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2. Take a smaller strip of your fleece and roll a smaller ball, leaving the ends un-

felted. This is the nose.

Attach the un-felted end to the forehead area and needle it on. Dont worry that itlooks big. You will be needling it into a nose shape. Needle all around the nose.

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3. Needle indentations for the eye sockets. Pull off 2 even amounts of fleece from

your batt. Roll them into balls leaving the end un-felted. These are the cheeks.

Place the ball next to the nose with the un-felted end towards the side of the head.

Needle the cheek in place.

Add the other cheek. You can make the cheeks large or small, higher or lower to give

your characters different looks.

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4. Roll another small ball for the chin. Leave the end un-felted. Attach it to the chin

area with the un-felted edge towards the back of the head.

Needle it in place.

5. Take a strip of your fleece and fold it over your needle.

Carefully remove the needle and fold the fleece over the needle a second time.

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Carefully remove the needle again.

Felt the folded edge. Split the unfolded edge in the center.

This is the upper lip. Attach it by putting it under the nose and needling it on.

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6. Roll fleece around the needle and carefully remove. Do not leave an open end.

You will have a tube shape. Attach this roll to the brow area.

Add loose fleece to cover the roll.

Finish needling.

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7. Add some dark fleece to the mouth area.

Needle it in place.

8. Add dark fleece to the eyes. Needle it in place. Use a small amount of white

fleece to the outer edge of one eye and the inner edge of the other.

Add eyebrows.

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9. Roll fleece around the needle so you have a tube. Place tube on side of head and

shape into an ear. Make another one for the other side of the head.

10. Add two small pieces of dark fleece to the nose to indicate nostrils.

11. Add a fringe of hair. You can add color to the lips and cheeks if you want. Your

head is finished!