Gretel Parker - Little Needle-felt Animals

2 Make four to five stitches where you want the nose to be. Don’t pull the thread too tight in the felt or the stitches will be distorted. They should just nestle snugly together.

3 Take the thread out at a point away from the nose and snip off carefully.

Ruffs add extra cuteness. You can make a ruff from ribbons, lace or textiles, but bear in mind that you will need at least four times as much material as the circumference of the neck. Here I have used wire-edged ribbon, which holds the creases nicely.

1 Take a length of thread and begin creasing the ribbon into a concertina. As you work, catch the non-wired side on a long needle and hold it on the needle until you have finished.

2 Remove the needle and tie the ruff securely around the neck of your creature, wire edge on the outside. Rethread the needle with the loose thread ends and take the needle down into the body, so that the ruff is fixed in place.

Seed beads (or any other kind of bead) are another great way of decorating a project. Use invisible thread or one that closely matches the colour of the bead. Make sure you have a long length of thread, so that you don’t have to keep rethreading.

Clips can turn any small bird or creature into an instant decoration. Crocodile clips come in various sizes. When sewing them on, make sure the tooth side is flush to the body to give the thread something to grip to: if you try to sew over the flat side, it will slide out.

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