BOOKS ON FELTING
 


$24.95

BIG BOOK OF NEEDLE FELTING - Kooler Design Studios

Kay Kaduce, Judy Jacobs, and Rona Horn show you how to needle felt with style and abandon in The Big Book of Needle Felting. Artists extraordinaire, they share their inspiring ideas for creating one of a kind projects for amazing clothing, purses, jewelry, flowers and home decor. Needling has never been more fun!   See how easy it is to master the techniques for making felted fabric, embellishing with yarn and beads, and felting shapes, balls, roses and more. The book features both dry and wet felting techniques with over 300 how to photos and instructions for more than 50 beautiful, soft, colorful, and innovative projects to make mastering this popular new craft fun for all.
 


$21.95

FELT FRENZY - 26 Projects for All Forms of Felting - Shannon Okey

Designed with the absolute beginner in mind, this project collection explores all the major felt making techniques, from knit-and-shrink to wet felting, needle felting, and "recycled felting," as well as ways to combine techniques for creative and unique results. With 26 projects and photographs of more than 50 before-and-after felted yarn combinations, crafters can easily customize patterns with substitutions of their choice. Instructions are given for felted bags, flowers, hats, jackets, scarves, wool sneakers, and even a nuno felted skirt; while fiber types, tools for getting started, and the four major techniques needed to create these projects are also all covered.


$24.95

HOW WE FELT - Designs & Techniques from Contemporary Felt Artists - Carol Huber Cypher

In this beautifully photographed collection, images of signature works by admired fiber artists complement in-depth information on creating their unique felting effects. Highlighting more than 20 artists and numerous projects, including hats, capes, bags, slippers, jewelry, rugs, pillows, curtains, an ottoman, and a felted chess set, the book excites the advanced, beginner, and intermediate felter alike. A gallery section showcases other artists’ work and further sparks the imagination. 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.

 


$24.95

Indygo Junction's NEEDLE FELTING - 22 Stylish Projects for the Home & Fashion - Amy Barickman

Start with wool--then go wild! Needle felting is easy to learn and fun to do, and the results are stunning. Choose or reuse wool fabric, then add yarns, roving, and novelty fibers. Wet and dry felting, hand and machine techniques give endless choices for kicky clothing, bags, jewelry, pillows, and more. Nearly two dozen projects plus an idea gallery from five top designers mean needle felting is sure to be the next crafting craze.
 


$24.95

FRESH FELT FLOWERS - 17 Stunning Flowers to Sew & Display - Lynne Farris

Make roses, calla lilies, birds of paradise, and 14 more "perennial" favorites.  There are projects for all skill levels with easy step-by-step instructions and how-to photos.  Make one or a dozen, a single variety or a mixed bouquet.  Use as seasonal home accents and gifts for friends and family.

 


$29.95

KNITTING NEVER FELT BETTER - The Definitive Guide to Fabulous Felting - Nicky Epstein

With her signature style, the bestselling and beloved needlework author Nicky Epstein offers the best guide to felting. Using ten chic garments and more than 150 stunning sample swatches as examples, she covers the top techniques for turning wool yarn into vibrant and dense textures. Before and after shots show how different fabrics react to the process, and there are patterns, stitches, and techniques for lace, mosaics, cables, plaids, checks, and quilting. Create bobbles, appliqués, and ruffles; combine yarns; and use clamps, marbles, cords, braids, and more to form three-dimensional shapes in the felt.

 


$24.95

SHIBORI KNITTED FELT  -  20 Plus Designs to Knit, Bead and Felt - Alison Crowther-Smith

Add a new dimension to your knitting with the application of shibori, the ancient Japanese process of introducing resistant elements into textiles. Knitters who already love knitted felt for its softness and durability will take their skills to new heights with the addition of fanciful beads, pleats, ruffles and embroidery stitches. Included are step-by-step instructions as well as tips on felting basics, yarn types and equipment needed and washing-temperature charts.

   

 

 


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