Bayly is a long-time felter, an art form that involves poking a special type of barbed needle into a form of wool called raw wool roving to make shapes.
She said the Sanders figure took about eight hours to make, and another one is in the works because of all the donations that have been coming in.
Bayly also uses her felting to make animals with her students at James Bay Community School and McKenzie Elementary school.
All sorts of memes involving the Democrats’ former U.S. presidential-nomination candidate have been popping up since he appeared at President Joe Biden’s inauguration, watching the proceedings while sitting in a folding chair, bundled up and wearing woollen mittens.