Felting with Water and Soap
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Creative
Felting
Color, color, color, that is what this
book is all all about, Discover your own creativity with
the ancient art of felting. Follow step by step
instructions to teach you how to felt the easy way.
Experiment with different fibers and techniques and with
blending and contrasting a whole range of colors. Watch
your fiber come to life with this books vibrant color
combination and textures.
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How We Felt,
Designs and Techniques
Felt
artist Carol Huber Cypher takes readers behind the
scenes in search of the techniques and inspirations that
define the best contemporary feltmakers.
Beginning with an iconic project, the technique of
felting around a ball that artist Beth Beede made famous
and taught throughout the world, the book continues with
more than 20 artists and highlights diverse forms,
including hats, capes, a dress, bags, slippers, jewelry,
rugs, pillows, a curtain, an ottoman, and other
decorative pieces, plus vessels, hanging installations,
a felted chess set, and other art forms. A gallery
showcases other artists and provides further ideas to
spark the fiber artist’s imagination. Readers are
encouraged to use the examples and instructions to
inform their own creative endeavors.In addition to
practical information on creating the pieces shown, each
project is accompanied by biographical information and
insights into the artist’s own inspiration.
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Felt Frenzy, 26 Projects
for All Forms of Felting
This
is not your ordinary felting book! Felt Frenzy
explores all the major techniques of felt making, from
knit-and-shrink to wet felting, needlefelting, and
“recycled felting”—turning salvaged wool sweaters into
useful felt pieces—plus ways to combine techniques for
creative and unique results. Designed
with the absolute beginner in mind, Felt Frenzy
is packed with 26 projects and photographs of more than
50 before-and-after felted yarn combinations so readers
can easily customize patterns with substitutions of
their choice. You’ll find instructions for the
ever-popular felted bag, but it doesn’t stop there—learn
to make felted flowers, hats, jackets, scarves, wool
sneakers, even a nuno felted skirt. As an added bonus,
you’ll find “design ideas” scattered throughout the book
to give your projects an extra creative boost; these
suggestions help integrate felt into other fiber arts,
from embroidery to shibori.
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Hand Felted Jewelry and
Beads, Carol Huber Cypher
Let
Carol Huber Cypher share here secrets to making striking
jewelry and accessories with beaded embellishments!
Learn how to create stunning felt beads, then turn your
handmade jewels into and elegant Roso Bolo, flamboyant
Felted Glass Pendant, and inspired Calla Lily Necklace
and more! Choose from 25 artful and inspiring designs
created with soap and water and felting needles.
Simply Felt, 20
easy and elegant designs in wool, Margaret
Docherty, Jayne Emerson
Starting with an old thrift shop sweater
or a bag of raw wool you can create handsome, durable
fabrics for striking wearable or home decor. All it
takes is soap, water and a bit of scrubbing and rubbing.
Learn how to make felt from old knitted fabrics, make
felt from raw wool and other fibers, how to felt by
hand or washing machine, how to created flat fabrics or
sculptural shapes. Find out how to enhance your felt by
inlaying fibers for color and texture effects, easy
step-by step instructions. 128 pages.
The Art of Feltmaking,
Anne Einset Vickrey
Basic
Techniques for making Jewelry, Miniatures, Dolls,
Buttons, Wearables, Puppets, Masks and Fine Art Pieces.
The Art of Feltmaking demonstrates how to use the
natural properties of wool to make delightful,
one-of-a-kind felted items. The techniques are so simple
that even kids can join the fun. To get started all you
need are wool, hot, soapy water and your hands. 144
pages.
Felting by Hand,
Anne Einset Vickrey
Learn how to make felt by hand, and how to choose
and prepare domestic wool specifically suited for
felting. Let Anne show you how to create slippers, hats,
bags, mittens and vests. Find out how to dye wool to
suit your needs and decorate your felt and incorporate
yarn. Chapter on felt projects for kids as well. Full
size fold-out patterns for most projects. 93 pages
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Feltmaking
Projects for Children, Anne Einset Vickrey
Written specifically for children and their parents
or teachers this book offers exciting opportunities to
encourage children to develop their creative expression
thru feltmaking. Designed for teachers for grades
preschool to fifth, this book can also be used at home.
Six projects allow children to make one-of-a-kind felt
items: belt beads, felt rope, felt figures, felt
vessels, felt balls as well as a group project. Happy
Felting
Feltmaking by Hand,
Anne Einset Vickrey
Subtitled
The Basic Process this video is perfect for all who
would like to learn how to felt with soap and water.
Feltmaking is a simple technique requiring very little
equipment, which produces warm woolen wearables like
hats, slippers and mittens that are fun to wear, and
they make great gifts. You will learn how to choose the
best wool, how to prepare fleece for felting, & how to
make your own patterns. You will be given complete
instructions for making a felt hat & ideas for lots of
other projects. A great craft for all ages. 51 minutes.
"This is an excellent video...well organized... clear &
concise" HANDWOVEN MAGAZINE
Videos
and DVDs are non returnable once shrink warp or seal in
broken.
Felting with Felting
Needles
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Hand Felted Jewelry and
Beads, Carol Huber Cypher
Let
Carol Huber Cypher share here secrets to making striking
jewelry and accessories with beaded embellishments!
Learn how to create stunning felt beads, then turn your
handmade jewels into and elegant Roso Bolo, flamboyant
Felted Glass Pendant, and inspired Calla Lily Necklace
and more! Choose from 25 artful and inspiring designs
created with soap and water and felting needles.
by
Anne Einset Vickrey
Even if you have never heard of
needle felting before, this book is for you. Let Anne
Einset Vickrey show you how to create whimsical dolls
and sculptures, and also lovely works of art.
Imagination is the only limit to what you can create.
This book gives useful information as to the tools, and
how to choose an appropriate felting needle. The two
methods for creating felt are also explained. The five
projects begin with the very simple and progress into
three dimensional objects. Spiral bound.
The Felting Needle: Further
Fantasies,
Ayala Talpai
Felting
Fanatics here is the book you have been waiting for: If
Volume 1 were a pebble cast into your imagination, this
Volume II deals with the ripples. Packed with details,
ideas and recently emerged techniques, Ayala casts a
wider ring around the subject, filling in any gaps,
adding a welter of possible projects and incorporating
other felting methods for the greater glory of needle
felting!
The Felting
Needle, from Factory to Fantasy, Ayala Talpai
This is the first volume of the Felting
Needle Duo. Learn how to use felting needles safely and
sculpt three dimensional items. Learn how to make
decorative Fiberge Eggs and create unique fiber
creatures with a life of their own.
Needle Felting
Projects,
from the team of Ashford Handicrafts
Here
is a quick introduction to needle felting: Learn the
basics, what fibers to use, what equipment you need and
make felt balls, a felt monster, a felt bee, and flower
pin as well as a brooch, a hair decoration, felt
pictures and a sheep. 14 page booklet. Book One,
Includes two felting needles.
Felting Needle Introductory Kit
Don't let the name fool you. This is the
most comprehensive kit we carry! Learn the Basics of
Needle Felting from renowned felter Anne Einset Vickrey,
as you are guided through making four needle felted
projects: Sun Face, Brown Bear, Mouse and Heart Pendant.
Everything you need is Included: a large foam work
surface, felting needles and enough dyed fibers for all
projects. A great value! Will make a great gift too!
Felting Needle Kit,
Basic
Learn
a new craft! Felting is easy to do and rewarding as
well. Felting needles allow you to sculpt your work or
add details that you can not obtain when felting with
water and soap. Kit contains foam pad, four felting
needles, and instructions on use and how to make a
felted coaster. Fiber not included
Ashfo
rd
Felting Project Kit
Includes 14 oz of carded New Zealand Corriedale
Sliver in 12 colors, the book "Felting Needle Projects"
from Ashford and two felting needles. Click to enlarge.
A great way to get started in needle felting.(Other
Ashford felting wool sets below)
Harrisville Felted
Hat Kit
Make 2 felted wool hats with
Harrisville's 100% Pure Wool Fleece. Whether you make
them funky, funny or fashionable, the art of felt making
will come alive with this fun kit. Re-useable ball for
felting, warm colored fleece and instructions included.
Ages 12 and up.
Felting
Needle Punch, Ashford
Wooden felting needle
punch that allows you to store felting needles inside
the punch when not in use. A nice safety feature! Holds
four felting needles. Comes with four needles for punch
and extra needle for detail work.
Student Needle
Felting Punch, Ashford
Same great shape as above this value
priced felting needle punch lets you store your felting
needles securely inside when not in use. Clear, strong
acrylic. Three felting needles included.
Felting Needle Punches from Feltcrafts
Light weight hand tooled aluminum
felting needle punches from Feltcrafts. These tools
screws apart for easy needle changing. Snug fit prevents
movement. All purpose 38 gauge felting needles included.
Six needle punch to left, twenty needle punch to right.

Felting Needle Punches from Colonial
Nicely
contoured felting needle tools in two sizes. Includes 36
gauge felting needles. Comfortable contoured birch
handle. Additional needles sold seperatly.
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Ashford
Felting Wool Set 1
14 oz of carded Corriedale Sliver in 12 colors: moss,
navy, marigold, fir, eggplant, pumpkin, teal, lilac
haze, nutmeg, sky blue, rose & berry. Click on image to
enlarge.
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Ashford Felting Wool
Set 2
14 oz of carded Corriedale Sliver in 12 colors:
periwinkle, black, copper, camel, lima bean, chocolate,
blue, green, magenta, orange, purple. Click on image to
enlarge.
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Ashford Felting Wool
Set 3
14
oz of carded Corriedale Sliver in 12 colors: turquoise,
yellow, red, candy, indigo, lagoon, lime, lavender,
pansy, raspberry, tangerine. Click on image to enlarge.
Felting Needle
Replacement Packs
36 gauge triangular point coarse needles / 4
pack, for coarse wools and deep penetration
38 gauge triangular point all purpose needle /
4 pack, for all purpose
40 gauge triangular point fine needle / 4
pack, for fine details fine wools
38 gauge star point needle / 3 pack, for fast
felting and fine details. Star point needles will felt
slightly faster than standard triangular point needles.
Assortment 4 pack 1/#36, 2/#38, 1/#40
Ideas
for Felt
by
Salley Mavor

Does your fancy float to wee
fairy worlds? Do you like creating in a simple to
manipulate material? Do you enjoy spending time
embroidering and constructing truly unique objects?
These assemblages of felt, embroidery thread, pipe
cleaners, beads, and imagination are the authors
suggestions for her readers to look at and then go with.
She gives us a set of 18 projects decorated with a huge
cast of "wee folk". Try her pirate or fairy and apply
them to some of your own work or her projects. All the
figures and their clothing have patterns and ideas for
finishing. Also includes ideas for felt pins, purses,
pillows etc. This is a truly unique book for the avid
crafter. 80 pages, soft cover. Please
note this is not a "how to felt book", but rather a book
with charming ideas on how to use your self made or
store-bought wool felt.
Crafting on the
Go: Felt, Sixth and Spring
Using
commercially available felt to craft household items and
personal decorations is not new, but this collection of
projects is new. Easy enough to make with children, but
also designed with attention to stitchery detail and are
fun to make for gifts. Compact, well illustrated
patterns and photos for each project. 96 pages
Be safe:
Felting needle are not toys and do not belong
in the
hands of children.
Felting with Felting Needles
Felting needles will enable you to create felt
without the use of water or detergent. I allows you to
felt or “sculpt” your work, add fine details and let
your imagination run free. It is the prefect way to
explore your fiber fantasies and create, create, create!
How do Felting Needles
work?
These little needles have
been used for many years in the creation of commercial
felt and are now being discovered by individual felters.
A felting needle has small “barbs” or “burrs” on the
shaft which, when it penetrates the wool catches the
scales of the wool thus felting it. This “up and down”
or “punch” motion creates friction and thus felts the
wool.
What can I felt with a
Felting Needle?
What can you not? Start
out with a small project such as a coaster, a soap cover
or a small critter. Then let your imagination run wild.
You can create fine lacy scarves, fantasy figurines,
toys, vests…
Felting with Soap and Water
Woolen fibers that are submerged in hot soapy water
can be felted by rubbing and kneading. The friction plus
heats opens the scales of the wool, allowing them to
bond with each other permanently.
How does Felting with Water and Soap
work?
Felt is formed when
sheep's' wool or animal fur is subjected to heat,
moisture and pressure or agitation. Soap, or an alkaline
environment, helps the felting process. Heat and
moisture cause the outer scales along the fiber to open,
and the soap allows the fibers to slide easily over one
another thereby causing them to become entangled, thus
producing felt.
What Fiber do I need?
As a rule of thumb you will
experience that a finer wool will felt faster, meaning
that a merino will felt a lot faster than a Romney for
example. So…does that mean I always want to use the
finest fiber I can? No, not necessarily, a coarser
fiber, even though it may take longer to felt has it’s
advantages: the created felt will be thicker and will be
able to withstand wear better, which may be of advantage
of items that are being used a lot (slipper soles,
coasters etc) So, why don’t I just use real coarse
fiber then for everything? Well, you could, but no one
will love a scratch coarse scarf no matter how much love
you put into its creation.
So…the bottom line is: Your
fiber choice depends on your project and may vary. Just
make sure you do not purchase super wash fibers or else
you will be tying to make felt for the longest time
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Felt in Past and Present
The oldest archaeological finds containing evidence
of the use of felt are in
Turkey
. Wall paintings that date from 6500 to 3000 B.C. have been
found which have the motif of felt applique. At Pazyryk
in Southern Siberia archeological evidence of felt was found
inside a frozen tomb of a nomadic tribal chief that
dates from the fifth century B.C. The evidence from this
find shows a highly developed technology for wool
felting. (These felts are in the
Hermitage Museum in St.
Petersburg, Russia. Some pieces can be seen on
the museums web site,
www.hermitagemuseum.org The Romans and Greeks knew
of felt. Roman soldiers were equipped with felt
breastplates (for protection from arrows), tunics, boots
and socks. The earliest felt found in
Scandinavia dates back to the Iron Age. Felt
wool sheets believed to be from about 500 A.D. were
found covering a body in a tomb in
Hordaland ,
Norway .
Today felt is still in use in many parts of the world
especially in areas with harsh climates. In
Mongolia , nomads live in felt tents
called yurts or gers. In
Turkey , rugs, hats and other items
are made of felt. In South Central Asia nomadic tribes
use felt as tent coverings, rugs and blankets. Shepherds
use felt cloaks (kepenek) and hats to protect them from
the harsh climate. In Scandinavia and
Russia
, felt wool boots are produced and widely used. More recently there
has been a revival in the interest in felt making
especially in
Great Britain and Scandinavia
and also in the
United States with
contemporary felt making design and techniques becoming
more widespread.