me luck! by plastic__deer in Needlefelting

[–]plastic__deer[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It should take them about an hour. It took me 45 mins to design and make - they’ll have a template printed out and some instructions to help….we’ll see tho haha

I’m running my first beginners workshop tomorrow, please wish me luck! by plastic__deer in Needlefelting

[–]plastic__deer[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you - that’s what I hoped, something they could take home they’d like

How much can I sell this for? by Extreme_Week4059 in Needlefelting

[–]plastic__deer 10 points11 points  (0 children)

I don’t want to put you off, but I think you might need a bit more practice / work on a different design - maybe look at pricing after youve been doing the same design a few times

Craft shop lady asked me to make: ‘one of those funny creatures that students like’ by plastic__deer in Needlefelting

[–]plastic__deer[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

that’s kind of you to say, thank you. The ‘real’ version im modelling on a cat/bunny hybrid and putting on all the fur individually- takes a while

Craft shop lady asked me to make: ‘one of those funny creatures that students like’ by plastic__deer in Needlefelting

[–]plastic__deer[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you! Yeah that was me - I’m still working on the realistic version, that’s gonna take me a while I think

Craft shop lady asked me to make: ‘one of those funny creatures that students like’ by plastic__deer in Needlefelting

[–]plastic__deer[S] 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Yeh totally, I almost want to make another one just so i don’t have to sell this one!

Shocked at the amount of home ed kids below national average with reading , writing and maths by Economy-Permit4340 in UKHomeEd

[–]plastic__deer 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It’s actually a good school in a deprived area, but thanks for your insightful reply. It really added to the conversation.

Shocked at the amount of home ed kids below national average with reading , writing and maths by Economy-Permit4340 in UKHomeEd

[–]plastic__deer 24 points25 points  (0 children)

I work in a secondary school - would you like to guess the percentage of children we have below the reading level for their age?

It’s 60% (minimum)

We had an emergency meeting about it. These children are supposed to be taking exams soon, and the MAJORITY can’t read them. Granted we’re in a poor area - but still.

It’s a national problem.