Category Archives: Felt Making
Book Review: Felt Frenzy, a Craft Book
This review was written a while ago at http://sarastexturecrafts.blogspot.com/2008/10/felt-frenzy-craft-book.html
Title: Felt FrenzyBy Heather Brack and Shannon Okey
Publisher: Interweave Press
ISBN 13-978-1-59668-009-8
ISBN 10-1-59668-0009-1
Price: £15.99
This is a great book for beginners and those more advanced, especially for those who wish to expand their work with some new and modern ideas.
Brack and Okey start by listing the essentials; needles, yarns and the like and then go onto give a wonderful double page spread of textured yarns and their US suppliers. This gives you so many starting points before you delve into the techniques. All of which are fairly uncomplicated and easy to follow. We have 26 wonderful projects to choose from… so the mind abounds with modern ideas, textures and colours. Projects include hats, bags and accessories, as well as a project for felting your own soap bar, great for exfoliating I’m told!
I’m really happy with the language of this book, I feel like I am experimenting with friends… Just the confidence I need to get started with!
This review can also be found at as part of my contributions on DIY City Magazine and The Textile Directory.
Written by Sara of www.SarasTextureCrafts.com
Book Review: Quick & Clever Felting by Ellen Kharade
This is a book I reviewed a while ago at http://sarastexturecrafts.blogspot.com/2008/07/quick-clever-felting-by-ellen-kharade.html
This book is ideal for beginners as it covers the rudimentary techniques for a wide range of disciplines within feltmaking. With very clear directions and wonderful pictures we are able to follow step by step the instructions for each simple, but beautifully designed project.Ellen Kharade has a clever twist up her sleeve though and that is the one thing that struck me about this book. Apart from championing the versatility of modern feltmaking, Ellen has given us a selection of projects that not only work on an individual basis but can also work together to form bigger pieces. This clever thinking should capture the heart of any crafter who may have limited time on their hands, or someone who works in short bursts of creativity making this book truly accessible to all.
Overall this is a truly fun book and will sit with pride on my bookshelf.
Title: Quick & Clever Felting
By Ellen Kharade
Publisher: David & Charles
ISBN 13-9780715327166
ISBN 10-071532716X
Price: £12.99
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This review can also be found at as part of my contributions on DIY City Magazine and The Textile Directory.
This review can also be found at as part of my contributions on DIY City Magazine and The Textile Directory.
Written By Sara of www.SarasTextureCrafts.com
