Felt Wee Folk: Enchanting Projects

by Salley Mavor

Overview

A Foreword Reviews’ GOLD WINNER for Crafts & Hobbies. “If you enjoy felt sculpting, doll making, or fun fabric embellishment, check out Felt Wee Folk!” —Needle ’n Thread

Salley Mavor’s charming, bendable Wee Folk fairies and dolls are real show-stoppers. Learn to create your own tiny figures and accessories using wool felt, chenille stems, simple embellishments, and Salley’s new step-by-step guide. Take your work along with you anywhere—no sewing machine needed!

• 18 complete Wee Folk projects feature dolls, pins, purses, checkbook and cell phone covers, pillows, and scenic backdrops
• Techniques include appliqué, embroidery, thread wrapping, and painting, plus add your own buttons, beads, natural materials, and “found objects”
• Ideal for dollmakers, quilters, and embroiderers of every skill level

“The projects in this book will tempt us all to the needle and felt . . . Thank you for a wonderful book about the doll form and its application in miniature.” —Elinor Peace Bailey, author of Storytelling with Dolls

“An inspiring hands-on book that awakens us to the beauty and magic of the forest, and encourages us to pick up our needles and create.” —Ruth M. Keessen, publisher of Soft Dolls & Animals, Contemporary Doll Collector, and Miniature Collector magazines

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781607050483
Publisher:	C & T Publishing
Publication date:	07/30/2021
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	80
Sales rank:	1,008,948
File size:	31 MB
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About the Author

Salley Mavor Bio: Salley Mavor earned a B.F.A. from the Rhode Island School of Design, working in three dimensions with needle and thread. She is an award-winning children's book illustrator and the owner of Wee Folk Studio. Salley lives in Falmouth, Massachusetts.

Table of Contents

A JOURNEY INTO THE WEE WORLD
ONCE UPON A THREAD
GATHERING MATERIALS
PROJECTS FOR CHILDREN TO MAKE
Flower Fairy, Wee Folk, Felt Purse
MAKING WEE FOLK AND FAIRIES
Materials
Tips for Body Wrapping, Basic Instructions, Step-by-Step Instructions for Dolls
BLOSSOM FAIRIES
HANSEL AND GRETEL
ROYAL FAMILY
HARVEST FOLK
DRIFTWOOD CLAN
FANCIFUL FELT PINS
FELT APPLIQUED PURSES
CHECKBOOK HOLDER AND CELL PHONE COVER
BALSAM PILLOWS
Reindeer Pillow, Heart Pillow, Gingerbread Cookies Pillow
FABRIC RELIEF PROJECTS
Puppy Play, Fall Fairy
GLOSSARY OF STITCHES
SOURCES
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
INDEX

Editorial Reviews

Mavor lives in a magical world populated by wee people with wooden beads for heads, acorns for hats, and bodies built on chenille stems. It is difficult to put this book of delightful sewing projects into a category, but Mavor herself describes it as "sewing by hand in a playful, fanciful way, with an eye toward the natural world." Using a variety of techniques, including appliqu , embroidery, painting, and yarn wrapping, the author has created some 18 small hand-sewing projects featuring dolls, purses, pillows, pins, and wall hangings made from wool felt. Step-by-step instructions are included for each design, but once these techniques are mastered readers will be able to incorporate them into their own designs. Highly recommended for public libraries. Copyright 2003 Reed Business Information.

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