I’m creating an animation for my local animal shelter using my needle felted dogs. I was wondering how you managed to create them with open mouths? Are there wire armatures inside? What kind of eyes and noses do you use and where do you get them? I understand if you don’t want to give away all your secrets, I was just trying to figure some stuff out for my animation.
I’m sorry I didn’t reply sooner. I actually do not use wires to keep their mouths open. The felt is hard packed.
Eyes and nose are generally all felt too, but occasionally I use plastic eyes. They are a Japanese brand but you might find them on Ebay too. Thank you for looking at my site!