mudskipper ...

Pfffffffft 

finally got my "samplodicus" for Pam's class finished !

I thought of a critter

that would be "real" and "not-real"

and came up with the mudskipper ...

(Saw a Star Trek episode years ago

where Captain Janeway turned into a giant one,

but it wasn't the best of episodes, haha !)

Two days ago I showed all the parts

that needed to be prepared first

BEFORE  I even could think of starting the real work.

After that

all I can say that it went rather quick then.

(just some consideration what to do first ...)

Meet the samplodicus Mudskipper ! 

several techniques (8) in one critter.

Here he is belly up ...

(and stuffed with paper towels)

The VERY fine white merino (16 mic) I used

for the biggest part of the body

gave me, like it did before, some trouble

Because the plastic template I use is also white

I can hardly see it the layers of wool

are thick enough ...

Result : a nearly hole ... 

I made a tiny piece of the flimsiest prefelt ever

and stitched it with linen thread

on the inside of the body !

SOLVED !

(pffffffft)

Not so big after all !

Mudskipper with templates used