Curly gets a makeover.....

Matted and dirty from hanging around in a basement for too many years, Curly is looking a bit worse for wear.

The makeover has begun. Stay tuned for a pimped out version of Curly as he transforms from one person's trash to my little treasure.

I'm having a bit of fun felting.  I've never done it before but watched the process at a workshop taught by Justine Kerr in my upstairs studio so figured I'd give it a try.  This sheep came from a yard sale...always a sucker for anything sheep related, I handed over $20 with the intention to hook a coat for the sad little guy.   The body is covered with fake polyester sheepskin which goes against my religion, so I always wanted to dignify him with wool.  The road being paved with good intentions, and for the fact that if I had any spare time, hooking a coat for a sad little sheep would be the last item on the list, I  decided to take the faster route and felt him into the handsome dude I knew he could be. 

So I cracked open a few bags of Country Roving and started making swirls.  It looked pretty decent so I'll continue to transform him when I can steal a few minutes here and there.  I'll cover the entire body, head and tail. There isn't much I can do with the faded head, ears and legs but now with the different colours of roving the fabric doesn't look as worn, maybe because it is providing less of a contrast than the stark white did.  My little Curly is going to have the makeover he deserves so he won't be embarrassed and feel all intimated by the shop's real wool.

Country Roving comes in a variety of colours from ivory to black with all shades in between. Each strand is flat and comes in 5 ply. Great for hooking as well as felting.