Wool creature lab

30/04/2026

April Lucky Nudi giveaway ✨ This month 25 patrons joined the draw for Costasiella kuroshimae.

Watch till the end to see who won 👀

Thank you so much to everyone who supports Wool Creature Lab through Patreon – your support means the world to me.

If you’d like to join next month’s giveaway, you can join the Lucky Nudi tier on Patreon 💛

30/03/2026

Next Lucky Nudi giveaway ✨

The shop is still sold out, and I’m now in my 9th month of pregnancy – so things are moving a bit slower here, and I won’t be restocking for a little while.

But I’m not disappearing ✨

I’m still making nudibranchs when I can, and in early April I’ll be hosting the next Lucky Nudi giveaway on Patreon.

This time it’s the beloved
✨ Costasiella kuroshimae ✨

All paid March patrons – including Lucky Nudi and Nudi Collector tiers – will be automatically included in the draw.

Patreon will be my main space for sharing new work during this time, so if you’d like to join – I’d love to have you there.

Thank you for being here 🤍

06/03/2026

06/03/2026

February was… a lot.

Two of my nudibranch posts suddenly went viral, Wool Creature Lab was featured by , and the entire collection sold out. Around 6,000 new people arrived here – so hello and welcome.

Thank you so much for your support, orders, and kind words. It truly means more to me than you can imagine.

There is also another tiny creature on the way – I’m expecting a baby soon, so things here might slow down a little for a while.

If I haven’t replied to your email, message, or comment yet, I promise I’ll catch up soon.

Thank you for being here 🤍

(And a funny coincidence: for years my street name has been … looks like I’m about to become an actual mama.)

04/02/2026

10 years ago, I was working as a cook on a remote biological station in the White Sea, northern Russia. I was surrounded by 200 marine biologists and students living and working together on a small island. That summer changed everything.

It was there that I first learned about nudibranchs – these impossibly colorful sea slugs with shapes and patterns that looked like they came from another planet. I was completely mesmerized.

At the time, I had just started experimenting with needle felting. I wasn’t a scientist, a biologist, or even an art student – I was just beginning to explore creativity. But I wanted to impress the brilliant people around me, so I decided to make a couple of nudibranchs out of wool as gifts for the scientists who studied them.

That’s how Wool Creature Lab was born.

Soon after, I opened an Instagram account and an Etsy shop. I had no plan, no strategy – just a feeling that these little creatures wanted to exist in the world. And then something magical happened.

Marine biologists and divers from all over the world started finding my work. They began requesting new species. Some of them were the very scientists who had described certain nudibranchs for the first time – and they reached out asking for woolen versions of “their” species. Those messages felt completely surreal.

Over the past decade, the collection has grown to over 40 species.There are about 3,000 described nudibranchs in the world. I have an ambitious dream: to felt every single one of them. Each sculpture takes 7–10 hours to make… so this might take a while.

I’m also working on DIY kits so that anyone, anywhere, can create their own woolen nudibranch and discover these extraordinary creatures.

Three years ago, I left Russia. Since then, I’ve lived in three different countries, searching for a place to call home. Through all of that, Wool Creature Lab has been my anchor – my way of staying connected to something meaningful.

If you’re new here – welcome to the lab. I’m so glad you found your way here. What brought you to this corner of the internet? I’d love to know.

03/02/2026

These three are already packed. And they’re not the only ones. I currently have a small selection of wool nudibranchs finished and ready to ship. Each one is made by hand and packed individually.

Orders from the “Ready to ship” section can be shipped the next day.

If one of them feels like yours, you’ll find them on the website ✨

30/01/2026

Just a little reminder: one nudibranch will find a new home on Patreon in February (join “Lucky nudi” in January to participate in the lottery). Only 8 patrons so far, so chances of winning are really high 💛🐌

28/01/2026

Hey nudi friends! 💛 Starting February, I’m trying something new: instead of having 60 items available all the time in my shop, there will be a monthly collection of 12 chosen species, plus 3 spots every month for custom orders.

This change will help me focus more on every part of the process, so each nudi gets extra love and care. So if you’ve had your eye on any of the full nudibranch collection, now’s the perfect time to grab some! 🐌

27/01/2026

A shipping diary, January.
12 nudibranchs, 5 countries.
Each one made by hand.
Each one on its way to a new home.