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by Beverly Galeskas (Author) "Felt has existed for thousands of years ..." (more)
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  • Paperback: 112 pages
  • Publisher: Interweave Press Inc; illustrated edition edition (1 Nov 2003)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 1931499330
  • ISBN-13: 978-1931499330
  • Product Dimensions: 22.6 x 21.6 x 1 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 136,078 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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"[Beverly Galeskas] is simply the best resource for felting today . . . This is a beautiful – and useful – guidebook."


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Knitters will find specific techniques and instructions for felting their knitting in this detailed step-by-step introduction, including how to felt on purpose and not by mistake, techniques for both hand and machine felting, and choosing and testing yarns. They will also learn whether knitting swatches is really necessary and how big to knit a piece before felting. Twenty-four detailed projects include stylish bags, totes, hats, and mittens; warm and fuzzy vests and slippers; and decorative pillows, place mats, and coasters. With a section on embellishing felting and felting on felt (needle felting), knitters will be inspired to create these beautiful projects for friends and family, from the baby's first felt hat to the furry slippers for cold winter nights.
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38 of 38 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars The felting craze for knits--how to do this technique, 18 Mar 2004
By Joanna Daneman (Middletown, DE USA) - See all my reviews
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There has been a huge craze for felted knitting, a process where you knit a loose garment and then wash it in the washing machine to shrink and thicken the fabric. Things that are typically felted are clogs or slippers, tote bags and vests, but you can do a lot more.

Bev Galeskas has some great instructions here, including an invaluable gauge check. You knit a square of a particular gauge, mark it with thread and then wash according to instructions. The thread marks the shrinkage and tells you how to adjust your knitting to get the felt to result in the size you desire.

There are also instructions for how to leave button holes or eyelets in the knitting so they don't close up, what yarns work well and which ones don't, how to felt in a front-loading washing machine (hint: it has to be the kind that lets you stop and open the door mid-cycle. My American front-loader does allow this but my European one did not. If you have the kind that locks during the cycle, Bev suggests you find a friend with a toploader and borrow their machine!) If you live in Europe, where nearly all machines are water-thrify frontloaders that heat the water, you may have trouble here; most of these machines lock the minute you punch the start button.

The only small disappointment was that a pattern for felted clogs was not included. But there is a pattern for "ballet slippers" which do look something like clogs, so I suppose they can be sized up for adults, even men. Just don't CALL them ballet slippers. Felted clogs are very popular to make for gifts and to keep by the door as shoe-replacements to save your floors and carpets from wear and tear.

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25 of 26 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars A disappointment if you're in the UK, 4 Jul 2005
By Aki_M_K (Edinburgh, United Kingdom) - See all my reviews
SO, I should have read the review from another reader in the States, and I could have guessed at the washing machine problem. Beverley Galeskas does say that it's "IMPOSSIBLE" to felt in a controlled fashion in a front-loading machine. If this is what your setup is, like mine and any other washing machine I've seen in this country, this book is not really of any use to you.
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