With a growing number of felting books out there this is the book that you will continue to use long after you learn the basic technique! Chris White manages to give you all the basic history and technical “hows” and “whys” in a way that is easy to understand along with lots of fabulous color visuals. She then follows up with a variety of techniques (including nunofelting and cobweb felt!) and 46 projects. Every time I pick it up I find another bit of information either on types of wool or appropriate tools for specific projects or just words of advice from Chris’s ample well of knowledge. A well rounded book presented in a very user friendly format! A winner, for certain.
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This book is beautifully illustrated on substantial paper stock. The graphics are very well done. The book covers practicalities like proper posture while felt-making and watching out for creepy-crawlies in your wool. The techniques range from simple cord making to creating yardage for upholstery projects to making your own fedora. Up until now, the only felting I’ve done was the accidental machine washing of a wool scarf. I’m really looking forward to trying these techniques.
One caveat – if you are looking for a good reference for the popular craft of needle felting, you won’t find very much here. There are only 3 pages skimming the topic. You might consider Indygo Junction’s Needle Felting: 22 Stylish Projects for Home & Fashion for a better text on needle felting.
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Just skimming through I caught one of my errors in wet felting (if a little bit of soap is good, then a lot of soap is better… NOT) So.. I can be a bit excessive. The style is as one friend speaks with another. Wonderful analogies to bring home points and so much content. Amazon has a section for “look inside” and it is the tip of the string. If you are at all interested in wet felting, go for it. At 320 pages it is engaging/detailed content with personality and style. No cursory fluff overview. Enjoy!
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A cornucopia of techniques, projects and information,
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|Amazing book – substantial,
One caveat – if you are looking for a good reference for the popular craft of needle felting, you won’t find very much here. There are only 3 pages skimming the topic. You might consider Indygo Junction’s Needle Felting: 22 Stylish Projects for Home & Fashion for a better text on needle felting.
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|the kind of book you want to quit your job just to try all the things in it… NOW,
The style is as one friend speaks with another. Wonderful analogies to bring home points and so much content. Amazon has a section for “look inside” and it is the tip of the string. If you are at all interested in wet felting, go for it. At 320 pages it is engaging/detailed content with personality and style. No cursory fluff overview. Enjoy!
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