I looked up the figurines from the link Marguerite gave, and at the bottom of the list is a needle felted ferret. It is so neat! I was curious about needle felting when I saw a lizard that a woman had made and she showed me the needles and how it is done. The needles have little barbs you can barely feel but that's enough to catch the wool and felt it into whatever shape is wanted. I just may have to try for the ferret. Carol [Posted in FML issue 5181]