Ever tried making a fluffy tail and taking literally hours adding layers of either wool tops or batts? There is a very simple version and you can make them really fluffy or flat, single or multi-coloured (including stripes), soft and pliable or bushy and stiff. Whether you are making a tail for a fox, dog or cat, a squirrel, pine marten, skunk or lemur, this amazing method can be used! Adding wire will allow your tail to be poseable but also stay upright or straight like with a squirrel or standing fox, cat, dog. Without using wire, the technique makes the tail floppy which we love as it feels just like a relaxed tail that slides between your fingers!

In this video, is making the tail for our Kitten in Basket project, as featured in our December 2020 Makerss Box Subscription. This tail is fully poseable as it has wire at it's centre and we are using carded wool batts here, but wool roving tops also work exceptionally well and why not experiment with other fibres? As with all of our hints and tips videos, you can adapt to suit you project!

To create a fluffy pom pom tail, you will need:

- fibres of your choice (here we used carded batts)
- strip of cardboard (e.g. from a cereal carton) cut to a suitable size for your project
- strong sewing needle
- strong thread
- scissors
- optional (for a poseable tail): wire or pipe cleaner

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Here are some products featured in the video that you may be interested in:

- Makerss Box Subscription (a different project every month!): [ Ссылка ]

- Stone Sheep Lamb 'Natural' Black batts:
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- Fox Rust Brown Variegated NZ Merino/Stone Sheep mix batts:
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- White Shetland batts:
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- Cotton Covered Copper Wire:
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- Felting Needles:
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- Earth Friendly Felting Mat: [ Ссылка ]

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