Cute Dogs to Needle Felt

Gai Button is a sculptural artist who works in needle felt, clay and other media. With a creative mind and love of animals great and small, Gai used fur from her pet poodle to make her first little dogs before expanding her horizons to take in different wools, silks and fibres to make all manner of creatures. Gai's needle-felted dogs are in collections all around the world, and she has written a number of articles for both craft and dog enthusiast magazines. She holds craft workshops in her studio near the sea and demonstrates across the UK. Gai lives in Kent, UK Visit her website www.gaibutton.co.uk, or find her on Facebook @needlefeltinginkent

Introduction 6



Materials and tools 8

Wool 8, Felting needles and pad 10, Other materials 12



Techniques 14

Preparing wool 16, Needle felting 22, Additional techniques 28, Making features for your dogs 32



The dogs 38

Cocker Spaniel 40, Labrador Retriever 50, Shih Tzu 58, Border Terrier 72, Standard Poodle 82, Pug 96



Going further 108



Index 112