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Hobby Enthusiast: Fun with Felting August 2019 These days felting has come back into fashion in Great Britain, Scandinavia, and the United States, and more modern designs and techniques are always being invented to adapt to current felting trends.
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Excellent project books to choose from
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The complete photo guide to felting
by Ruth Lane
"This richly illustrated how-to book is a comprehensive reference for various felting techniques, including needle felting, wet felting, and nuno felting. With these easy-to-follow, step-by-step directions and hundreds of full-color photos, you'll be able to explore these easy projects that provide fun opportunities for you to try the techniques. Galleries of unique felted designs and creations by renowned fabric artists act as beautiful examples and inspiration to pursue the hobby yourself"
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Sweet Needle Felts teaches you how to use wool roving or yarn to create beautiful, touchable felt projects. Learn to embellish everything from wearable accessories, like scarves and hats, to favorite items for the home, such as pillows and photo albums. If you're feeling more adventurous, move on to sculpting wool into one-of-a-kind bowls, necklaces and even cute critters and dolls. Whether you're adding a finishing touch or starting a project from scratch, Sweet Needle Felts shows you the endless possibilities of needle felting, including: - Rich and textured fabric artwork. You'll be surprised how simple and fast it is to create.
- Woolly Critter T's that you can make in minutes. They're the perfect and inexpensive way to make something special from a plain T-shirt.
- Whimsical creatures with fully movable joints. Sculpt wool roving to make your own menagerie of these cute animals.
All 25 projects in Sweet Needle Felts require just a little time and a few materials. You'll want to make these as gifts for dear friends--but you better make two, because you'll fall in love with them yourself.
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Create amazing felted animals so real that you’ll want to pay a visit and talk to them.
Breathtaking. Beautiful animals that seem to breathe. Their eyes are majestic and wild, yet they possess an aura of gentleness. This is the amazing world of YOSHiNOBU and the creative process he uses to give life to his animal friends.
A gallery of the astonishing work of Japan’s top felting artist and step-by-step instructions on how to make these stunning creations.
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Felting : the complete guide
by Jane Davis
Complete with thirty-five projects of varying difficulty levels, as well as 150 color photos, this detailed guide provides helpful techniques for working with felt in all its forms, including needle felting and crocheted felting.
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Felt : irresistibly beautiful projects
by Robyn Steel-Stickland
Brings together full-color photographs, step-by-step instructions, and a variety of imaginative designs in a thorough introduction to the craft of feltmaking, furnishing a list of essential equipment and materials, detailed directions on techniques, a range of projects, and listings of resources, Web sites, suppliers, and more. Original. 25,000 first printing.
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Complete feltmaking : easy techniques and 25 great projects by Gillian HarrisCovers all aspects of felt making, beginning with simple flat felt and felting hollow 3D shapes, and moving to knitted felting, needle felting, and other more advanced techniques, in a guide that includes step-by-step explanations and photographs that demonstrate each technique, as well as complete instructions for twenty-five creative projects.
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Cute felt bears : 20 easy-to-make projects
by Benjamin Rowling
Provides step-by-step instructions for twenty hand-crafted felt bear projects, including holiday-themed bears, a polar bear pillow, and bear-inspired jewelry and clothing
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Here a cat there a cat, everywhere a crafted cat! Cats to decorate your home, to wear, or to give to someone you love. The Cat Lover's Craft Book is dedicated to those who craft and those who are in love with all things cat-related!
Whether you like to embroider, crochet, sew, knit or felt, there's a cat-tastic project inside this charming book you'll want to try your hand at, including: - Turn your umbrella handle into a furry cat's tail
- Sew and embroider a personalized cat book cover
- Make a lovely hand embroidered brooch or earrings
- Make a cute cat door stop using a bottle and fabric
- Make cuddly cat pouches, purses and bags
- Knit, crochet or sew a charming cat-shaped pillow
- Sew a chic cat badge or button cover using cross-stitched fabric
- Sew an adorable cat doll and dress her up
- And so much more!
Super simple, step-by-step instructions, diagrams, and templates make these adorable cat crafts accessible to knitting, felting and embroidery beginners. These purr-fect needlework crafts will delight cat lovers of all ages, and provide many hours of fun creating cute and kitschy cat-inspired items—the perfect handmade gifts with lots of purr-sonality.
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"Susa's approach to needle felting will give beginners the know-how to get started, but experienced felters will also appreciate her whimsical designs." —Library Journal
Cute Needle Felted Animal Friends shows you how to create lifelike felted figures that remind you of the pets you love—using a little wool roving, a felting needle, and a few basic tools and techniques. Even more than this, it shows you how to capture their adorable expressions when they're playing hard, napping, or just happy to see you. A sweetly cocked head, perky ears, and a tail that makes you think it's actually wagging—the charm of these miniature figures is all in the details!
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Sign up for our Felting Class!
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Felt Succulents Craft (95th)
Tuesday, September 10, 11:00 am
Nomura / Meeting Room C
Create adorable felt succulents in mini terracotta pots. *Register
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