Cloth can also be used to change the "character" of many animals, as it can be used for making scaled-down clothing and hats for costuming a piece. Mariella Vitale uses felt to create mini bears and cloth for costuming. She also uses fine wool yarns, and sewing threads when crocheting micro sized animals.

There are so many different materials that artisans use to create their art and I have only touched on the basics here. But no matter the base material, it requires a deft hand and a keen imagination to actually turn all of the different fibers and clay into a work of art. There's so much more to learn and I look forward to the experience!

At the start of this article I referred to the talent and generosity of the CDHM family of artisans, all of whom contributed their time and effort to this article in describing the processes and materials used to create their art.

Of course, it could also be that they don't want me saying, "...and then they glued some fuzzies on top for fur."