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. I started by creating a pattern (it’s a free PDF file). Here’s the video tutorial. There’s a supply list at the bottom of this post.
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
- 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
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