Once you start needle felting, you wont't be able to stop, it is
excruciatingly time consuming, but you will find that out yourself!
The final outcome usually makes you forget how much time has gone by
and how much pain it has caused you....very hard on the hands, lots of
tendonitis issues - but if you take it slow and steady, it is
managable.  I use wool tops which come in all sorts of colours, or you
can dye it yourself ( I use both ), which you can use as your colour
palette or get the airbrush out too. I'm not very good with an
airbrush, so I tend to use the ink pens to highlight and the colour of
the actual wool for my bears and critters, rather than start with a
blank white and shade from scratch. But everyone has their own
techniques that work for them, you will just have to experiment to see
what suits.  I like to felt right down to a firm finish ( which takes
the longest) as the felt doesn't tend to fluff as much when you touch
it. You can actually see how different artists felt by their photos,
if it looks fluffy and soft, it usually is. It's just my opinion, but
I feel the felting should look like a part of the bear not an added on
piece that stands out like a sore thumb, unless of course, that's the
look you are going for. It's all down to personal preference and there
is no right or wrong way to do it. Judi Paul runs an online workshop
on needle felting if you are interested.

I hope this has inspired you a bit more, if you have any other
questions, just ask, I will be happy to help!

I don't know whether you visit the Teddy Talk site, but I have just
listed your Mini Moe there if you would like to have a look in the
"Showcase" section and a few people have commented on him already!

Beary kind regards,
Kim Russell Bears