Make an adorable sleeping Fennec Fox

Ever since I saw the ZooBorns book with the baby Fennec Fox on the cover, I’ve wanted to make one. I knew the ears would be a challenge. But I figured out a fairly easy way to create them.

I decided that this sculpture would be an adult, sleeping fox. That would make the ears a focal point of the sculpture. Here’s the video tutorial. There’s a supply list at the bottom of this post.

I started by creating a pattern (it’s a free PDF file).

Supplies I used for this project

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• Sarafina core wool
• Large Woolbuddy
• Felting Needles Set of 36 Star, 38 Star, and 40 Spiral (5 of each) in a metal tin
• Clear Ruler or Sewing Gauge
• Pink Double-Sided Self-Healing Cutting Mat 18″X24″
• Clover Needle Felting Punch Tool
• 1mm thick white wool felt sheet
• House Carded Pelt in Tawny
• Sand Carded Maori Wool Batt
• Wheat Felter’s Palette Batting
• White merino batt
• Alpaca locks
• Camel merino combed top
• Small amount of reddish brown merino combed top
• Small amount of black merino batt
• Small amount of dark brown merino batt
• Sarafina White Roving
• 22g cloth wrapped wire
• Wire cutters
• Chain Nose Pliers
• Thin Awl (included in a beginner needle felting supply kit)
• Awl Larger with Wood Handle
• E6000 glue
• Ball headed pins
• Hair Trimming Scissors
• Embroidery scissors
• Metal pet comb
• Mascara Eyelash Comb and Eyebrow Brush
• Hair Straightener 1″ with temperature control
• Silicone trivet/pot holder to set hot hair straightener on
• Bunka brush or Nap Riser

The photos of real Fennec Foxes in the video are from the following photographers:

• Group of Fennec Foxes peeking at photographer by Anass ERRIHANI, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
• Sleeping curled up Fennec Fox by Marco Almbauer, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
• Sleeping Fennec Fox facing forward by Grendelkhan, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Last Updated on June 25, 2024