Vladimir Igel by Francesca Boretti

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Vladimir Igel
by Francesca Boretti
7½ inches (19 centimeters)

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Please, meet Vladi the hedgehog!
Vladimir has been entirely designed and hand crafted by myself. I always sew my creations by hand, using my own original designs.
Vladimir measures 7 � inches (19 cm). I have made him using a 23mm hedgehog mohair from Schulte for the spiky part, and a 16 mm white Helmbold mohair for his belly and legs. Inner ears are of ultra suede.
Vladimir has German glass eyes, a polymer clay sculpted nose and a needle felted face. His V-shaped hairline has been patiently obtained through mohair rooting into the needle felted forehead.
Legs, face and inner ears are oil shaded.
Vladimir has an internal body wiring that gives him a wide range of posing possibilities, enabling his head to move up and down, and his body to partially fold. Also his arms are wired and can be bended.
Vladimir is four ways cotter pin jointed (arms and legs) and stuffed with wool and encased mica granules that give him some nice added weight.

Vladimir owns a pile of felt autumn leaves that I specially made for him. They come in handy when he goes into hibernation, as all hedgehogs do before the winter! He also always travels with his birth certificate, made in matching materials.

Vladimir is not meant for children, but only as a collector item.

I am very proud to say that Vladimir won second place in the 'Animal Kingdom' category in the URSA AWARDS 2013 competition!

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