Needle-Felted Llama Ornament

Pull off a large amount of white roving; pinch off smaller pieces to allot for different body parts of the llama as shown. (Note: Don't worry if your llama looks too large; the wool roving will compress in size as you needle-felt. For comparison, our pre-felted llama measured as 6 inches wide and 4 inches tall.)

For each body part, place roving on a needle-felting mat; punch the fibers all over with a needle-felting tool, manipulating the roving with your fingers as you work until they feel dense and firm. (Tip: Always be sure your needle is pointing straight down, not pointed on an angle as it can break that way.)

Assemble the llama: Join the head, neck, and limbs to the body by punching the fibers with the tool and using a bit of additional roving if necessary.

Add facial features to the llama: To embroider a mouth, thread needle with black embroidery floss and knot one end; insert it through the snout and wrap around the other side; knot the other end. To embroider eyes, use stem stitch by stitching at a slight diagonal, making all visible stitches the same length.

Add accessories to the llama: Cut a square sheet of pink roving, embellish by glueing on decorative trim, and drape over the llama's back. Tie gold embroidery floss around the snout and neck to make a harness. Then thread a loop of embroidery floss through the llama's back, tying the ends into a knot, for hanging.