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Uniquely Felt

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Manufacturer: Storey Publishing, LLC

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Feltmaking is the magical transformation of a loose pile of wool fi bers into a durable, alluring nonwoven fabric. An ancient process that continues to work its wonder on modern artisans and crafters, feltmaking produces a flannel-like fabric with a tactile appeal like nothing else.

How is this fabric alchemy accomplished? The feltmaker adds a little soap and water to the wool, presses the fibers until they tangle together and hold the shape of cloth, and then vigorously works, or fulls, the cloth until it shrinks and strengthens to the desired shape.

In Uniquely Felt, Christine White, a professional teacher and feltmaker, gathers her considerable knowledge of the craft to write the comprehensive guide to all things felt. She describes the equipment, explores concepts and theories of felting, and thoroughly covers all felting techniques, including traditional, needle, three-dimensional seamless, nuno, cobweb, carved, and Beede ball.

And then there are the projects — handsome, indestructible bags; nuno shawls that marry soft wool fibers and wispy silks; bright picnic blankets and plush bath mats; lacy curtains made with impossibly sheer cobweb felt. Every project is striking in its fabulous depth of color and purity of form. There are no stitches, no seams, and no signs of woven cloth — just a wonderful, flowing piece of textile art.

The basic steps of feltmaking are simple enough to learn in an afternoon, but the infinite possibilities in every new pile of fiber keep enthusiasts fascinated for a lifetime. The process always begins the same way, but the fibers make the felting journey unique every time. This book is the ultimate guide to that magical adventure.


PRODUCT DESCRIPTIONS:

Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 746.0463
EAN: 9781580176736
ISBN: 1580176739
Label: Storey Publishing, LLC
Manufacturer: Storey Publishing, LLC
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 320
Publication Date: 2007-11-14
Publisher: Storey Publishing, LLC
Studio: Storey Publishing, LLC


SIMILAR ITEMS:

• Felt to Stitch: Creative Felting for Textile Artists
• How We Felt: Designs and Techniques from Contemporary Felt Artists
• Fabulous Felted Scarves: 20 Wearable Works of Art
• Complete Feltmaking: Easy Techniques and 25 Great Projects
• Creative Felting


CUSTOMER REVIEWS:

Best felting book in my library -
Uniquely Felt is the best felting book I have in my library! I highly recommend this book to anyone who is starting out in felting or those who may be more advanced. Great projects with step by step instructions.

WEIRD projects, not for beginners -
First of all, this book touches upon felting techniques (as in, mentioning them in a paragraph or two) but doesn't tell you how to do them. For example, it talks a lot about what soap to use when felting. Soap? What? Why am I using soap? The book doesn't say. If you know how to felt already, then that's one thing. But if you don't know how to felt, then you're pretty much screwed.

Also...I feel the need to mention the projects. Most of them are hats, and weird hats at that. There is a template for a scarf, which is fine, and a book cover (which, in the photo, doesn't really look like it fits) and 1-3 other "normal" items. The rest are REALLY weird hats, tunics, vests and cloaks. I don't even know WHAT to say about those, other than that they are definetely beyond the description of "unique".

I was really disappointed with this book. I have no idea what to do with it, as shipping would cost more than the price it cost to buy a used copy. Maybe I'm just missing something here, but to me this book is nothing more than a discussion of different types of felt and felting artists. Oh, and really weird hats!

excellent info and accessible to beginners -
I'm new to working with felt and this book is an excellent introduction to the material and various techniques. There are enough choices of projects to keep me busy for a long time, too. I like having lots of choices when I'm learning to work in a new material, and that's definitely the case here. The projects are described well and the materials list is excellent. Also, the list of resources is a plus - no long hunts for anything too obscure or expensive.

I would definitely recommend this book for anyone new to working with felt, and even for those who have some experience there are some inspiring variations and techniques they would enjoy.

Very well illustrated, too - I do like having good pictures when I'm learning something new!

great resource -
This is an excellent resource for any felter. Chris shares her knowledge from many years of experimentation and experience with us. It's well written and easy to understand with a slew of inspiring ideas to try.

A pleasure, each time you open the book -
The book gives very good information on wool and fibers. It contains the large scale from basic wet felting to nuno, cobweb and 3-D seamless felting. The techniques are thoroughly and clearly explained and followed bij beautifully illustrated projects.
A pleasure to read, inspiring to see and one of the best books on wet felting I know

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