An Introduction to Needle Felting

by Linda Calver

Overview

Simple step by step guide with clear diagrams and photographs, allowing beginning to advanced felters to make a variety of projects for gift-giving or holiday décor.

If you love the versatility of working with wool and are looking for a new crafting addiction, this book will get you started on the wonderful hobby of needle felting. An Introduction to Needle Felting begins with a brief history of felting and felting /wool terms. You’ll also get a handy list of items you need to purchase to make yourself a starter needle felting kit. Each chapter begins with a list of the materials you will need to complete that project. With projects ranging from flowers, sculpted birds and animals, there is a variety of fun ideas to choose from. The book also contains resources for finding suppliers for any materials you might need. There’s also a chapter introducing wet felting and needle felting combined and another that offers lovely gift ideas for family and friends as sell as seasonal ideas. Each project contains both diagrams and photographs of how to complete the item with suggestions and tips along the way. Novice felters can start from basic simple shapes and learn how to build on those shapes. Projects will advance in difficulty as you go through the book so there is something for everyone, including intermediate and advanced crafters looking for inspiration.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781526780652
Publisher:	Pen & Sword Books Limited
Publication date:	07/07/2023
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	152
Sales rank:	711,578
File size:	43 MB
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About the Author

Linda is lucky enough to live in the beautiful Suffolk countryside near to the heritage coastline surrounded by her family, various animals and wildlife, all of which gives her inspiration for her felting. She is a big animal lover especially when it comes to anything cute and cuddly which is how she came upon Needle felting. She went to a Needle felting workshop and was immediately hooked. She now both Needles and Wet felts and runs workshops locally.

Table of Contents

Introduction 6

The History of Needle Felting 7

Tools and Materials 8

Chapter 1 Simple Shapes 17

Chapter 2 Buzzy Queen Bee and Beehive 37

Chapter 3 Fun, Fantasy Owl 56

Chapter 4 Cheeky Mouse 72

Chapter 5 Fairy 86

Chapter 6 Cute Kitty 106

Chapter 7 Wet Felted Picture 126

Chapter 8 Seasonal Projects 142

Stockists 176

Acknowledgements 176