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Artist Makes Hyper-Realistic Wool Animal Sculptures Through Needle Felting (46 New Pics)

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Needle felting is a craft that sounds way more complex than it actually is—and most of the time, it also gets super cute results. What’s not to love? Russian artist Anna Yastrezhembovskaya, also known on her social media as 'yast.anna,' is a good example of that! Anna creates incredible and very realistic (not to mention very cute) miniatures and sometimes life-sized copies of various animals. Her most popular wool-felted animals, surprisingly enough, tend to be birds and bats, and we have previously featured some of Yastrezhembovskaya’s works a couple of years ago.

To find out a little bit more about the artist and her work, Bored Panda reached out to Anna.

“I have always loved to do something with my own hands. Since I was a child, I was already making toys from different materials. After I got older and finished school, I entered medical college and worked as a laboratory assistant for some time. After the birth of two of my children, I accidentally saw felted toys on the internet. I decided to give it a try and have been doing it ever since. I'm finally happy and I'm doing what I always wanted to do.”

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Russian Artist Creates Incredibly Realistic Little Animals Made Entirely Of Wool (New Pics)

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AMELIA ADAMS 3 years ago

Bats are my 3'd fav animal!

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ScarlettofHydraIsland 3 years ago

🎵Ohhhhh, the hedgehog can never be...🎵

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Maris madness 3 years ago

I want this one

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Laurie 3 years ago

Oooh. Lovely. Pondering

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Laurie 3 years ago

Wow and beautiful

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Casey Burns 3 years ago

These birds are incredibly impressive.

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Laurie 3 years ago

Awww. Come on. Too sweet

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Laurie 3 years ago

Aww. Seems to be the going word. Ahhhh

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Vicky Z 3 years ago

Me when i realise its Monday

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Laurie 3 years ago

Hmmm seems to be the thought. Cool

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Laurie 3 years ago

The baby. So trusting

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Laurie 3 years ago

I think, therefore I am

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Laurie 3 years ago

Honey, it's not worm

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Laurie 3 years ago

What a pretty baby

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Laurie 3 years ago

Too sweet. Stop it! :-)

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Vicky Z 3 years ago

So smol

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Laurie 3 years ago

Fall is in the air

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Laurie 3 years ago

Which way do I go?

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Laurie 3 years ago

I smile now

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Cats ToRiches 3 years ago

I FRIGGIN NEED ONE

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Laurie 3 years ago

I'd wear that, for sure

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Vicky Z 3 years ago

I think the bats are the artist's favorites!!

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Rose the Cook 3 years ago

The best of the birds.

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ScarlettofHydraIsland 3 years ago

😍! I LOVE IT!

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Val Tester 3 years ago

Such pretty sequins! <3 It’s adorable!

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°𝕪øu𝒓 g𝒓𝕖𝒂𝕋𝕖s𝕋 𝕖n𝕖𝕞𝕪° 3 years ago

:0 to cute shutting downnn

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Ashamba 3 years ago

This is incredible! The patience to get the felt so dense and smooth for the wing and tail feathers... I never thought it was possible to make such wonderfully precise shapes by needlefelting?! So beautifully observed too- really inspiring!

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Val Tester 3 years ago

Those eyes!

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SomeCrazyDogLover 3 years ago

Gorgeous! Love the shades of blue on the wing!

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Vicky Z 3 years ago

Finally a kitty!!!

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Mauve Mouse 3 years ago

These are exquisite. Not just the fantastic realism, the creativity as well.

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TheAlienOctopus 3 years ago

bebe tede

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Pokémon MasterAudrey 3 years ago

Meow

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Susan Green 3 years ago

All of these are great and realistic looking. Could you imagine buying this one just to scare people? I mean this would scare the hekk out of me.

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TheAlienOctopus 3 years ago

more bebe tedes

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Claudia Banahan 3 years ago

What do you make the beaks out of?

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Hidrėlėy

Fascinated by music, movies and sitcoms, I'm passionate about social media and can't live without the internet, especially for all the cute dog and cat pictures out there. I wish the day had about 40 hours to be able to do everything I want.

Fascinated by music, movies and sitcoms, I'm passionate about social media and can't live without the internet, especially for all the cute dog and cat pictures out there. I wish the day had about 40 hours to be able to do everything I want.

Diana Lopetaitė

Hey there, Pandas! My name is Diana (though some prefer to refer to me as Diane, Deanna, and even Liana sometimes), and I am a Community Post Moderator Lead for Bored Panda. As my position title states, I am one of the people (employed Pandas for bamboo) over here who work with the community side of things on this website to ensure all is well, and while at that, I also help various creators and artists get recognition for the incredible work they do by connecting them to a large worldwide audience. Other than that, outside of work, you can find me brewing a nice cup of coffee, making a pizza from scratch, or baking brownies. I also love traveling, concerts, and cats (heavy on that, because I am a cat mom).

Hey there, Pandas! My name is Diana (though some prefer to refer to me as Diane, Deanna, and even Liana sometimes), and I am a Community Post Moderator Lead for Bored Panda. As my position title states, I am one of the people (employed Pandas for bamboo) over here who work with the community side of things on this website to ensure all is well, and while at that, I also help various creators and artists get recognition for the incredible work they do by connecting them to a large worldwide audience. Other than that, outside of work, you can find me brewing a nice cup of coffee, making a pizza from scratch, or baking brownies. I also love traveling, concerts, and cats (heavy on that, because I am a cat mom).

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Chaotic-Pansexual-Gemini 3 years ago

These are all so adorable!! And some are amazingly lifelike!! I especially loved the bats and all the birds! This artist is amazingly talented <3

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Rens 3 years ago

Exquisite! The birds are especially realistic!

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Joe Reaves 3 years ago

All of these are fantastic but the birds are unbelievably realistic. Wow.

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K A T E 12356 3 years ago

TEHY ALL ARE SO SMOL AND CUTIE OMG I NEEEEEDDD THEM IN MY LIFE

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JewelLapoole 3 years ago

wow. All of these are absolutely AMAZING!!

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Vicky Z 3 years ago

Seriously this is amazing job! I upvoted almost everything!!!

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Kiddo 3 years ago

You are so talented!! They are soo amazing! I love the small ones and might buy one:)

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AnnaB Premium 3 years ago

I love tiny round, chubby birds!

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H.L.Lewis 3 years ago

These are so adorable. And so realistic. I wonder if she does actual pet portraits?

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Maris madness 3 years ago

So much talent

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DogMommy 3 years ago

LOVE EVERY ONE OF THESE

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Chaotic-Pansexual-Gemini 3 years ago

These are all so adorable!! And some are amazingly lifelike!! I especially loved the bats and all the birds! This artist is amazingly talented <3

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Rens 3 years ago

Exquisite! The birds are especially realistic!

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Joe Reaves 3 years ago

All of these are fantastic but the birds are unbelievably realistic. Wow.

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K A T E 12356 3 years ago

TEHY ALL ARE SO SMOL AND CUTIE OMG I NEEEEEDDD THEM IN MY LIFE

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JewelLapoole 3 years ago

wow. All of these are absolutely AMAZING!!

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Vicky Z 3 years ago

Seriously this is amazing job! I upvoted almost everything!!!

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Kiddo 3 years ago

You are so talented!! They are soo amazing! I love the small ones and might buy one:)

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AnnaB Premium 3 years ago

I love tiny round, chubby birds!

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H.L.Lewis 3 years ago

These are so adorable. And so realistic. I wonder if she does actual pet portraits?

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Maris madness 3 years ago

So much talent

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DogMommy 3 years ago

LOVE EVERY ONE OF THESE

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