Are your favorite sweaters covered with cat hair? Are there fur balls piled up in every corner of your home? And do you love to make quirky and one-of-a-kind crafting projects? If so, it's time to throw away your lint roller and curl up with your kitty! "Crafting with Cat Hair" shows readers how to transform stray clumps of fur into soft and adorable handicrafts. From kitty tote bags and finger puppets to fluffy cat toys, picture frames, and more, these projects are cat-friendly, eco-friendly, and require no special equipment or training. You can make most of these projects in under an hour-with a little help, of course, from your feline friends!
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"Intensely cute..."--"Publishers Weekly..."Quirky and the projects are super easy."--"OregonLive.com"..."It caught our attention."--"The Huffington Post--"You may think kitties are only good for getting hair all over your favorite chair and eating more kibble than you thought possible but "Crafting with Cat Hair" will show you how to turn cat hair into mittens, tote bags, book covers and more."--"CraftFoxes.com" --""Personal "projects that celebrate your cat and they look as cute as can be!"--"Neatorama"--" "--"Put those furballs to work for YOU!"--"Suvudu"It's bizarre, to be sure, but the appliques are kind of cute, too. This is a good one for your cat-loving crafty friends (and you know you have them)." --"Austin American Statesman"--Bonkers but Brilliant.... --Dales Life, December, 2011
It is in a neat 19 cm by 20 cm paperback format and is packed to the brim with cute kitty photos - which you would expect of course but being another cat obsessive, it is fun seeing a craft book dedicated to kitty cats! The book is based around felting techniques with the cat hair. There are ten projects and most of them use needle felting to decorate a felt or woollen item with an image of a cat. A couple of them, such as making a cat hair finger puppet and the project where you apply the finger puppet to a felt box, use a wet felting technique. You get help and instruction for both these techniques, although you may need some previous experience of felting with fur or at least some crafty common sense as some of the instructions are a little short. As Kaori herself points out, cat hair isn't quite like sheep wool so it is good for decorating projects but you would not be able to make a usable bag from it for example. Some of the projects include a decorated coin purse, some really cute kitty badges and kitty cat portraits, and some great scarf, hat and glove decorations. All projects come with step-by-step instructions and some come with pictures to help you with some of the stages. The book's greatest strength is in the details of how to groom and care for your cat with an aim to collect cat hair and have a happy, well-groomed cat of course! It answers some of your catty questions from what to do about pests, when the best time to harvest cat hair is and to how to look after the projects you have decorated with the cat hair. There are patterns, materials lists and handy tips throughout. I loved the section where you get to meet the cat hair contributors - cute touch! --Craftymakes, December, 2011
the author guides us on a creative journey that teaches readers how to adorn such items as badges, hats, pincushions, tote bags and even portraits. If you have an aboundance of cat hair you're not sure what to do with, this could be the stocking filler for you! --The Cat Magazine, December, 2011
From the publishers who gave us Meowmorphosis, another wierd and wonderful book... --Cat Care, Winter 2011
It is in a neat 19 cm by 20 cm paperback format and is packed to the brim with cute kitty photos - which you would expect of course but being another cat obsessive, it is fun seeing a craft book dedicated to kitty cats! The book is based around felting techniques with the cat hair. There are ten projects and most of them use needle felting to decorate a felt or woollen item with an image of a cat. A couple of them, such as making a cat hair finger puppet and the project where you apply the finger puppet to a felt box, use a wet felting technique. You get help and instruction for both these techniques, although you may need some previous experience of felting with fur or at least some crafty common sense as some of the instructions are a little short. As Kaori herself points out, cat hair isn't quite like sheep wool so it is good for decorating projects but you would not be able to make a usable bag from it for example. Some of the projects include a decorated coin purse, some really cute kitty badges and kitty cat portraits, and some great scarf, hat and glove decorations. All projects come with step-by-step instructions and some come with pictures to help you with some of the stages. The book's greatest strength is in the details of how to groom and care for your cat with an aim to collect cat hair and have a happy, well-groomed cat of course! It answers some of your catty questions from what to do about pests, when the best time to harvest cat hair is and to how to look after the projects you have decorated with the cat hair. There are patterns, materials lists and handy tips throughout. I loved the section where you get to meet the cat hair contributors - cute touch! --Craftymakes, December, 2011
the author guides us on a creative journey that teaches readers how to adorn such items as badges, hats, pincushions, tote bags and even portraits. If you have an aboundance of cat hair you're not sure what to do with, this could be the stocking filler for you! --The Cat Magazine, December, 2011
From the publishers who gave us Meowmorphosis, another wierd and wonderful book... --Cat Care, Winter 2011
About the Author
Author KAORI TSUTAYA writes for various Japanese books and magazines and is obsessed with cat photos, cat handicrafts, and writing cat tales! She exhibits her craftwork and organizes kitty craft workshops to inspire and teach others how to make cat felt crafts. (Available for select media.) Translator AMY HIRSCHMAN delights in LOLCats and all forms of social media. (Available for all media.) Website: No Twitter: twitter.com/AmyHirschman Facebook: Amy Hirschman
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By Brooksie
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Are you a crazy cat lady? Have you got far too much spare time on your hands? Do you want to learn how to make a creepy finger puppet (akin to something a serial killer might make from his victim's hair) out of your pets shed fur? Then you're in luck! This book is exactly what you're looking for!!
I was once like you. I used to sit in front of my telly box with my three cats(Prometheus, Socrates and Nigel), wondering how to fill my days, between shouting at rain and sorting through my collection of old Smash Hits magazines, all the while having no idea what to do with the 17 burlap sacks filled with cat hair going to waste in my shed. That is until I stumbled across this book...
Now I fill my days creating wonderful finger puppets from genuine cat fur and I have the pleasure of sharing my hobby with the world. I show my creations to strangers on the bus (although I'm quite unlucky in that I always decide to show my puppets to people who are getting off at the next stop), I've opened up an a web store selling my original creations ([...] - check it out!), I started a cat hair puppet show (although the police have warned me about it) and they make fantastic gifts for all the most important people in my life, like my therapist, my parole officer and the man I sometimes talk to in the supermarket whose name may or may not be Jim.
So buy this book and you to can turn your life around!!
I was once like you. I used to sit in front of my telly box with my three cats(Prometheus, Socrates and Nigel), wondering how to fill my days, between shouting at rain and sorting through my collection of old Smash Hits magazines, all the while having no idea what to do with the 17 burlap sacks filled with cat hair going to waste in my shed. That is until I stumbled across this book...
Now I fill my days creating wonderful finger puppets from genuine cat fur and I have the pleasure of sharing my hobby with the world. I show my creations to strangers on the bus (although I'm quite unlucky in that I always decide to show my puppets to people who are getting off at the next stop), I've opened up an a web store selling my original creations ([...] - check it out!), I started a cat hair puppet show (although the police have warned me about it) and they make fantastic gifts for all the most important people in my life, like my therapist, my parole officer and the man I sometimes talk to in the supermarket whose name may or may not be Jim.
So buy this book and you to can turn your life around!!
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
By Kat
Format:Paperback
I was a little disappointed in this book, I must say -- it essentially shows you how to make a felted cat, then gives you projects to apply that same felted cat to. I was hoping there'd be other uses for cat hair (such as spinning it into yarn, for example), but I guess that must be coming in book two?
Nonetheless, it's a lovely read for a very niche topic, and the cats included in the book are really cute.
Nonetheless, it's a lovely read for a very niche topic, and the cats included in the book are really cute.
10 of 11 people found the following review helpful
By C. Hegna
Format:Paperback|Amazon Verified Purchase
The book gives one project that is all cat hair (the finger doll on the cover), and then shows how to put a cat hair cat-figure on 9 other projects. I thought this was disappointing and wondered why there weren't more "real" cat hair projects (like rings, bracelets and other small items).
The answer is given on page 41: "[cat] hairs do not entangle well, and if you apply any sort of pressure, a hole will open up. It doesn't have the strength or durability to make any sort of practical item, but it does work well for small designs, mascots or decorations". It goes on to say that even the cat-figure projects need to be treated really carefully so they won't be damaged.
So the "use cat hair!" idea is funny, and would have been a fun single project in a book, but it is not enough to make a whole book on it own. To compensate for this, the book tries really hard to get sympathy by plenty cute cat pictures with speech bubbles, fact about fur/grooming, and profiles of the fur-donating cats. But if I wanted a cute cat book, I would buy a cute cat book and not a craft book.
So all in all, the book is short on useful content, but hard-core cat lovers will love it anyway (it has cats in it).
The answer is given on page 41: "[cat] hairs do not entangle well, and if you apply any sort of pressure, a hole will open up. It doesn't have the strength or durability to make any sort of practical item, but it does work well for small designs, mascots or decorations". It goes on to say that even the cat-figure projects need to be treated really carefully so they won't be damaged.
So the "use cat hair!" idea is funny, and would have been a fun single project in a book, but it is not enough to make a whole book on it own. To compensate for this, the book tries really hard to get sympathy by plenty cute cat pictures with speech bubbles, fact about fur/grooming, and profiles of the fur-donating cats. But if I wanted a cute cat book, I would buy a cute cat book and not a craft book.
So all in all, the book is short on useful content, but hard-core cat lovers will love it anyway (it has cats in it).
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Published 12 days ago by Karend
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Pleased I bought this
I bought this product because I was looking for books on needle felting and there is a review on Amazon that made me laugh so much as it was taking the pee, that I bought the book. Read more
Published 24 days ago by S. Kempin
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Great for cat lovers
I bought this for my cat loving friend who likes crafting and I can't wait to give it to her for her birthday
Published 2 months ago by Claire
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Cute but short
A really interesting book for anyone who would like to make something with their cat's hair! Everything is very well explained and easy to follow, and there are some nice... Read more
Published 4 months ago by carolanc
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Fun product
I got this for my wife as a fun present at xmas time. She's been collecting our cat's hair and on finding this book by accident, I felt she would just love it. She does.
Published 4 months ago by Darron Mould
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This really made me laugh
I couldn't resist but get this for a friend who has cats. She laughed so hard when i gave it to her. But the book is actually a great little crafting book.
Published 4 months ago by Ladyhywater
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Seriously
Is this for real? Surely the author is ripping the erse out of the gullible. Seriously, moggy fur??? Just don't get it
Published 5 months ago by Thedugsbaws
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Purrrfect...
Sorry, couldn't resist!!
Im not going to lie, i bought this for my mum as a joke, but its actually a really good book!
Cant wait to see her face xmas day!
Im not going to lie, i bought this for my mum as a joke, but its actually a really good book!
Cant wait to see her face xmas day!
Published 8 months ago by Sophie_Chambers
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Ok.
It is what it is, a book about cat hair. Fun gift for a friend or as a prank. Good buy for the money.
Published 10 months ago by Silvercloud
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Crafting With Cat Hair
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With this book you are shown how to make the puppet on the cover and there are various cat shapes... Read more
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