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Needle Felting by Hand or Machine: 15 Projects Using Easy-to-Learn Techniques
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, sewers can look to this new guide to efficiently explain this history of this practice and demonstrate the unique felting techniques which use moisture, pressure and abrasion to bind fibers together. Be inspired by the exciting projects to create felted items for the home, wardrobe and to give as gifts.
128 pages, Paperback
First published June 6, 2007
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April 19, 2017
This is a great book for information. Fully half the book is informational. Although it's not a long book, it's still the first sixty-three pages. There's information about fibers that I've never heard, where they come from, whether they can felt (hint: very few animal fibers felt) which was fascinating and helpful.
There's information about the different types of needles and protective bases available, different fabrics and materials used for a functional base, other tools like stencils.
There is a section on machine felting which includes how to convert a regular sewing machine into a felting machine which is interesting. It didn't occur to me that I had to change my machine.
There are different patterns and style methods and designs, but the book is extremely poorly organized and things are all mixed together so despite all the information, it's hard to figure out where you're supposed to look for information and there isn't any index.
The projects are largely terrible and ugly, and surprisingly poorly executed. There is lots of very unfelted roving on clothing that looks like it would come off the first time it's worn let alone surviving the dry cleaning process. The gallery is also mostly hideous with the clothing very 80s looking but in a bad way. I kept looking at the copyright date.
I do love the little sheep, though, and may find a way to incorpate some roving with an embroidery project to make some little sheepies of my own.
There's information about the different types of needles and protective bases available, different fabrics and materials used for a functional base, other tools like stencils.
There is a section on machine felting which includes how to convert a regular sewing machine into a felting machine which is interesting. It didn't occur to me that I had to change my machine.
There are different patterns and style methods and designs, but the book is extremely poorly organized and things are all mixed together so despite all the information, it's hard to figure out where you're supposed to look for information and there isn't any index.
The projects are largely terrible and ugly, and surprisingly poorly executed. There is lots of very unfelted roving on clothing that looks like it would come off the first time it's worn let alone surviving the dry cleaning process. The gallery is also mostly hideous with the clothing very 80s looking but in a bad way. I kept looking at the copyright date.
I do love the little sheep, though, and may find a way to incorpate some roving with an embroidery project to make some little sheepies of my own.
April 9, 2016
Ok
I expected a lot more from this book . The first part waffles on and on about not much.
The second part is the projects but they are incredibly dull and uninspiring to say the least
I saw two ideas in the whole book that I was vaguely interested in but that was that
I expected a lot more from this book . The first part waffles on and on about not much.
The second part is the projects but they are incredibly dull and uninspiring to say the least
I saw two ideas in the whole book that I was vaguely interested in but that was that
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