How to make fabric with more natural looking colour variations -

1. Read the instructions on the dye regarding washing fabric beforehand and stirring water regularly.

2. Do the opposite.

The sketch for an illo I want to do sometime soon when I have time.

A white hart :)

This fellow is for sale on my Etsy, click through!  A bit cheaper than I would normally sell for as I’m still working out all the kinks in this pattern. Everything is structurally solid and there’s not any one thing that is faulty, it’s more me being a perfectionist and finding a way of working that I like best, so nab him before I make up my mind!

Edit - Now sold, but keep an eye out, I’ll be making more soon :)

A pug friend for iamonlythegirl! I made the pattern and the actual pug in one day, not too shabby.

Guess what these are! Clue - not tiny poops.

Close ups

I was thinking about how I sort of just want to make infinite variations of antlers and deer faces and (slowly) came to this conclusion. It’s not perfect, there’s a couple of things I’ll change for the next one but I’m pretty happy with the outcome considering it’s a first attempt!

summerwings asked: I'm really itching to start trying some soft sculpture animals for myself, and I definitely consider you to be a source of inspiration! I was wondering, whereabouts do you purchase your fabrics from? Could they be found at a local sewing shop? Thanks for any help! Have a lovely day!

They definitely could - the vast majority of my work is done with plain old calico that I dye with Dylon powder dyes. I also occasionally use felt that I buy either from my local shop or sometimes ebay if I want a particular shade. Good luck!