Felting Books available at Mielke's Fiber Arts

NEW!! ANIMAL FELT, Birgitte Krag Hansen.
Felted animals are the subject of this new book by Birgitte, who shows a large number of models, all made using the felting needle. The first animals are so simple that they can be made by beginners and throughout the book the various techniques are extended so that the book is also of value to experienced felters. The step-by-step photographs of the book show how the wool is made into the most charming animals, such as frogs, owls, dogs, cats, kangaroos, bears, monkeys, seals and relief and wall hangings of eagles, tigers and polar bears, among others. ISBN: 8764102718. 117 pages. 9 3/4'' X 9 7/8'' hardcover. $69.00 #139625

NEW!! ANIMAL MASCOTS MADE OF WOOL, Ondori.
Japanese text. Lots of bears, lady bugs. bunnies, sea otters, and more charming friends and their toys using the felting needle and step by step graphic instructions and patterns. ISBN: 9784277563109. 72 pages. 8" x 8" softcover. $20.00 #169332

THE ART OF FELTMAKING, Anne Vickery.
I like books that are more than they seem. I thought this was just a children's project book using dyed and undyed bits of fleece and rudimentary felting techniques to make beads and figures. After a closer look, I started seeing the abundance of useful felting lore from around the world. After the simple children's work come the Swedish and Nomadic coats, boots, etc. All this information with nice color illustrations of articles and techniques will make teachers happy and delight wool artists inspired by this ancient craft. ISBN: 0823002624. 7¾" x 10" Sc, $24.95 #139018

Handmade felt is a wonderfully versatile material - you can create anything from sumptuous wall hangings and cushions to shaped and sculpted items, all from a kitchen sink! Using step-by-step photographs which show how to magically transform wool fibers into fabric, the author presents a series of easy-to-follow projects which range from simple panels to more adventurous shaped pieces. This book is brimming with ideas and packed with inspiration.

NEW! COMPLETE FELTMAKING, Gillian Harris
The complete guide covering 2 and 3-dimensionmal felting, knitted felting, and needle felting through a series of delightful projects. 160 pages, softcover. $25.00 #139506

Felting Book Series by Sheila Smith
From the United Kingdom. 16 pages each, with black and white illustrations and color photographs. Softcover.

Book 1 - Introduction to Feltmaking: Techniques and Design
This series of books on feltmaking would make good textbooks for a feltmaking workshop. The first here works through the process in an organized manner. The author uses techniques from the long history of feltmaking. She likes to give depth to her felt with add-ons like yarn scraps, fabric pieces, etc. She also goes over some dyeing techniques for the fibers. ISBN: 0954251709 8¼" x 11¾" softcover. $15.00 #499001

Book 2 - Felt Without Seams: Making Hollow Forms
This second of the series introduces three-dimensional feltmaking for hats, slippers, bags, and more. This book will guide you through making felt hats that actually fit a human being. Good stuff in here. ISBN: 0954251717. 8¼" x 11¾" softcover. 16 pages. $15.00 #499002

Book 3 - Beyond the Basics: Advanced Feltmaking Techniques
Book Three of this series is where all the material comes together into some really innovative ideas for taking feltmaking into the realm of art and new textile creation. The look at combining large pieces of fabric into the felt to create organized rucheing or puckers and Procion dyed strands of silk fiber for highlights brings this series and your workshop to a fine conclusion. ISBN: 0954251725. 8¼" x 11¾" softcover. 16 pages. $15.00 #499003

Using commercially available felt to craft household items and personal decorations is not new, but this collection of projects is new. Easy enough to make with children, but also designed with attention to stitchery detail, these are fun to make for gifts. Compact, well illustrated patterns and photos for each project. ISBN:

NEW!! DESIGNER NEEDLE FELTING: Contemporary Styles, Easy Techniques, Terry Taylor & Candi Cooper.
Fiber artists, crafters, quilters, and sewers have all embraced the art of needle felting—the popular technique of using a barbed needle and wool roving to create sheets of felt or embellish fabric. This colorfully illustrated guide shows just how easy it can be to get eye-catching results on everything from wonderful wearables to whimsical home accessories. A thorough basics section explores the variety of fibers, yarns, and threads employed in needle felting, and the foundation materials that work best. Find out how to do both single and multi-needle felting, as well as felting with a machine and shaping three-dimensional forms. Thirty unique projects include a Lollipop Bag, Glamour Sweaters, Graphite Pillows, and an adorable “Pigs Can Fly” ornament. ISBN: 157990999X. 8 3/4" x 10 1/4" hardcover, 128 pages. $24.95 #139614

FABULOUS FELT HATS: Dazzling Designs from Handmade Felt, Chad Alice Hagen.
Handmade felt is a wonderful material for creating jaunty, fun hats that are infinitely varied in form, color, and pattern. The author explains the simple process for making felt from wool and presents 15 spectacular, handsculpted hat projects. Transform classic shapes using distinctive finishing touches.1579905420. 112 pages. 9'' X 9'' softcover. $9.95 #139381

NEW!! FABULOUS FELTED SCARVES: 20 Wearable Works of Art, Chad Alice Hagen & Jorie Johnson.
Felting is hotter than ever, and scarves are fabulous first projects for crafters to try. The simple process yields infinitely varied results, with rich colors, forms, and visual appeal. Created by two internationally-known designers, these 20 spectacular boas, wraps, shawls, and stoles are beautiful, wearable art. Ranging from understated elegance to simply outrageous, they come with easy-to-follow instructions, helpful how-to photos, and templates, when needed. An introduction covers all the basics, and the projects build a repertoire of skills as readers progress through the book. The standouts include a scarf with lacy designs snipped onto the felt surface; a wrap inspired by the delicate hues in Monet’s water lily paintings; and a pretty dip-dye novelty yarn party scarf. ISBN: 1600590020. $24.95 #

FAST, FUN & EASY NEEDLE FELTING: 8 Techniques & Projects — Creative Results in Minutes, Lynne Farris.
This volume includes complete illustrated instructions for eight distinct needle-felting techniques - from embellishments on woollen fabric, creating appliqué and stained-glass effects, to the use of buttons and beads in dimensional projects. ISBN: 1571203974 48 pages. 8 1/2'' X 11'' softcover. $14.95 #169313

NEW! 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. Armed with plenty of information and the authors' can-do spirit, crafters will find it easy to add felting to their repertoires. 128 pages. 8 1/2" x 9" Softcover. ISBN: 1596680091 $21.95 #139507

FELT: Irresistibly Beautiful Projects, Robyn Steel-Strickland.
This lovely and practical book has all the technical information needed to get started on this irresistible craft now having a popular resurgence. Projects are divided into four sections: Flat Felt, Pre-Felts, Nuno Felt, and New Techniques. Each section has three to five projects that teach and build on the different felt making techniques in the previous sections. The range of projects include colorful cushions, scarves made with a variety of techniques, a simple bag constructed from a felted square, a table runner, a stitched and felted baby blanker, and even a gauzy window drape. ISBN: 0312360584 144 pages. 6 1/2'' X 6 3/4'' softcover. $16.95 #139451

FELT IT! 20 Fun & Fabulous Projects to Knit & Felt, Maggie Pace.
If you can knit it, then you can felt it! Pick up your knitting needles, grab some warm fuzzy wool, and let designer Maggie Pace guide you through one of these twenty creative patterns for fun accessories. Just toss your finished piece in the washing machine and marvel at its transformation into lush, irresistible felt. With patterns ranging from simple scarves to challenging bags and hats, knitters of all levels can become felting artists in no time. ISBN: 1580176356. 9'' X 8 3/4'' 152 pages, softcover. $18.95 #139495

FELTCRAFT: Making Dolls, Gifts and Toys, Petra Berger. This book focuses on sewing with felt, not the making of felt. Using no-fray, easy-to -se felt in its wide array of colors, this treasure trove of patterns for children will help you find projects galore. Full patterns for a variety of dolls, puppets, and jewelry are shown in color photos. A great resource. ISBN: 0863151906 Sc, $12.95 #139022

FELTING, Ondori.
A variety of small projects with step-by-step illustrations for wet felt techniques. Japanese text. 56pgs, softcover. $7.50 #169071

NEW!! DVD - FELTING BAGS & HATS: With Nenah Galati, Nenah Galati.
How to knit and felt bags and hats. 65 minutes. ISBN: 5414765515. $23.99 #139610

FELTING BY HAND, Anne Einset Vickery. In its sixth printing, this popular book gives step-by-step instructions for making slippers, mittens, hats, boots, vests and other items. ISBN 0-9619053-5-2. 104 pages, softcover, $14.95 #139024

FELTMAKING, Deborah McGavock & Christine Lewis.
From the sublime to the beautiful with a bit of the truly odd thrown in for good measure! This course in feltmaking is cleverly laid out in "workshops" of gradual levels of difficulty. Although specific projects are defined in each workshop, the techniques developed allow you to take off on your own as well. An appendix features profiles of felt artists, which is really nice to see, although the artists featured are from the UK, since this book was written in the UK as well. ISBN: 1861263082. Enclosed Spiral Bound Hardcover, $29.95 #139025

FELT MAKING AND WOOL MAGIC: Contemporary Techniques and Beautiful Projects, Jorie Johnson.
After studying textile design in both the USA and Finland, author Jorie Johnson was introduced to the felt making process in 1977 when she was first taught Scandinavian felt boot-making. She was immediately struck by felt’s amazing properties and possibilities. Through this book, Felt Making and Wool Magic, you will see that Jorie’s approach to felt making is clearly creative as well as effective. The book covers in detail, basic step by step felt making techniques, then goes on to present a series of projects from simple jewelry to beautiful vests. ISBN: 1592532756128. Softcover. $24.99 #139428

FELTMAKING: Fabulous Wearables, Jewelry & Home Accents, Chad Alice Hagen.
Handfelted wool is making a big comeback. In this offering by The Weekend Crafter, you learn that with a few tools, some ordinary household equipment, plus wool, soap and water, you can create felt items. Admittedly, some of the items are a stretch --- i.e., the wool dreadlock (!!), striped snakes and strange rooster coffee cozy, but others are attractive and useful such as the marvelous mittens, warm fringed throw, journal cover and snuggly slippers.1579902529. 8½'' x 11'' softcover. $14.95 #169045

FELTMAKING: The Whys and Wherefores, Sheila Smith & Freda Walker.
(Revised & updated) A detailed analysis of felt, wool and all its characteristics, is welcome because until a prospective feltmaker really understands the nature of wool it is impossible to grasp the full potential of making felt. Contains: Different techniques of feltmaking for all purposes and uses. A useful set of graphs analyzing the relationship between types of wool from the various breeds (there is no recent book containing this information), and a glossary of technical terms.0952726211 68 pages. 6 1/2" X 9 3/4" softcover. $24.95 #139405

NEW! FELT TO STITCH: Creative Felting for Textile Artists, 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 colors, build unusual textures with felt fibers 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, appliqué and mosaic; texture - combining felt and fabric - Nuno felt, embellishing with other fibers; Form/three-dimensional felt: seamless hollow forms; and, other techniques - multi-layered felts, low relief, and webs/grids. ISBN: 071349008X. 128 pages, hardcover. $24.95 #169319

FELT WEE FOLK, Sally Mavor.
Do you like creating in a simple way to manipulate material? Do you enjoy spending time embroidering and constructing truly unique objects? These assemblages of felt, embroidery thread, pipe cleaners, beads, and imagination are the authors suggestions for her readers to look at and then go with. She gives us a set of 18 projects decorated with a huge cast of "wee folk". All the figures and their clothing have patterns and ideas for finishing. This is a truly unique book for the avid crafter. Note: This book does not deal with making felt cloth, but how to use it. ISBN: 1571201939. 8½" x 11" softcover, 80 pages. $23.95 #139207

NEW! FLEECE DOG: A little bit of magic created with raw wool and special needle, Nobuko Nagakubo.
Needle felt palm-sized dogs. This 80 page book has step-by-step photos showing how to make 20 popular breeds: Labrador Retriever, Miniature Dachshund, Shiba Inu, French Bulldog, Wirehaired Fox Terrier, Siberian Husky, Chihuahua, Miniature Schnauzer, Pomeranian, Papillon, Dalmatian, Catalan, Sheepdog, Bernese Mountain Dog, Scottish Terrier, West Highland White Terrier, Afghan Hound, Toy Poodle. ISBN: 184533289X. 7 1/2'' X 8 1/2'' paperback. $22.95 #169312

NEW! FUN FELT
Small, fun projects from penguins to bags with instructions for needle and wet felting. Step-by-step photos and illustrations. Japanese text. Great inspiration! 82 pages, 8.25" x 9" paperback. $26.00 #169324

NEW!! HEARTFELT: 25 Projects for Stitched and Felted Accessories, Teresa Searle.
In this book, Teresa Searle demonstrates her unique method of combining felted knitting with appliqué and embroidery to produce a wide range of richly colored accessories for adults and children. Detailed photographs and clear step-by-step instructions make it easy for crafters of all levels to recreated the pieces at home. Choose from 25 patterns that range from adults' hats, bags, slippers and hair accessories to a gorgeous heirloom baby coat and a child's backpack. Alongside ideas for original garments and accessories made from pieces of felted knitting, you'll find practical advice on using mass-produced felt and recycling favorite sweaters that have shrunk in the wash. Includes essential information on making felted knitting, plus tips and advice on the appliqué and embroidery techniques used in the book. 8 1/4" x 10 1/4" softcover, 128 pages. ISBN: 0312362145. $21.95 #139515

HOW TO MAKE FELT: Create Hats, Bags, Rugs, Masks and Much More, Anne Belgrave.
For structural felt, all you need is unspun wool, soap, water, friction, some simple equipment found around the house, and this book. The author shows examples of a number of types of wool and how each felts so you can try llama, camel, alpaca, and other animal, vegetable, or man-made fibers. Try inlay, mosaics, or quilted layers; embellish with hand or machine embroidery. It's all fun and easy. This profusely illustrated, introductory book will guide you on your way to creating your own pieces and shapes. ISBN: 0855327952 Softcover, $17.95 #139004

NEW!! 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 feltmakers 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. ISBN: 1596680318. 8 1/2" x 10 1/4" softcover. 143 pages. $24.95 #239184

NEW! JAPAN FELTING.
A new tone in felting from Japan in mimicking in felt such things as food, boxes, and little friends using simple wet techniques. 72 pages, paperback. $17.00 #169331

MAGIC WOOL: Creative Activities with Natural Sheep's Wool, Dagmar Schmidt & Freye Jaffke.
It’s not felting…it’s more like “painting” with wool!
ISBN: 0863153135, 6¾" x 7½" softcover. $12.95 #139130

MAKING FACES: Using Wet and Dry Felting Methods, Pat Spark.
This exciting new book by a respected teacher and author shows how to combining the sculptural possibilities of the felting needle with traditional wet felting for complete control of three-dimensional forms. 63 pages. Black and white photos and illustrations. Spiral bound softcover. ISBN: 0975369814. $18.00 #619207

NEW!! MAKING FELTED FRIENDS: 25 Fun Wet- & Needle-Felted Toys & Gifts, Sue Pearl List Price:
Crafters everywhere are discovering the joys of feltmaking. Working with fleece roving is fun, tactile, and easy for all ages and levels of crafters. The 25 irresistible projects in Making Felted Friends show how creative it can be to work with this colorful, malleable medium using wet and needle-felting techniques. From cats, dogs, and penguins to snakes, dinosaurs, and monkeys, all the favorite animal friends are covered. Many start with a simple armature, which is wrapped with fleece roving. Then, with the addition of a bit of soap, water, and elbow grease, most projects can be made in several hours. Felting invites embellishment, and these projects make the most of it with brightly colored spots, stripes, spikes, and beaks that offer the imaginative crafter opportunities for sculpting one-of-a-kind creatures. Playful and cuddly to hold, some of these fuzzy felted friends make perfect toys. Others are designed to add a decorative touch to a tabletop or mantel display. Whether given as gifts or kept for entertainment and inspiration, the comical critters in this original felted menagerie are sure to become friends for life. 127 pages, 8 1/4" x 10 1/4" softcover. ISBN: 1580176852. $17.95 #139594

MORE MAGIC WOOL: Creating Figures and Pictures with Dyed Wool, Angelike Wolk-Gerche.
It’s not felting…it’s more like “painting” with wool! A companion to Magic Wool, above. ISBN: 0863153518, 6¾" x 7½" softcover. $15.95 #139131

NEW!! NEEDLE FELTED ACCESSORIES: 18 Projects for Neelde Felted Jewelry and Purses, Amy Barickman.
ISBN: 0975491822 8½" X 11" Softcover $19.99 #139523

NEW!! NEEDLE FELTED FASHIONS: 10 Unique Projects to Create and Customize Wearables, Amy Barickman.
ISBN: 0975491806 8½'' X 11'' Softcover $19.99 #139522

NEEDLE FELTING, Hamanaka.
Needle felting, combined with wet felting, covering simple projects including small animals, cup holder, journal covers, and more, with clear step-by-step photo instructions. Japanese text. 48 pages. Paperback. $12.00 #169265

NEEDLE FELTING: Art Techniques and Projects, by Anne Einset Vickrey, with Patricia Spark and Linda Van Alstyne.
The book we've been waiting for! Detailed instructions on needle felting and it's varied techniques. Starts with an explanation of felting and the tools and materials available, and works through five specific projects, with ideas and details for many more explained and illustrated. Covers the principles of flat work, sculpture and mixed wet/dry techniques. Black and white pictures with illustrations throughout. 60 pages. ISBN: 0961905328. 7 1/4" x 8" covered spiral bound. $17.95 #479001

NEW! NEEDLE FELTING BY HAND OR MACHINE: 15 Projects Using Easy-to-Learn Techniques, Linda Griepentrog & Pauline Richards.
Machine felting is one of the hottest things in fiber arts, building on the rich history of hand felting. With top sewing manufacturers adding felting accessories to their lines, a practical how-to guide is a great first step to enjoying this exciting craft. In this guide you'll discover the history behind this popular practice, which involves a piercing process with barbed needles to embed the fibers into the base. You will be inspired by the exciting projects and 200+ color photos and illustrations in this book, as you use your hand or machine to create felted items for your home, wardrobe or to give as gifts. ISBN: 0896894851. 128 pages, softcover. $22.95 #139513

NEW!! NEEDLE FELTING: Simple Techniques, Beautiful Projects, Linda Lenich & Jennifer Kooy Zoeterman.
Get a complete introduction to the hottest new craze in wool crafting--needle felting. Learn all the basics, and then try your poke-and-punch skills in five fun projects. ISBN: 1564777685. 32 pages. 8½'' X 11'' softcover $14.95 #139521

NEEDLE FELTING: 22 Stylish Projects for the Home & Fashion, Amy Barickman, Indygo Junction.
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 cool 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. ISBN: 1571203796. 8 1/2'' X 11'' softcover. 80 pages. $24.95 #139450

NEW FELT: Using the Felting Needle, Birgitte Krag Hansen.
This book presents new ways of felting both humans and animal figures, and describes how to build up a face. There are also a number of variations of relief pictures and theatre puppets. This book is well illustrated with instructive work procedures and pictures of finished work. It is written both for beginners and those wishing to develop work further. All the sections also include simple examples that can be made by children about 10 years and older. English text. ISBN: 8779058779 107 pages, 9 3/4'' X 9 7/8'' hardcover. $65.00 #169158

NICKY EPSTEIN’S BEGINNERS GUIDE TO FELTING: 8 Knit Projects For the First Time Felter! Creative, Boutique-Inspired Designs that Make Knitting Even More Exciting!, Nicky Epstein.
The time has come to conquer your felting fears. If you follow these basic steps and helpful hints, the transformations of size, texture, and density will take you to a new knitting dimension. Nicky also includes a variety of finishing techniques for felting, including 3-dimensional shapes, floral knit appliqués, cut felted appliqués, cutting fringe, and much more. You're sure to become a felting fan forever. ISBN: 160140106X . 8½'' X 11'' paperback, 36 pages. $10.95 #139534

THE NINETEENTH CENTURY HAT MAKERS AND FELTERS MANUALS, Compiled by Suzanne Pufpaff. Includes reprints of The Hatmakers Manual, 1829, A Treatise on Hat-Making and Felting by John Thomson, 1868 and prints from L'Art de Faire des Chapeaux by Jean Antoine Nollet, 1765, plus explanations, notes, index and resources. Softcover, $18.00 #399004

NEW!! NOT YOUR MAMA’S FELTING: The Cool and Creative Way to Get it Together, Amy Swenson.
The art of felting, the process of working wool fibers together to form felt, is the ultimate in craft creativity because not two items turn out exactly alike. The first book to cover knitted or crocheted felting, needle felting, and wet felting, Not Your Mama's Felting will have you creating fashions, accessories and gifts that will have your non-felting friends asking, "How did you do that?" Fun and funky, this guide includes the essentials: all about fiber, the tools of the trade, wet felting, needle felting, fulling and dyeing; pattern and step-by-step instructions for approximately thirty projects, including an assemble-your-own wallet kit, a bad-boy hoodie, a loopy boa, a chunky bead necklace, needle vases, and more; tips to customize each design; basic knitting crocheting instructions so that even non-needleworkers can make all of the projects. Does the smell of wet sheep turn you on? Long to escape to your own private yurt? With Not Your Mama's Felting, you'll be a felt-loving material girl in no time. ISBN: 0470095180. 207 pages. 7 1/2" x 9 1/4" softcover. $14.99 #139524

NEW!! NUNO NOUVEAU: Fashionable Felt for Accessories & Home Decor, Liz Clay.
In this unique collection of nuno felt projects, the author inspires the reader with innovative ideas for combining beautiful woven fabrics with handmade felt. The author gives clear instructions about how the nuno process works and demonstrates how it can be used on various fabrics and fibers to create very different results. Each of these techniques is fully illustrated with detailed photographs and clear step-by-step instructions. Great mix of projects. From scarves to home décor, from surface embellishments, color mixing, fiber blending -- this books develops a rich vocabulary of design ideas and methods. ISBN: 1600610366. 8 1/4" x 10 1/4", 128 pages, softcover. $19.99 #139626

PIXIE FELT: Using the Felting Needle, Birgitte Krag Hansen.
Now in English! This book is about pixie needle felting and a follow up to the previous book by Brigitte Krag Hansen - New Felt: using the felting needle. To felt pixies is one of many subjects where the felting needle is most suitable. The barbs of the needle make it easy to create simple and more detailed faces and bodies of the wool, and you only need very few materials to get started. With the felting needle you don't have to use water and soap at all. This book is well illustrated with step by step pictures of the process as well as finished pixies. It is written both for beginners and for more experienced felters. Children from about nine or ten will be able to use the book on their own or with some adult help. Lots of new ideas for little people and little animals. 72 pages, hardcover. ISBN: 8764100308 72 pages. 9 3/4'' X 8 1/4'' hardcover. $49.95 #169129

NEW!! SIMPLE ZAKKA AND BAG OF FELT WOOL
by Ondori.
Written in Japanese with clear charts. How to wet felt coasters, potholders, vessels, bags and slippers. ISBN: 4277430724. Softcover $32.00 #139528

SIMPLY FELT: 20 Easy and Elegant Designs, Margaret Docherty & Jayne Emerson.
Quality felt projects have a feel to them that is more than just the item and its design. It's the whole idea that unlike the other wool arts, with spinning and technical manipulation, the educated abuse of the wool fibers will result in soft, flexible, sturdy structures of ancient lineage and contemporary beauty. So "simply" felt as a title implies all this notion of abuse of the fibers, and also a kind of elegance of form. These 20 projects will illustrate this as new skills and felting ideas are presented in a project format. ISBN:1931499705. 8 1/2'' X 9'' softcover. 128 pages. $24.95 #139362

NEW!! Uniquely Felt: Dozens of Techniques from Fulling & Shaping to Nuno and Cobweb, Christine White.
In Uniquely Felt, Christine White, a professional teacher and feltmaker, gathers her considerable knowledge of the craft to write the comprehensive guide to all things felt. She describes the equipment, explores concepts and theories of felting, and thoroughly covers all felting techniques, including traditional, needle, three-dimensional seamless, nuno, cobweb, carved, and Beede ball. And then there are the projects — handsome, indestructible bags; nuno shawls that marry soft wool fibers and wispy silks; bright picnic blankets and plush bath mats; lacy curtains made with impossibly sheer cobweb felt. Every project is striking in its fabulous depth of color and purity of form. There are no stitches, no seams, and no signs of woven cloth — just a wonderful, flowing piece of textile art. The process always begins the same way, but the fibers make the felting journey unique every time. This book is the ultimate guide to that magical adventure. ISBN: 1580176739. 8 1/4" x 10" softcover. 312 pages. $24.95 #139623

his workbook is intended to help you learn the technique developed by Pat Spark, called "Watercolor Felt". Ms. Spark calls her method by this name because she uses concepts from painting, and applies those concepts to feltmaking. The result is felts that are visually similar to watercolors, but which are totally made of dyed fiber. There is no actual painting involved, unless you consider the placement of each individual colored fiber as "painting" with the fiber. The process involves the use of both the traditional, wet felting method and needle felting, also known as the dry felting method. Following Ms. Spark’s instructions with these two felting methods, you will be able to create your own pictorial felts. Don’t know how to draw? Don’t worry; Ms. Spark has included methods for working from photographs to create your images. The workbook is divided into two sections. Section One describes basic felting information. Section Two is a series of samplers that will take you step by step through the various needle felting and wet felting methods you will need for doing the process. The samplers are sequential, with each one building upon the techniques of the last so that you will methodically gain the expertise needed to make the pictorial felts. All pictures and illustrations are in black and white with 4 pages of colored pictures showing the samplers you will make with a photograph of the flower or leaves at the top of the page and the finished felt piece at the bottom of the page.

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