Felted Feathered Friends
Techniques and Projects for Needle-felted Birds
Published on 1. July 2012
128 pages
978-1-61058-409-8 (ISBN)
Description
This adorable book shows how to make a wide variety of birds by needle felting-sculpting wool roving into a three-dimensional figure using a special barbed needle. Each project includes a fun photo of the project with step-by-step instructions that result in 20 types of feathered friends!
With Felted Feathered Friends, you'll learn to make endearing creatures such as:
- A snowy owl
- A peacock
- A Great Blue Heron
- A bluebird
- A robin
- A flamingo
- A pair of lovebirds
- And much more
These delightful creations will put a smile on anyone's face, and with easy-to-follow directions and the author's enthusiastic and expert guidance, anyone can take part in the feathered fun!
With Felted Feathered Friends, you'll learn to make endearing creatures such as:
- A snowy owl
- A peacock
- A Great Blue Heron
- A bluebird
- A robin
- A flamingo
- A pair of lovebirds
- And much more
These delightful creations will put a smile on anyone's face, and with easy-to-follow directions and the author's enthusiastic and expert guidance, anyone can take part in the feathered fun!
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
Beverly
United States
Publishing group
Quarto Publishing Group USA Inc
Illustrations
200
ISBN-13
978-1-61058-409-8 (9781610584098)
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Schweitzer Classification
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Book
07/2012
Creative Publishing International, US
€38.56
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Persons
Laurie Sharp is a full time artist and has been needle felting for over 15 years. She raises her own sheep, shears and processes the wool for most of her projects. She has been featured on HGTV's 'That's Clever.' From her web sitewww.woolpets.com, she sells needle felting kits and finished pieces as a business that has become overwhelmingly successful. Her work has been shown in a number of galleries in the Pacific Northwest. She lives in Suquamish, Washington with her husband and business partner, Kevin Sharp. Kevin is a professional photographer, and provides all of the photography for Laurie's books.
Kevin Sharp is a professional photographer, and provides both the beauty and how-to photography for this book. His work can be viewed on http://www.sharpphotography.com.
Kevin Sharp is a professional photographer, and provides both the beauty and how-to photography for this book. His work can be viewed on http://www.sharpphotography.com.
Content
- Cover
- Title
- Contents
- Introduction
- Materials and tools
- Basic techniques
- Bluebird
- Cardinal
- Dove
- Nesting robin
- Swan and cygnet
- Snowy owl
- Yellow warbler
- Peacock
- Flamingo
- Nuthatch
- Mallard duck
- Spring chick
- Love birds
- Bird mobile
- Bird ornament
- Hummingbird
- Steller's jay
- Downy woodpecker
- Pelican
- Puffin
- Gallery
- About the author
- Resources
