Felting Books

Simply Felt "Starting with an old thrift shop sweater or a bag of raw wool, you can create handsome, durable fabrics for striking wearables or home decor. All it takes is soap, water, and a bit of scrubbing and rubbing. Authors Margaret Docherty and Jayne Emerson have taken this ancient and simple craft to new levels of contemporary style, with 20 pojects that are funky to amusing to classic." Simply Felt, By Margaret Docherty and Jayne Emerson; this book is $24.95 to purchase at Baabaara's Wild and Wooly.

How We Felt "Discover the creative possibilities of felt as Carol Huber Cypher takes you in search of the techniques and inspirations that define the best contemporary feltmakers. How We Felt explores signature works of today's felt artists and provides how-to information creating their unique effects. Beautiful photographs accompany insights into the artist's inspiration and helpful sidebars highlight key techniques, useful tips, and biographical information about each artist. A gallery provides further ideas to spark the aspiring fiber artist's imagination. The combination of images, ideas, and information make how we felt a must-have for feltmakers who want to deepen their repertoire of techniques, fiber artists seeking new directions for their work, and any reader wanting to be dazzled with breathtaking images of incentive wearable and decorative art." How We Felt by Carol Huber Cypher; this book can be purchased at Baabaara's Wild and Wooly for $24.95

Hand Felted Jewelry and Beads "No other hand felting book is as comprehensive - offering tips on all the tools you'll need to begin and walking you gently through the process step by step. Start by creating the felted equivalent of lampworked (glass) beads, turquoise focal beads, mokume gane beads, and dZi bead look-alikes. Then turn those handmade jewels into an elegant Rose Bolo, flamboyant felted class pendant, an inspired Calla Lily Necklace, and more! With just a bag of wool, a needle or a bit of soap, water, thread, and beads, you'll see just how simple it is to make truly original creations from felt!" Hand Felted Jewelry and Beads by Carol Huber Cypher; this book can be purchased at Baabaara's Wild and Wooly for $21.95.

Felt Forward "Take your felt forward! Knitwear designer Maggie Pace brings a modern edge to felting with this fresh collection of simply stylish designs made with innovative techniques. These sophisticated projects, like mod hats, cool bags, fashion-forward accessories, and unique items for the home, feature elegant shapes and highlight a range of fibers from classic wool to alpaca, angora, and even acrylic. With inspiring images and essential tips, anyone with basic knitting skills will find the tools to create one-of-a-kind contemporary knitted felt pieces." Felt Forward by Maggie Pace; this book can be purchased at Baabaara's Wild and Wooly for $21.95.

Felted Knits "Just about anything you can knit can be felted - that is, shrunk with heat and agitation to create a thicker, more durable fabric. The knitting goes fast with fat yarn on big needles, and felting is easy and fun, bu learning how to make all of it come together takes some skill. More than just a pattern book, Beverly Galeskas shows you how to: choose and test yarns, correctly size a knitted piece for felting, accurately shrink items by hand-and machine-washing, improve your results with blocking, care for your felted knits. Novice and experienced Knitters alike can choose from the book's 36 projects to create bags and totes, hats, mittens, vests, and slippers, as well as pillows, placemats, and coasters to complement your decor. This invaluable resource and includes sections on embellishing your felting and about felting on felt (needle felting)." Felted Knits by Beverly Galeskas; this book can be purchased at Baabaara's Wild and Wooly for $21.956.

The Shepherd's Rug "The braided rug is truly a part of American folk art. For 175 years braided rugs have been a symbol of home, family, comforts and cordiality...Simply described, a braided rug is made from three strands of wool joined by repeatedly pulling in the right strand to the center position and then the left strand - just the way one braids hair. These continuous braid are then securely sewn together into a variety of shapes and sizes. In the early days of braided rugs, old clothing was recycled to make the rugs; and in recent times purchased wool, cut into strips, has become popular. Our method, as described in this book, uses wool fleece - washed and carded into long strips called roving... This book is written for fiber artist with a closet full of fiver, shepherds wishing to make something from their sheep's wool, and handcrafters looking to add warmth and a decorative flair to their homes. It is also for those interested in homemaking traditions." The Shepherd's Rug by Letty Klein and Ann Brown; this book can be purchased at Baabaara's Wild and Wooly for $24.95. Currently available are copies signed by Letty Klein, though supply is limited.

Shibori Knitted Felt "Add a new dimension to your knitting with the application of shibori, the ancient Japanese process of introducing resistant elements into textiles. Knitters who already love knitted felt for its softness and durability will take their skills to new heights with the addition of fanciful beads, pleats, ruffles, and embroidery stitches. Create something different for your home or yourself, including a delicate beaded and frilled scarf, a pleated cape, an embossed throw, a 'bubble' texture bag, a rosebud scarf, and much more." Shibori Knitted Felt by Alison Crowther-Smith; this book can be purchased at Baabaara's Wild and Wooly for $24.95.

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