Just before Christmas I came across a needle felting project in The Butterfly Conservation magazine. I could buy the kit and join an online class to be shown how to make a Jersey Tiger moth and support The Butterfly Conservation all at the same time.
How could I say no!
This was very similar to a workshop I joined to learn how to make needle felted dogs to support The Dog Trust a few years ago. Probably because it was run by the same team at The Makerss.
However, if you've been paying attention you'd notice the post is titled butterfly not moth! When my kit arrived if was for a Chequered Skipper butterfly rather than the moth I'd been expecting.
It's all sorted now and I have a moth kit to make soon, but on the day of the workshop all I had was the butterfly kit, so that's what I made. They are very similar to make, but just a different shape to work to and reference photos to look at.
As it's a flat pattern you are less likely to stab yourself as you work, which I enjoyed! And you can spend as long as you like on the patterning of your butterfly/moth to get it as realistic as you want.
I'm aware that one wing is slightly bigger than the other, but otherwise for a first attempt I'm quite pleased. I'm wondering if I can convince 'im outdoors to make me a small box frame to sit him in?
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