It started off as a basic material tent which would tie onto the wooden supports. Then, because he was mad on bugs I thought it would be a nice idea to decorate it with bugs. I drew templates from images in books and on the internet and used them to cut shapes from felt. These shapes needed decorating with embroidery, and a friend suggested it would be fun if they were hiding behind leaves, then a nice lady in the local sewing shop suggested a window..... and the rest is history.
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| The tent in situ |
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| One of the side panals |
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| Bumblebee |
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| Black beetle |
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| Butterfly |
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| Caterpillar |
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| Milipede |
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| Dragonfly |
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| Earwig |
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| Grasshopper |
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| Ladybird |
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| Slug |
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| Snail |
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| Spider |
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| Stag beetle |
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| Woodlouse |
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| Worm |
Following this I made a couple of other items using commercial felt (shown in Gallery 1). Then I decided to experiment making my own felt and some of these items can be seen in Gallery 2.
