Chinanews.com, Guangzhou, August 6th, electric question: Heal!

A woman in Guangzhou "resurrected" a dead pet with wool felt

  Author Sun Qiuxia

  As a wool felt craftsman, Guangzhou woman Liang Sisi needs to repeatedly poke wool with needles of different thicknesses every day.

Under her skillful hands, piles of wool gradually took shape, and various cute pets were vividly restored.

  So far, Liang Sisi has made five to six hundred wool felts, and half of the pets have died.

She told reporters that she also has pets and can appreciate the feelings of pet owners.

"I will make every work with my heart, and I want to maximize the true appearance of pets and send them to the owner."

Wool felt work made by Liang Sisi.

Photo by Sun Qiuxia

  Liang Sisi, who has loved anime since he was a child, fell in love with this craft when he first came into contact with wool felt.

Six years ago, she specifically learned how to make wool felt and made an exclusive portrait for her cat "Brother L", which was her first wool felt work.

  In the next six months, she began to make various animals with wool, and her craftsmanship gradually became exquisite, and slowly began to have pet owners looking for her to make wool felt.

  "In the beginning, the wool felt works I made did not have a three-dimensional effect, but the colors were in place. Now the facial features are more three-dimensional, and the details are taken into consideration while paying attention to the proportions." Liang Sisi said.

Wool felt work made by Liang Sisi.

Photo by He Junjie

  On the bookshelf at home, Liang Sisi placed several ready-made wool felts.

They seem to have very different personalities, some smile happily, some are more restrained, and some frown...

  "The most difficult thing to make wool felt is to be similar. I will study the facial features of various cute pets. For example, the soul of a cat lies in the eyes. A fierce cat will have sharp eyes, and the tail of its eyes should be slightly raised. The characteristics of pet dogs are mainly reflected in the mouth, and the open mouth is very cheerful." Liang Sisi said.

  In order to "resurrect" pets to the greatest extent, in addition to careful polishing of the facial features, Liang Sisi will also use retouching software to compare the photos of pets sent by guests with the wool felt made by himself, not letting go of every detail, including pets. Birthmarks and so on.

  In her opinion, every pet is not perfect and has some small flaws. She will make these small flaws and restore the true appearance of the pet. The refinement often takes longer than the production process.

Liang Sisi introduced the production process of wool felt to reporters.

Photo by Sun Qiuxia

  To commemorate the dead pet, some guests will send the collected cat or dog hair to Liang Sisi.

She usually puts the real hair in the middle of the wool, wraps them up, and pokes them with a needle until they are fully integrated with the wool.

  Liang Sisi said that every pet has a touching story with its owner.

"A customer has kept a skewers for 10 years, and then it left. She has the deepest relationship with the dog. After receiving the wool felt, she couldn't help crying and felt that the dog was back again."

  In the process of making wool felt, Liang Sisi will also use video to record these tedious steps, and publish her work on the short video platform, gradually gaining popularity in the circle.

  "Foreign wool felt industry is relatively mature, but the domestic market is still unpopular. Its threshold is a bit high. I want to let more people know about this industry through my lectures and some works published on the video platform. Go inside the meaningful industry." Liang Sisi said.

Liang Sisi fine-tuned the wool felt against the pet photos.

Photo by Sun Qiuxia

  Liang Sisi introduced that the entire wool felt work, except for the eyes, nose and teeth, is almost all made with wool, which is a test of patience.

  "I have taught a lot of students, but few of them can persist because the process is too cumbersome. You have to shape it first, plant the hair and trim it. It's a little bit to compare and repair it until it looks like it. It's actually quite painstaking. , It tests a person's observation ability." Liang Sisi said.

  On some video platforms, many netizens shared their wool felt works, which are often "horrible" compared to the seller show.

  Liang Sisi pointed out that for beginners, the most difficult step in making wool felt is to make embryos.

"I saw those failed products on the Internet because the embryos weren't done well, so I rushed to the next step. My advice to some novices is to make wool felt not to be anxious. The embryos must be pierced firmly before they can proceed to the next step. Otherwise, the whole will become very loose and easily deformed." (End)