A Felt Farm
- by Rotraud Reinhard
This craft book contains step-by-step instructions and beautiful colour photographs showing how to make an entire farm: with a range of felted animals, people and tools, as well as the farmyard itself.The second part of the book is a lovely illustrated story. It uses the characters, animals and settings from the first part to tell the story of a fun-filled day on a farm.
You may choose to just make a couple of animals to supplement an existing farm set, or the entire farm, which is a great project for the whole family. Younger ones can make apples, balls or puddles and older children can felt simple animals. 160 pages, softbound
#715 - A Felt Farm - $19.95
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Felt to stitch
Creative felting for textile artists
by Sheila Smith
This work offers basic and advanced techniques for those who want to take feltmaking to another level. This is the only book to explore the surface embellishment of felt. It is a must-have guide for textile artists of all abilities. In "Felt to Stitch", acclaimed feltmaker Sheila Smith explores the possibilities of making and using handmade felt for stitch. Felt is an incredibly versatile medium that is easy to make and manipulate and provides the ideal base for surface embellishment. Handmade felt allows you a degree of control and creativity that ready-made fabrics cannot replicate. This book shows you how to make your own felt, select and dye your own colours, build unusual textures with felt fibres and further embellishment, and manipulate the felt to produce three-dimensional pieces. With sample projects that illustrate the main techniques, Felt to Stitch will address the main elements of design in felt: color - blending commercially dyed fibers; dyeing processes for wool fibers; applying color as surface design; line and shape - methods for creating clear outlines in felt; pre-felts for use on inlay, applique and mosaic; texture - combining felt and fabric - Nuno felt, embellishing with other fibres; Form/three-dimensional felt: seamless hollow forms; and, other techniques - multi-layered felts, low relief, and webs/grids. 128 pages, hardcover.
#727 - Felt to Stitch - $24.95
Wool Pets
by Laurie Sharp
We looked at a number of the new felted animals books, and this one stands out with the best directions and illsutrations, truly cool little animals anyone can make. Cute & cuddly creatures from a handful of fluff & a barbed needle! Create 3D animals & figures using the felting needle to sculpt wool. Learn techniques and about felt needling w/ wool fiber to create felt, also learn the differences between this art for and other forms of felting. 128 pages
#723 - Wool Pets - $15.99
Creative Felt
by Angelika Wolk-Gerche
A new title, this is a comprehensive book on wet felting. It begins with the various fibers and how they felt, also covers washing, carding and plant dyeing fiber. The middle section is all about the felting technique, how to do it, and the last part has a number of projects: balls, jewelry, hats, slippers, small dolls, books covers and so on. 91 pages
#725 - Creative felt - $16.95
How We Felt
by Carol Huber Cypher
Felt artist Carol Huber Cypher takes readers behind the scenes in search of the techniques and inspirations that define the best contemporary feltmakers. In this beautifully photographed book, images of signature works by admired fiber artists are complemented by in-depth information on creating their unique effects.
The book covers more than 20 artists and highlights diverse forms, including hats, capes, a dress, bags, slippers, jewelry, rugs, pillows, a curtain, an ottoman, and other decorative pieces, plus vessels, hanging installations, a felted chess set, and other art forms. A gallery showcases other artists and provides further ideas.
The combination of images, ideas, and information make this book a must-have for felt makers who want to deepen their repertoire of techniques, aspiring fiber artists seeking new directions for their work, and any reader wanting to be dazzled with breathtaking images of inventive artwork. Paperbound, 144 pages, 75 photographs, 50 illustrations
#720 - How We Felt - $24.95
Felted Jewelry: 20 Stylish Designs
by Candie Cooper
Here is a contemporary and artistic approach to this popular craft.
The book includes comprehensive directions for both needle-felting and wet-feltmaking techniques covering flat, flat with a resist, 3-dimensional, use of armatures and mediums, color, inclusions, shape, and texture.
Techniques are taught step-by-step in a friendly and accessible manner through the creation of beautiful objects of personal adornment. You'll learn how to make the felted equivalent of lamp worked beads, turquoise focal beads, mokume gane look-alikes, and so much more. 112 pages, full color throughout, soft
bound.
#719 - Felted Jewelry - $14.95
ART OF FELTMAKING
by Anne Vickrey
Using just a few basic techniques of wet felting, the books show a variety of
felt projects. It begins with a history of felt, with lots of
information on materials and tools. Projects include felt jewelry,
slippers, mittens, hats, balls, dolls, toys, pouches, bowls,
and masks. Beautifully written and illustrated. 144 pages, soft
bound.
#714 - Art of Feltmaking - $24.95
Fast, Fun & Easy Needle Felting
by Lynne Farris
Try all kinds of materials, including felt, wool yarn, roving, and other natural fibers. A project for every technique including easy stencils and a stained-glass effect, including millefiori buttons and beads, making felt fabric, and dimensional felt sculpting. Paperbound, 48 pages.
#721 - Fast, Fun & Easy Needle Felting - $14.95
LEARN TO NEEDLE FELT
by Carol Wilson Mansfield
Needle felting is the fast and fun way to embellish sweaters, scarves, caps, purses, wallets and home decor.
24 embellishment projects with easy to follow instructions, good photos and full size patterns make it a breeze to create these designs.31 pages, soft bound.
#713 - Learn to Needle Felt - $11.95
MAGIC WOOL:
by
Dagmar Schmidt & Freya Jaffke. This book covers techniques
and ideas for creating soft wool pictures on a felt board, as
well as making soft woolen stand up dolls and figures for your
nature table. 78 pages, softbound.
#709 - Magic Wool - $15.95
MORE MAGIC WOOL:
by Angelika Wolk-Gerche. Instructions
on making wool roving from raw wool fleece, with color formulas
to dye your own wool from plants. Complete instructions for animals,
flowers, butterflies, fairies, gnomes, and seasonal trees and
landscapes. A continuation and companion to Magic Wool.
Lavishly illustrated, 78 pages softbound.
#711 - More Magic Wool - $15.95
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