Complete Feltmaking
Easy Techniques and 25 Great Projects
Published on 8. May 2008
Book
Paperback/Softback
160 pages
978-1-84340-476-7 (ISBN)
Description
NEW IN PAPERBACK
Boasting countless benefits and applications, hand made felt is a chunky, durable and non-fraying fabric that can be used for fashion and home projects. With Complete Feltmaking, any crafter can learn the art of creating felt with a little fleece, water and soap.
This exciting new book covers all aspects of felt making, starting with simple flat felt and felting hollow 3D shapes, moving through knitted felting, then onto needle felting and also some slightly more advanced techniques from cobweb felting to nuno felting to making felt slippers using shoe lasts.
From a cheerful polka-dot bag and cozy felted slippers to a whimsical mobile and heart-warming tea cozy, this spirited primer offers a range of projects for beginner and advanced felters. Once the crafter has become comfortable with basic techniques she/he can graduate t more complex felting techniques in the advanced chapter. This book includes everything you need to bring the highly sought after handcrafted style of felt to your wardrobe and your home.
Boasting countless benefits and applications, hand made felt is a chunky, durable and non-fraying fabric that can be used for fashion and home projects. With Complete Feltmaking, any crafter can learn the art of creating felt with a little fleece, water and soap.
This exciting new book covers all aspects of felt making, starting with simple flat felt and felting hollow 3D shapes, moving through knitted felting, then onto needle felting and also some slightly more advanced techniques from cobweb felting to nuno felting to making felt slippers using shoe lasts.
From a cheerful polka-dot bag and cozy felted slippers to a whimsical mobile and heart-warming tea cozy, this spirited primer offers a range of projects for beginner and advanced felters. Once the crafter has become comfortable with basic techniques she/he can graduate t more complex felting techniques in the advanced chapter. This book includes everything you need to bring the highly sought after handcrafted style of felt to your wardrobe and your home.
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Language
English
Place of publication
United Kingdom
Publishing group
HarperCollins Publishers
Illustrations
200 Illustrations, color
Dimensions
Height: 218 mm
Width: 218 mm
ISBN-13
978-1-84340-476-7 (9781843404767)
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Person
First-time author Gillian Harris is a designer who teaches feltmaking workshops and sells a range of innovative felted bags from her website (www.gilliangladrag.co.uk). Gillian lives in Surrey, England with her husband and two daughters.