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Books & DVDs
INSTRUCTIONAL VIDEOS on DVD
All orders placed from February 1 to February 17, 2012, will be shipped during the week of February 20, 2012
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Needle Felting DVD
Learn how to sculpt a fully detailed doll out of wool fiber. Over two hours long, this DVD provides detailed step-by-step instruction in Sharon Costello's unique needle felting technique.
Available on DVD only.
$39.95 Item DVD01
Please note that the Character Kit Item NK04 is designed to accompany this video. Take 20% off with purchase of the Character Kit! $61.90
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featherweight FelT DVD
Learn how to create six different types of lightweight, drapable felt scarves following Sharon Costello's step-by-step process. Learn to make a Wensleydale felt lace scarf, a shimmery Merino/tencel scarf, a laminated silk scarf, a lattice scarf and "nuno" scarves in two variations.
Please note this is a wet felting process requiring special fibers and a felting mat. See the wet felting kit section.
$39.95 Item DVD02
DVD - Featherweight Fiber Combo ($66.95)
Get 20% off the accompanying DVD with purchase of the fiber assortment: See Here
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The Best in BOOKS On Feltmaking!
New Felt: Using the Felting Needle by Birgitte Krag Hansen. This English translation of Birgitte's book is her back effort yet! A wonderful collection of projects and inspirational examples...needle felted figures, animals, theater puppets, relief pictures and more. Item BK01 $64.95
Pixie Felt: Using the Felting Needle by Birgitte Krag Hansen. Celebrate the winter holidays all year long with Birgitte's newest English translation. Learn to create an array of pixies as well as wonderful forest scenes for them to frolick in and felt animals to keep them company. Item BK02 $54.95
Animal Felt: Using the Felting Needle by Birgitte Krag Hansen. Well she has done it again... produced another fabulous needle felting book. This time Birgitte has focused her talents on showing us a range of fabulous animals to needle felt including dogs, cats, birds, bears, lion, fox, monkeys and much more. Beautifully illustrated and photographed with easy to understand instructions. English translation from Danish. Hard cover. BK03 $64.95
Fleece Dog by Nobuko Nagakuba. A lovely book for the dog lover who wants to create their own needle felted pets. Translated from Japanese, this book features 20 different miniature dogs with both general and step-by-step instructions for creating them. Paperback. BK04 $22.95
Wool Pets by Laurie Sharp. In this book, Laurie Sharp focuses on sculptural needle felting - creating 3D animals and figures using the felt needle to sculpt wool. The book shows the techniques and describes how the felting needle works with wool fiber to create felt, while explaining the differences between this art form and other forms of felting. The reader will learn how to hold the needle, what sort of materials to use and why. Paperback. BK05 $15.99
The Felting Needle: From Factory to Fantasy by Ayala Talpai. Introductory book on needle felting with lots of fun projects for all ages. Includes 4 medium gauge felting needles. Item BK08 $20
The Felting Needle: Further Fantasies by Ayala Talpai. More fun projects and tips for needle felting with lots more of Ayala's whimsical creatures. Item BK09 $22
Feltmaking and Wool Magic: Contemporary Techniques and Beautiful Projects by Jorie Johnson. You will want to add this one to your "how to" collection. A range of wonderful projects from toys to wearables with great, detailed felting techniques.
Item BK10 $24.99
Felting Fashion by Lizzie Houghton. Lizzie's striking collection of clothes - showcased in this book alongside the work of other international artists - guides the reader through every stage of construction. From brooches, corsages and hats to jackets and even a full-length coat, everything you need to know is included here. Item BK11 $27.95
Uniquely Felt by Christine White. An extremely comprehensive book on feltmaking with 46 creative projects that you can make. Detailed instructions with lots of illustrations and photos make this book very easy to follow and the projects are really beautiful. Interspersed with featured felt artists and their work. Paperback. Item BK12 $24.95
Fabulous Felted Scarves by Chad Alice Hagen and Jorie Johnson. Two great feltmakers and teachers have teamed up to produce this comprehensive book on felted scarves. Features 20 different projects, including Chad's signature shibori techniques, several variation on "Nuno" techniques and more. Detailed step-by-step instructions and inspirational gallery of artists work. Hard cover. Item BK14 $24.95
Felt to Stitch by Sheila Smith. Take your feltmaking to the next level. This book contains all the techniques you need for basic feltmaking, plus ideas for further manipulation, blending colors, surface embellishment, three-dimensional forms and innovative methods including shibori and Nuno felt. Item BK $24.95
Embellish, Stitch, Felt by Sheila Smith. Sheila leads you on an exploration of the dry-felting techniques - both by hand and with the embellisher machine - that have created new possibilities for textile artists, quilters and embroiderers alike. Item BK16 $27.95
Felt Fashion by Jenne Giles. Whether it's a collar, necklace or an entire dress, each project in this book is creative and fun. The book covers several basic felting techniques including wet felting, needlefelt, and nuno. Patterns for vests, jackets, dresses and skirts are included. Item BK19 $24.99
From Felt to Fabric by Australian feltmaker Catherine O'Leary. A very comprehensive book and an excellent source for "Nuno" felting. The author explores a wide range of approaches to using nuno techniques for creating artisan fabrics and then offers inspiring ideas for using them in garments, accessories, and art pieces. The best source on Nuno fabric design I have seen! Paperback BK20 $19.95
Watercolor Felt Workbook by Patricia Spark. Learn Pat's techniques for making pictorial felt pieces that are visually similar to watercolors, but which are totally made of dyed fiber. The process involves the use of both the traditional wet felting method and needle felting. Pat includes methods for working from photographs to create your images so there is no need for you to be able to draw. BK18 $29.00
500 Felt Objects from Lark Crafts. Beautifully illustrated, this outstanding survey features 500 felt objects in a variety of forms, made by established and emerging artists and designers from around the world. Discover how felt is being embraced and showcased by the contemporary artistic community in one lavish book. BK21 $24.95
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