First Time Felting
The Absolute Beginner's Guide - Learn By Doing * Step-by-Step Basics + Projects
1st Edition
Published on 3. September 2019
128 pages
978-1-63159-804-3 (ISBN)
Description
In First Time Felting, felting and fiber expert Ruth Lane teaches a class for absolute beginners on three classic methods of felting.
Start by learning about the various types of wool fibers used for felting, preparing them for the process, and simple methods for dyeing. Next, discover the basic supplies and techniques for wet felting, nuno felting, and needle felting.
You'll use those essential skills to make fun, easy projects-artworks, embellished fashions, three-dimensional figures, and more-skills you'll turn to again and again to create your own original pieces!
Start by learning about the various types of wool fibers used for felting, preparing them for the process, and simple methods for dyeing. Next, discover the basic supplies and techniques for wet felting, nuno felting, and needle felting.
You'll use those essential skills to make fun, easy projects-artworks, embellished fashions, three-dimensional figures, and more-skills you'll turn to again and again to create your own original pieces!
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Publishing group
Quarto Publishing Group USA Inc
Illustrations
200 color photos
ISBN-13
978-1-63159-804-3 (9781631598043)
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Additional editions
Ruth Lane
First Time Felting: Volume 11
The Absolute Beginner's Guide - Learn By Doing * Step-by-Step Basics + Projects
Book
09/2019
Quarry Books
€19.00
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Person
Ruth Lane is a self-taught fiber artist who loves to create one-of-a-kind fiber art pieces and play with a wide variety of materials, including wool, silk, fabrics, yarns, and threads. She is the author of the book Complete Photo Guide to Felting and has taught and written tutorials about a variety of feltmaking techniques, including basic wet felting, nuno felting, and making 3D felt objects using a resist. A long-time member of the Felting Forum, an online forum of 2,500 feltmakers from around the world, she also blogs about felting and other fiber arts at permutationsinfiber.wordpress.com. Ruth co-owns a fine craft gallery, The Purple Pomegranate, which represents more than 180 American artists whose work includes jewelry, ceramics, metalwork, mixed media, woodworking, glass, fiber, prints, and paintings. She lives in Kalispell, Montana.
Content
- Intro
- Introduction
- Getting Started
- Equipment and Supplies
- Working with Felting Needles
- Wool Varieties
- Embellishments
- Needle-Felting Techniques
- Needle Techniques
- Three-Dimensional Figures
- Adding Small Shapes
- Connecting Parts
- Wet and Nuno Felting
- Introduction to wet and Nuno Felting
- Additional Supplies
- Basic Techniques
- Mosaic or Collage
- Further Exploration
- Glossary
- About the Author
- About the Contributors
- Index
