homemade stuffed kitsune (Japanese fox spirit)

[fleur_delicious]

hi, Craftsters! It's been a LONG time.

So, I made this for my friend for her birthday. She wants kids someday, so I told her I would start learning to make stuffed animals now, so that her kids could have a whole menagerie of homemade toys one day. She has a moose, a squirrel (moose and squirrel, get it? haha) and a kitsune now.

This kitsune is made from recycled fulled wool double knit fabric (the salmon coloured parts), leftover corduroy (the ivory), leather scraps and buttons taken from an old sweater I turned into rags (the eyes), and wool roving that I needle-felted to its paws, ears, tails, and chest for shading and/or fluffiness. Pattern is my own design.

I took these pictures before I made it a little navy blue cardigan, like a fisherman's sweater, out of an old sweater of my own that my boyfriend put in the wash (and shrank).

like it? =)



I needle felted a little heart tattoo on its bum!

[runningwolf]

Thats so cute! I like all the tails and the perfect smile 

[beethechange]

That's so great!  I looooove wool and blending it's different forms. Your friend is lucky!!

[littlezo]

so sweet

[sayraphim]

So cute! And I love how you felted details onto it after it was done. That's ace

[kwality570]

Wonderful job!  I love his cute little face.