How to make Realistic Needle Felted Dog Eyes (ONLY from wool) - Needle Felted Eyes Tutorial part 1

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Would you like to know how to create needle felted dog eyes? This is the first in the series of my Needle Felted Eyes Tutorials.
It has everything you'll need for planning and creating wool eyes that are detailed and realistic. I'll first teach you the theory - eye size and position, eye anatomy, eye colours, mood and expression, before then demonstrating how to needle felt eyes on a Springer spaniel.
Beware of cute puppy footage along the way :-)
Time stamps for easy navigation:
0:00 Intro
01:10 Eye size and position
02:09 Eye anatomy
04:50 Eye colours
06:28 Mood & expression
08:11 Spaniel Demo
09:19 Pinning eyes into position
10:05 Wool colours
11:20 Iris and pupil
17:24 Eye lids & eye lid edges
21:30 Eye brow
22:04 Whites & eye corner detail
23:39 Light reflection
24:10 Fur around the eye, the finished eyes.
This video was kindly sponsored by Heidifeathers. I absolutely love this company! They are a friendly dedicated felting shop with all the wool and tools you’ll need for your needle felted animals. They have the biggest and best range of needles in the UK. So do check out their website today at www.heidifeathers.com.
Here is part 2 on cat eyes - • How to make Realistic ...
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CARDED Wool - quick & easy to felt
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  • @FittobeLovedFelts
    @FittobeLovedFelts2 жыл бұрын

    Here is part 2 on cat eyes - kzread.info/dash/bejne/eGGCqK6kl5DMdrw.html

  • @summer43211
    @summer432112 жыл бұрын

    It is amazing how much we think we know until we see how much we didn't. You didn't leave one detail out gifting us all with a plethora of information. Thank you so much for this video and the opportunity for each of us to learn something we may not have otherwise.

  • @FittobeLovedFelts

    @FittobeLovedFelts

    2 жыл бұрын

    That means a lot, thank you for your lovely comment. 😍 yes we don't know what we don't know lol

  • @Christyj62011
    @Christyj620112 жыл бұрын

    You're an excellent teacher. Thank you so very much!

  • @FittobeLovedFelts

    @FittobeLovedFelts

    2 жыл бұрын

    That's so lovely of you to say. Thank you so much 😊

  • @janettranter4909
    @janettranter49092 жыл бұрын

    Thank you it would be lovely its taken my breath away how it looks my dog xx

  • @contextuallyobligated5292
    @contextuallyobligated5292 Жыл бұрын

    I just discovered needle felting a week ago and I'm obsessed. I've only made one silly little dog from an Amazon kit but I'm going to practice realistic animals and this inspired me to make a felt replica of my beloved dog who passed a couple years ago. This video is so helpful. Thank you for sharing your talent and valuable tips with us.

  • @FittobeLovedFelts

    @FittobeLovedFelts

    Жыл бұрын

    Thank you for the lovely comment and welcome to this amazing art form. I'm sure you'll enjoy the journey. So sorry about your dog. How lovely to make a wool version in memory. Please do let me know how it goes 😊

  • @Lilyflowers659
    @Lilyflowers6596 ай бұрын

    Brilliant tuitorial. Thank you.

  • @FittobeLovedFelts

    @FittobeLovedFelts

    5 ай бұрын

    Glad you liked it 😊

  • @moffittc1020
    @moffittc10202 жыл бұрын

    Loved, Thank you, just beautiful

  • @FittobeLovedFelts

    @FittobeLovedFelts

    2 жыл бұрын

    So glad you do Charlotte. Thanks for watching 😊

  • @user-tv9qw5bf7y
    @user-tv9qw5bf7y4 ай бұрын

    Your tutorials are so detailed… Thankyou so much 😁

  • @FittobeLovedFelts

    @FittobeLovedFelts

    4 ай бұрын

    Thank you for saying. I hope it was helpful. 😊

  • @Keikilanikea
    @Keikilanikea Жыл бұрын

    Such lovely work!

  • @FittobeLovedFelts

    @FittobeLovedFelts

    Жыл бұрын

    Thank you so much!

  • @xtraChloenary-Feltmaker
    @xtraChloenary-Feltmaker Жыл бұрын

    Wow, wonderful work! I'll definitely come back to the video when it's time for my to try dog eyes!

  • @FittobeLovedFelts

    @FittobeLovedFelts

    Жыл бұрын

    Thank you. Yes please do. Hope you have fun in making them. 😊

  • @sheilajones4491
    @sheilajones44912 жыл бұрын

    Just incredible looking forward to the cats eyes tutorial next def want to try this, thank you xx

  • @FittobeLovedFelts

    @FittobeLovedFelts

    2 жыл бұрын

    Thank you! I'm glad you liked it Sheila 😀

  • @yamlwoz
    @yamlwoz Жыл бұрын

    Wow!!! Even your pen and paper eye was incredible, but this entire spaniel head is amazing. You've really captured the life and love perfectly. I'm half way through making a very small Jack Russell Terrier, less than 1/4 the size of your dog, but I'll do my best. Thanks for the thorough description and inspiration 🐾

  • @FittobeLovedFelts

    @FittobeLovedFelts

    Жыл бұрын

    Aw thank you for your lovely comments. I hope you enjoy making your Jack Russell Terrier. Our old neighbour had one of those. He was called Max and we used to walk him as his owner was in his 90s and could no longer walk without pain bless him. So adorable. 😊

  • @lilyotv9767
    @lilyotv97672 жыл бұрын

    So helpful - thank you!

  • @FittobeLovedFelts

    @FittobeLovedFelts

    2 жыл бұрын

    Glad it's of help. 😊

  • @catherineandrews4755
    @catherineandrews4755 Жыл бұрын

    Incredible 💕

  • @FittobeLovedFelts

    @FittobeLovedFelts

    Жыл бұрын

    Thank you 😊

  • @ShirleiBarnes
    @ShirleiBarnes2 жыл бұрын

    Love this!

  • @FittobeLovedFelts

    @FittobeLovedFelts

    2 жыл бұрын

    Thank you for watching

  • @aliciagraysonstanley2449
    @aliciagraysonstanley24492 жыл бұрын

    YOU...are amazing! I cannot thank you enough for this wonderful video. You are so precise and explain everything so beautifully. I know that this is going to help me with my next project. It is something I have been trying to learn on my own (and utube) with no success. I now feel armed, well-informed, and can hardly wait to tackle my next project. Thank you, thank you, thank you for sharing this wonderful tutorial.

  • @FittobeLovedFelts

    @FittobeLovedFelts

    2 жыл бұрын

    I'm so pleased this video is of help. I couldn't quite see anything else out there and wanted to fill the gap as I know people often ask how to do it. I would so love to see what you make if you would like to share it with me or let me know how it goes? 😊

  • @aliciagraysonstanley2449

    @aliciagraysonstanley2449

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@FittobeLovedFelts You are correct...nothing out there like what you have shown us(new felters). I also appreciated the info you gave to Natasha Tyrimos regarding small animal eyes (twisted needle 42 gauge and Marino wool). I can hardly wait to try this. YOU ARE THE BEST!!!!

  • @beatrizmejia3419
    @beatrizmejia34198 күн бұрын

    Hermoso trabajo 👏👏👏

  • @FittobeLovedFelts

    @FittobeLovedFelts

    2 күн бұрын

    Thanks very much

  • @danad9879
    @danad9879 Жыл бұрын

    I am new to needle felting and I am very excited to develop my skills. Your creations are just breathtakingly beautiful! You are a sculptor and and painter and you are doing it all with wool! How amazing is that?!!

  • @FittobeLovedFelts

    @FittobeLovedFelts

    Жыл бұрын

    That's so very kind and lovely of you to say. Thank you 😊 I'm glad you like the videos.

  • @RideHanna
    @RideHanna2 жыл бұрын

    Awesome presentation! Thanks for posting! Subscribing!

  • @FittobeLovedFelts

    @FittobeLovedFelts

    2 жыл бұрын

    Thanks so much for watching it Rich. Glad you liked it! 😊

  • @PetroicaRodinogaster264
    @PetroicaRodinogaster264 Жыл бұрын

    great tutorial. thank you.

  • @FittobeLovedFelts

    @FittobeLovedFelts

    Жыл бұрын

    Thanks Robyn 😊

  • @PetroicaRodinogaster264

    @PetroicaRodinogaster264

    Жыл бұрын

    @@FittobeLovedFeltsI meant to add that I had not seen the last couple of minutes as I got interrupted. But the end result was amazing. Beautiful work, the head is so realistic. So nice to hear an english accent too! I am in Australia and I have a friend in Canada who has a schnauzer, a gorgeous animal and I used a photo of it as a reference when making a full body model for her. It is only about 6 inches high and 3 wide but I really wanted the eyes to be a feature. That is how I came across your video. I have been needle felting for about 10 yrs. I strive for an approximation rather than a replication when doing animals. If it is recognisable then I am satisfied. I want the hobby to be enjoyable, and not bash myself trying to be what I am not…ie perfect. I have sold a lot of items and had lots of commissions over the years so it must be okay. But I would love to be as talented as you obviously are. I have saved your channel so I can refer if I need to. Thanks again.

  • @FittobeLovedFelts

    @FittobeLovedFelts

    Жыл бұрын

    @@PetroicaRodinogaster264 such lovely comments. Thank you! So lovely you have commissions and enjoy it. I often struggle to get animals like the real pet though like you the customers like them lol. I do find it too much pressure so have stopped for a bit to concentrate on tutorials and making things I love. Still very much learning as I go. Thank you for stopping by to watch and comment. So lovely to chat with others across the other side of the planet ❤️ 😀

  • @PetroicaRodinogaster264

    @PetroicaRodinogaster264

    Жыл бұрын

    @@FittobeLovedFelts I’m like you really I stopped doing commissions because they became just too stressful trying to get what other people wanted rather than what I wanted. Now I just do what I like and enjoy it and also I don’t want it to be a business I wanted to be a hobby. I’m 70 years old and so now I just please myself and then if somebody else likes what I make they can have it. The dog I have made for my friend in Canada is as a present for her she didn’t ask for it and so I hope she’s happy with that when I send it.

  • @strictlybeauty8498
    @strictlybeauty8498 Жыл бұрын

    Your tutorials are so detailed and superbly don't thank you so much for sharing it is really appreciated. Xxxmaxine

  • @FittobeLovedFelts

    @FittobeLovedFelts

    Жыл бұрын

    Thank you so much! 😊

  • @melodyanderson7238
    @melodyanderson7238 Жыл бұрын

    this felter is my favorite

  • @FittobeLovedFelts

    @FittobeLovedFelts

    Жыл бұрын

    That's lovely of you to say. Thank you 😊

  • @Investigativebean
    @Investigativebean2 жыл бұрын

    It is truly comparable to painting. I had no idea. The way the beginning stage of the iris looks rather cheesy, or fake, is a relatable thing when you paint. It is likewise remarkable how additions of detail really bring them to fruition. I’ve worked with dogs (cats too) closely for nearly 15 years. You come to learn them through their eyes, and expression. I always thought these eyes were glass. I never imagined you could get this effect from felt alone. Incredible.

  • @FittobeLovedFelts

    @FittobeLovedFelts

    2 жыл бұрын

    Thank you. Yes very much like painting!

  • @PetroicaRodinogaster264

    @PetroicaRodinogaster264

    Жыл бұрын

    I am always amazed with one thing about eyes…they may look good, even real but until the white dot of reflected light goes into them they are lifeless. It make all the difference. I liken it to the expression, “the light went out in his eyes and he was gone” And the eyebrows and movement of the eyes of a dog are so intriguing. My girl is very communicative with her face. She is 9 and I have learn’t what she wants most of the time by her expressions.She has very definite eyebrows and she manipulates them and me to get what she wants.

  • @FittobeLovedFelts

    @FittobeLovedFelts

    Жыл бұрын

    Yes I know just what you mean about the light dot in the eyes! Dogs are great with their expressions. What kind of dog do you have? 😀

  • @PetroicaRodinogaster264

    @PetroicaRodinogaster264

    Жыл бұрын

    @@FittobeLovedFelts I have a cross between a pomeranian and long hair chihuahua. her name is Rosie, (Common name though not an official breed, is pomchi). Can be a barker but I have trained her not to, though she will start, I give her a look and she stops. She is chatty though and she has sounds she makes that mean things and I understand. She understand most of what I say too. I have had her since she was 9 wks and she is now 9 yrs. The love of my life. Very smart, like having a toddler all the time. I really relate when you say that you prefer animals to humans. Animals are much easier to understand and get along with. She is ginger/red on top and cream underneath. Her fur gets very long but during the summer I cut it back quite short. I have done her head in wool but the thought of the body and all that fur daunts me.

  • @FittobeLovedFelts

    @FittobeLovedFelts

    Жыл бұрын

    @@PetroicaRodinogaster264 wow she sounds so adorable! And your soul mate 😊 for the photo in the group. She's beautiful too. 😍

  • @mariarangel9227
    @mariarangel92277 ай бұрын

    Estava precisando dessa explicação! Obrigada por compartilhar 👍🏼🙏🏼🥰!! Você tem algum vídeo que ensina como fazer o rosto do cachorro inclusive o focinho?

  • @FittobeLovedFelts

    @FittobeLovedFelts

    6 ай бұрын

    I'm so pleased you liked the video. Thank you. Sorry not yet no.

  • @Melladebt
    @Melladebt2 жыл бұрын

    Very informative video. Have 2 ESSs myself and they shed enough fur for me to do this with their actual hair lol I do love spaniels though.

  • @FittobeLovedFelts

    @FittobeLovedFelts

    2 жыл бұрын

    Thank you. 😊 so lovely you have 2 real ones. ❤️

  • @NatashaTyrimos
    @NatashaTyrimos2 жыл бұрын

    Wow! This is amazing! I was just wondering whether you use the same approach for a much smaller dog? I’m really struggling with my eyes at the moment and end up using glass ones, but would love to know how you would tackle a much smaller eye. Thanks so much!

  • @FittobeLovedFelts

    @FittobeLovedFelts

    2 жыл бұрын

    Thank you. I would definitely approach in the same way but just be aware that the smaller you go you may find it harder to get the same amount of detail. It is possible though with a bit of patience. You'll likely need to go even higher gauge with your needles but see what works. Maybe at least a 42 gauge. Also I find the twisted needles are useful to avoid big holey marks. Have good lighting to see what you are doing. Keep looking at the eyes from a distance to see what the overall look is. Even if you can't add all the tiny detail, see what you can do with colours and at the very least frame the eye with the eyelids to get a good shape and add the tiny dot/s for light reflection. Be sure to use fine wools eg merino to keep it all smooth looking. Hope this helps. Please let me know how it goes :-)

  • @NatashaTyrimos

    @NatashaTyrimos

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@FittobeLovedFelts thank you so much! I’m still very much a beginner and have only just completed my first dog. I’ve got a whale to do next by Philippa felts and hoping I can find a video tutorial for my next project after that. I find video tutorials so helpful! If you ever do video tutorials for dogs please do let me know! I’d be really interested, your Spaniel looks so realistic!

  • @dorothysloan7899
    @dorothysloan78994 ай бұрын

    😊

  • @beatrizmejia3419
    @beatrizmejia34198 күн бұрын

    Hace como una semana descubrí esta técnica del afieltrado es estoy encantada. Tengo 3 perros y voy a intentar hacerlos. Gracias por tan excelente explicación. Una pregunta. Le pones alguna cosa para darle brillo a los ojos y nariz ? Gracias gracias

  • @FittobeLovedFelts

    @FittobeLovedFelts

    2 күн бұрын

    I'm glad you like the tutorials. So wonderful to make your own dogs. No I don't add anything after. Just try to get the light and shade right in the colour of the wool.

  • @janettranter4909
    @janettranter49092 жыл бұрын

    Hello i love your spaniel head do you show how to make it from start to finish i would love to make it thank you xx

  • @FittobeLovedFelts

    @FittobeLovedFelts

    2 жыл бұрын

    Thank you. I haven't at the moment no, but that's a nice idea for a future video. Thank you 😀

  • @janettranter4909

    @janettranter4909

    2 жыл бұрын

    Please do it when you can just love it thank you again xx

  • @user-se7kr7mv3s
    @user-se7kr7mv3s6 ай бұрын

    Hi dear, i want order to you for make shape of my dog, how i can order to you? thanks

  • @FittobeLovedFelts

    @FittobeLovedFelts

    6 ай бұрын

    I'm sorry I don't take commissions at the moment.

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