Marr Haven Homemhyarn@marrhaven.com
This book by Heather Brack and Shannon Okey gives you the basics in ALL types of felt making.
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This is not your ordinary felting book! Felt Frenzy explores all the major
techniques of felt making, from knit-and-shrink to wet felting, needle felting,
and “recycled felting”. It begins with an Introduction to Felting, explaining how fiber becomes felt, the tools and the fibers. In addition to the techniques and patterns, there are " Swatchbars" with photos of before and after felted yarn combinations to help you easily customize patterns with substitutions of your choice. Design ideas are included at the end of each chapter, inspired by fiber arts from embroidery to shibori and you can learn how to do them all Felt Frenzy is a soft cover (8 1/2 x 9 in) 128 pages |
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Chapter 1 is about Knit then Felt in the washing machine. The picture on the left
is short row slippers, other patterns include 5 bag patterns, three hats and the
wrap shown on the front cover. (See Hat Shapers for
knit then felt hats.)
Chapter 2 is Traditional Wet Felting, you learn to make balls & beads, scrubbing soap, scarf, nuno skirt and the nuno wrap shown on the right. (See supplies for wet felting.) |
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Chapter 3 is Needle or Dry Felting, you learn how to embellish other felted items
with needle felting, how to make a bag, hat, pincushions and the flowers on the
left, totally dry felting. (See needle felting supplies.)
Chapter 4 is Recycled Felt, how to felt old knits, take them apart and manipulate into a needle case, pillow, camera case jacket and the French press cozy on the right. |  |
more Wet Felt Instructions page 1,|| Page 2 || Page 3 || Wet Felting Supplies ||Roving, Top and Batts ||