Synopses & Reviews
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"What you get are beautifully organic looking and feeling projects. Layers of texture, depth of color and shape, a wonderful adventure in knitted felt." knitty.com
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"A whole new world of Shibori." CraftGossip.com
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"Charming. . . . Small, useful projects like handbags, flowers, and cushions enable readers get to the 'fun' part of transforming their knitting into textured felt with minimal effort." Monsters and Critics.com
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"What's great about this book is how encouraging it is about readers trying their own thing . . . a must for anyone who likes felting." About.com Guide to Knitting
Synopsis
Knitters who already love knitted felt for its softness and durability take their skills to new heights with these wonderful projects for garments, accessories, and home fashions. By incorporating Shibori, the Japanese art of manipulating fabric to create unusual textures and color effects, these projects delight with their fanciful bobbles, pleats, ruffles, and embroidery stitches. Designs include a delicate frilled scarf embellished with beads, a pair of Turkish shoes, an embossed throw, a pleated cape, a water-bottle cover, and a striped "bump" bag made by tying marbles into the fabric before washing to create a bubbled texture. A guide to felting basics, lists of yarn types and equipment, and washing-temperature charts to ensure exact shrinkage are included, and beautiful photographs, step-by-step instructions, full-color illustrations, and sidebars filled with tips and techniques make the projects easy to envision and complete.
About the Author
Alison Crowther-Smith teaches popular workshops in knitting and felting and has worked as a design consultant for the Rowan company.