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Felt to Stitch: Creative Felting for Textile Artists (Hardcover)

by Sheila Smith (Author)
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  • Hardcover: 128 pages
  • Publisher: Batsford Ltd (24 Oct 2006)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 071349008X
  • ISBN-13: 978-0713490084
  • Product Dimensions: 27.6 x 22 x 2 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 56,822 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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This work offers basic and advanced techniques for those who want to take feltmaking to another level. This is the only book to explore the surface embellishment of felt. It is a must-have guide for textile artists of all abilities. It is written by the former Chair of the International Feltmakers' Association. In "Felt to Stitch", acclaimed feltmaker Sheila Smith explores the possibilities of making and using handmade felt for stitch. Felt is an incredibly versatile medium that is easy to make and manipulate and provides the ideal base for surface embellishment. Handmade felt allows you a degree of control and creativity that ready-made fabrics cannot replicate. This book shows you how to make your own felt, select and dye your own colours, build unusual textures with felt fibres and further embellishment, and manipulate the felt to produce three-dimensional pieces. With sample projects that illustrate the main techniques, Felt to Stitch will address the main elements of design in felt: colour - blending commercially dyed fibres; dyeing processes for wool fibres; applying colour as surface design; line and shape - methods for creating clear outlines in felt; pre-felts for use on inlay, applique and mosaic; texture - combining felt and fabric - Nuno felt, embellishing with other fibres; Form/three-dimensional felt: seamless hollow forms; and, other techniques - multi-layered felts, low relief, and webs/grids.


About the Author

Sheila Smith is an experienced feltmaker who teaches in the UK and around the world, most recently in Australia and New Zealand. Former Chair of the International Feltmakers' Association, she writes regularly for textile and embroidery magazines, including World of Embroidery, Beautiful Stitches, Sewing World and Workbox. She lives in Thirsk, North Yorkshire, UK.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Felting Moves Forward, 26 Jul 2007
By C. Cole (Leigh-on-Sea, Essex, UK) - See all my reviews
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I ordered this item with trepidation as so many felting books go down the route of dodgey felted slippers and hats. However, this book proved to be an absolute delight, crammed with lots of advanced techniques, beautifully illustrated and not a muffler or a mitten in sight! The Nuno Felt and the Colour in Felt chapters are particularly inspiring. The author's love of experimentation, colour and texture shines through and I just can't wait to get out my Wensleydale!
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5.0 out of 5 stars felt to stitch, 17 Jun 2009
By A. M. Feliu-pla - See all my reviews
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Having no idea on how to felt I just bought this book and I would recomended to any body who whishes a no nonsense beatifull peace of writting. Inside this book you will find all what you need to start creating beatifull things.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Felt to Stitch, 26 Oct 2009
By Mrs. L. K. Cullen (Dorset, England) - See all my reviews
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This book was brought to help my daughter in her A level Textiles and has been a great help
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