Making IRON VALIANT with Bamboo Fibres! || Pokémon Needle Felting

Needle Felted sculpture of the Pokémon Iron Valiant using bamboo fibres instead of wool.
I recently treated myself to some random packs of wool colours to felt with. One of these packs contained bamboo fibres. It is a smooth and silky fibre with a shiny sheen. The website claims that it is a vegan alternative to wool. I decided to try making something with it and made the Robot Paradox Pokémon, Iron Valiant. Would I recommend it as a wool alternative. Err... no, especially not for beginner needle felters. Unlike wool, the bamboo fibres don't grip very well to each other. And I still needed to use core wool for the base. A can of hairspray is recommended if you want to try felting with it!
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Materials used:
Bamboo fibers (colouring)
Core wool (Base)
Polystyrene ball
Craft Wire
Acrylic glue
Equipment:
Felting needles (various gauges)
Felting mat
Subtitles for language translation available.
What is Needle Felting?
Wool can be sculpted into various shapes and forms by using special grooved needles. These 'wool shapes' can then be used to make sculptures of different things, e.g., animals, people, objects, food, etc. I enjoy making monsters, dragons, and other various creatures. It can be a therapeutic craft as long as you don't jab the needle into your finger! My channel has some simple tutorial videos that you can try out!
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00:00 Intro / Exoskeleton
00:55 Inner Workings (Base)
02:13 Thoughts on Bamboo Fibres
04:23 Metal Head
06:51 Robo-Skirt
08:09 Some Assembly Required
09:28 I Am Iron Valiant! (Finale)
10:41 I'll Be Back! (Subscribe)

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