Synopses & Reviews
Appealing and unique, this compact crafting manual offers 24 ideas for creating playful creatures from felt. Demonstrating easy methods for developing a delightful cast of characters, including penguins, bears, rabbits, dinosaurs, trolls, and aliens, these projects need only a felting needle, a foam punch pad, and wool, for completion. Offering clear, step-by-step instructions and detailed photographs, this enchanting guidebook describes all the basic techniques necessary for closely following designs or adding alternate features to invent entirely new creations.
Review
"With clear step-by-step instructions and photographs, Bodil Nederby shows how to make a wonderful collection of delightful characters and animals including penguins, bears, rabbits, dinosaurs, trolls and aliens." Machine Knitting Monthly
Synopsis
All you need to create these cute, amusing little creatures is a felting needle, a foam punch pad and wool. With clear step-by-step instructions and photographs, Bodil Nederby shows how to make a wonderful collection of delightful characters and animals, including penguins, bears, rabbits, dinosaurs, trolls and aliens. She also shows how to make felted brooches, with fun projects for a butterfly and a flower. Once the basic techniques are mastered, the rest is simple. You can follow the instructions closely, or you can use different coloured wools and adapt the designs by adding alternative features. Add a little creativity and imagination and you will soon be developing your own unique characters.
About the Author
Bodil Nederby is an illustrator for children's books and a textile artisan.