Just looking through this book motivated me to gather my carded wool and start felting! It's so incredibly easy, even young children can do it with very little assistance. This comprehensive guide starts with the basics, such as dyeing wool with soft drink powers, felting ropes, beads and balls. Then it gradually moves into more advanced projects, such as creating dolls, a menagerie of small animals, puppets, mittens, hats, slippers and more. The photographs are informative, colorful and exciting. A must for anyone even mildly interested in this traditional craft!
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Felting & needlefelting books inspired by and recommended by Waldorf Education teachers and families.
Indygo Junction’s Needle Felting:
22 Stylish Projects for Home & Fashion
By Amy Barickman
Paperback, 77 pages with full-size patterns
Are you new to needle felting or looking for some fresh inspiration? This comprehensive guide tells you about the tools, tips and techniques for both hand and machine needle felting. Learn how to embellish ready-to-wear clothing for a unique look, create beautiful and functional home décor, make your own buttons and jewelry – you probably didn’t realize how versatile this craft can be! No longer will you be limited to toy or dollmaking, but you will discover ways to make beautiful needlefelted treasures for yourself or to give as gifts.
By Linda Turner Griepentrog and Pauline Wilde Richards
Paperback, 126 pages
This book contains 15 easy, but very creative projects that can be done by hand or with a felting machine. (A felting machine looks similar to a sewing machine, but has 5-8 felting needles instead of a sewing needle.) Some of my favorite projects are needle felted buttons (that incorporate a button form) that can be used as buttons or to create jewelry, an adorable “Sheep Thrills” throw blanket decoration that combines needle felting with a simple sewing machine technique that adds texture and dimension, and a beautiful handbag that begins with tapestry fabric and is highlighted with needle felting to “color inside the lines.” The valuable lessons to be learned from this book are the exciting and different combinations of needle felting and simple sewing to create a distinctive and truly unique look to your projects! Not only needle felters, but also sewers will enjoy this book.
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Sweet Needle Felts: 25 Projects to Wear, Give & Hug
By Jenn Docherty
Paperback, 128 pages with index & full-size templates
A little wool, a little needle and a lot of sweetness! Sculpt whimsical creatures with fully movable joints, create rich and textured artwork, take a plain t-shirt and turn it into something special – all this and much more fill the pages of this delightful book! Some of the projects included are practical and useful in the home, such as coasters, a basket-weave bowl, a wooly floor rug and a Forest Floor Pincushion (perfect for your felting needles). There is a chapter devoted to wearables, such as several jewelry projects, clothing embellishments and an adorable Folk Belt. Finally there is the fun stuff, including a Dog on Wheels pull toy, pretend fruit for play for decoration, a needle felted doll and the sweetest little wooly animals you’ll ever see! This list is just a sampling of the playful and attractive needle felting projects awaiting you!
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Fuzzy Felted Friends
By Saori Yamazaki
Paperback, 79 pages
Kyuuto! = Cute! Say hello to your new best pals. These felted friends hail from Japan –homeland of all things cute. Inside you’ll find over 25 translated projects that include cheerful photographs, step-by-step directions and helpful how-to illustrations to make it easy to whip up both traditional wet and needle felted creations. Some of the projects include a bird or piglet pouch; an adorable giraffe or jazzy zebra tote; small bird toy rattles for baby; a mother and baby sheep; Jack Russell Terrier, Sheltie, Golden Retriever and Cavalier soft toys; Pony Pull-toy; Mobile Phone or Wine Glass Charms; and a Striped Doggy Pencil Case. Practice with these projects and then adapt the techniques to design your own stable of felted friends!
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Little Felted Animals
by Marie-Noelle Horvath
Paperback, 64 pages
Feeling inspired to needle some felted pets? Create your own menagerie of adorable, miniature animals with this completely irresistible collection of needle felting projects. The 16 projects span old favorites such as dogs, cats, a bunny, sheep, mice and birds to the more elusive fox, baby seal, penguin, Koala, brown and polar bears. The close up photography and step-by-step instructions make it easy and fun! A list of resources is included at the end of the book.
Fabulous, close up photographs demonstrate the needle felting technique in great detail making this a wonderful choice for the beginner. Create beautiful wool pictures and fun 3-D objects and jewelry while learning the basics. Clear explanations, step-by-step color photos and the six inspirational projects seen on the book cover will remove any apprehension you may have to get started needle felting today. Recommended for ages 12 to adult.
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Making Fairy Tale Scenes
By Sybille Adolphi
Paperback, 93 pages
Bring the magic of classic fairy tales to life! This book provides instructions and patterns for felting a variety of figures and settings from Grimm’s wonderful stories, including Cinderella, Hansel & Gretel, Sleeping Beauty, Rumpelstiltskin, Rapunzel and Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. Directions for both needle felting and traditional wet felting are given. The color photographs are marvelous and highly motivating for either a skilled or beginning felter.
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