A commissioned camel

[Fibercat]

 This is a camel I did for a commission.  He is firmly felted without an armature, and stands just over 10" tall.  He even has the eyelashes.  I used hairs from my dog's tail for them.

[GraceOblivious]

Wonderful details. Beautifully done.

[thepainfultruth]

very well done. this looks almost like a plastic figure. great work!

[msmagoo]

This made my day its so amazing

[BonEsInspired]

What an amazing job you did!
He looks fantastic

[rachel.in.rainbows]

Amazing!  Favourite thing I've seen all day.  I love his character, expression, an liveliness.

"This Rocks."

[RockDragon]

This is so fabulous.  I showed my friend who *LOVES* camels, and she immediately wanted to steal him

[fayeven]

this is absolutely beautiful!      your attention to detail is stunning!  ...sigh...... another project that makes me want to try my hand at needle felting..... i just don't need another craft! 

[Aliped]

What an amazing job you did!
He looks fantastic

Absolutely fantastic!

[noooitaremybirthday]

WOW! This is totally rad! The eyelashes are an excellent touch, and the camel's face is really realistic!

[ohiodiygirl]

it looks great! The detail is amazing, I love the face, its adorable!!

[miss_k]

That's fabulous! You are very talented...hitting the "This Rocks!" button!!

[kfitz]

This is incredible!  I've seen felted birds and have been impressed, so this being 1000x bigger and even more detailed blows me away.  That must have taken you forever!

[Spirited]

Amazing work! Its gorgeous! 

[Fibercat]

Thank you everyone.  Wow, you sure made my day.  I just posted this and to see all these replies already is awesome. 

[Trekky]

This is brilliant!  I love that you used dog hairs for the eyelashes - great idea!

[patchyemm]

He's really beautiful.  He has such a lovely face, and I love the felting, and the detail is wonderful - right down to the wrinkles on his neck.

[pinokeeo]

No armature, eh?  Fabulous job on it.  He looks great.  I love the eyelashes.

[craftewoman]

A great piece. Very well done.

[forwardmotionart]

He's Awesome! So cool!

[dollmaker]

He's amazing!! Such a cute face!

Cristina

[lisalady161]

I spied him in hot new projects and wasn't sure from the thumbnail what it was.  But when I saw him close up....

LOVE HIM!  He's wonderful in all ways! Great job!

[Tidbits_Trinkets]

Oh how cute! You just want to give him a hug! Unlike a real camel, he won't spit! 

Well done! Well done!

[Fibercat]

Thank you so much everyone.  No, there is no armature.  I do my legs by adding a small bit of wool at a time, and shaping as I work my way down to the feet.  It takes for ever, but is nice and sturdy.

[Wendie]

He is awesome. 

I don't know much about felting, well I've felted some of the stuff I've knit but this is obviously a totally different process.  Could you explain it a little for me.  Do you just start out with roving or do you use pieced of felt and ball it up or what? 

[ReadingWench]

beyond wonderful

[Seraphina_de_Sangre]

OMG, this is so amazing!!! You have true talent, I'd love to see more.

[Frogglin]

I just slammed the "this rocks" button. i can't believe how much detail you got in a little guy like that! He's beautiful 

[shelina]

That is amazing. I thought it was a life size camel in the small thumbnail LOL I even thought it may be real 

[AnoxiaSan]

Its face is totally cute.  Although, I must say I would be scared if I saw that standing in my living room haha! <3

[ellemnohpee]

wow this is beautiful, way to think outside the box with the dog hair!

[Elphelba]

That looks so realistic I'm impressed.

[Shade of Shadow]

WOW  This is so freaking awesome!!
I loveeeee him!
Is he totally needle felted or did you wet felted him as well?
You did an amazing job on the skin folds and details!
This rocks!

[Fibercat]

Thank you for your continued revues all. 
Wendy, I use wool roving and a felting needle.  I roll the roving into an egg shape, firm it down with the needle, then add small amounts of roving and shape them as I go along.
Shade of Shadow, he is totally needle felted. No wet felting.

[kitschkitty]

wow!

[r_morr]

Wow.  This is so incredibly amazing.  I didn't know this kind of craft brilliance was even possible.  Well done.

[RikkiTikki]

This is fabulous.  I love the face shot.

[iota1617]

Holy Guacamole!  That's amazing.

[cait2424]

beautiful work! it is gorgeous with so much detail!

[xtHEgRAYpILGRIMx]

WOW! This is amazing! I want to learn how to make cute little felt guys they are so cute! 

[Pachydermia]

this is so fantastically awesome! The details are gorgeous, I love the musculature and the eyelashes!
*hitting This Rocks* 

[jungrrl]

Congrats!!

You're a Craftster Best of 2009 Winner!

[Jane Doe]

Congrats on making it into the craftster best-of for 2009!

[dropoffradar]

this is awesome! im jealous of your skillz. 

[bousky]

Wow! What an awesome job you have done. Pat yourself on the back for a job well done! LOVE IT!

[gypsyharte]

I like the body wrinkles... great work!