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Felt Wee Folk: Enchanting Projects [Paperback]

Salley Mavor
4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (51 customer reviews)


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Book Description

February 1, 2003
Learn to create your own tiny figures and accessories using wool felt, chenille stems, simple embellishments, and Salley's new step-by-step guide. Ideal for dollmakers, quilters, embroiderers, and crafters of every skill level.


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About the Author

Salley Mavor is an award-winning children's book illustrator and the owner of Wee Folk Studio, She lives in Falmouth, MA.

Product Details

  • Paperback: 80 pages
  • Publisher: C&T Publishing (February 1, 2003)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 1571201939
  • ISBN-13: 978-1571201935
  • Product Dimensions: 8.5 x 0.2 x 11 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 12 ounces
  • Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (51 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #257,869 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Salley Mavor grew up in the seaside village of Woods Hole, Massachusetts, in a household full of treasures and creative ideas. She learned to sew as a child and has been playing with a needle and thread ever since. At home, there were always art supplies close at hand and a sense that time was available for creative pursuit. Drawing with crayons was never enough for Salley. She remembers feeling that her pictures were not finished until something real was glued, stapled or sewn to them. Today, Ms. Mavor's fabric relief artwork is an outgrowth of her childhood fascination with handwork. A review of the recent exhibit, Salley Mavor: Sewn Stories at the Brattleboro Museum of Art in Vermont reads, "In astonishing detail, Mavor's work above all conveys an artist who is entirely present. Beyond merely illustrating a story or poem, she brings us into it. Surely her thread is gossamer, her fingers unimaginably nimble."

A graduate of the Rhode Island School of Design, Ms. Mavor has illustrated many children's books using her unique blend of materials, found objects and sewing techniques. Her craft how-to book, Felt Wee Folk: Enchanting Projects, includes directions and patterns for making a variety of wee folk dolls. Her newest children's book, Pocketful of Posies: A Treasury of Nursery Rhymes won the 2011 Boston Globe-Horn Book Award and the 2011 Golden Kite Award. The original fabric relief artwork from the book is touring the country.





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4.9 out of 5 stars
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4.9 out of 5 stars
Simply super graphics and easy to follow instructions. Joan Morelli  |  10 reviewers made a similar statement
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234 of 240 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars A wonderful instruction for even the most hopeless. July 28, 2004
Format:Paperback
I am very craft impaired.

My sewing machine and I are ships sinking in the night. It is hardly portable and the kids grow faster than I can sew an outfit for them.

Knitting takes too long and I'm not anal enough to count stitches.

Needle point and its ilk, too tedious and lacks sarcastic messages that I'd rather impart than the usual spiritual/homey themes.

I only need so many crocheted pot holders.

And I have not, and will not give into the addiction that is Scrapbooking. ( let the kids rummage through shoe boxes filled with unmarked,unnamed pictures. It was good enough for me! Gah, what crack do they filter in those scrapbook stores, huh?)

I had figured I would never find a little project to keep myself off the streets ( or off Ebay) when I spied this instruction book at the store I was cautiously optimistic. Frankly, until I found this book, I was pretty sure that I did not have the craft-gene inside of me, therefore making me feel exceptionally defective in the girly department.

I fell in love instantly with the fairies and the little people, yet I remained hesitant because following directions ( unless complete with pictures) is problematic for a doofus like myself.

I sat down in the store and read every thing first. Realized that I already posessed nearly all of the material needed to create a fairy in my own home: pipe cleaners, embroidery floss, needle, felt, glue, acrylic paint and silk flowers. All I needed were little wooden balls. (and an acorn to use as a hat, but that is minor.) All things left over from failed projects. Mocking me of my failure everytime I looked at them in their respective craft drawer.

The start up cost to make a couple of fairies is probably under $10-15 if you don't have everything. Everything is very cheap. When you get more proficient in it, a better grade and selection of wool felt colors can be had through specialty places like Magic Cabin (dot) com. ( Lovely people there.)

I bit the cost of the book and went home all giddy. Following the step by step instructions, in under an hour, I made my first fairy.

I am making them as stocking stuffers and Xmas ornaments for the kid in my life and adults too. And I am contemplating making a Nativity Scene for Christmas. Its going to be a Very Fairy Christmas around these parts this year.

The book is filled with gorgeous photography and easy to follow instructions and plenty of project ideas to kick start something of your own.

My only beef with it, and it is minor, is there is no instruction on how to apply hair. Yes, it should be moron proof with : cut yarn to desired length, apply glue to wooden head, attach yarn, then put on acorn hat. But, there isn't. There is no suggested yarn type listed that works best for hair. Fortunately, I have Boucle yarn, which is rather hard to find and used in waldorf doll making. ( another project that I've failed at....I made the neck to thin and my dolls come out needed a neck brace. GAH!)

Also, FYI, if you buy this book in the spring/summer, and need acorns, there are none left over from the previous fall. You will have to wait until October, when the acorns start dropping off the trees. I am making all my dolls now (july) and putting on their acorn caps when my 3 oak trees in my yard produce this fall.

This book is pricey for an instruction book, but the low start up cost for trying a new project and all its sundry is worth it as it is something than can be completed in about an hour or so, be done while watching TV and is fairly portable makes it probably the equivalent or superior to another craft start up, as the pay off is much faster and it doesn't cause aggrevation like everything else I've tried. YMMV.

I am very, very pleased with this book. (Can you tell?)
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41 of 41 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Arts and Crafts Book April 9, 2003
Format:Paperback
This book is bursting with detailed photos of projects that are sure to inspire the creation of your own wee folk dolls and crafts. Mavor's clear instructions show you how to create blossom fairies, wee folk village themed dolls, and other needlecraft projects. The best part is you don't have to be an expert seamstress to create these little treasures, and a wee folk doll can be completed in just a few hours. If you love arts and crafts this book will awake a new creative outlet.
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27 of 27 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Become a Doll-making Queen! July 11, 2006
By Enola
Format:Paperback
Making Wee Felt Folk is really as easy as the book claims. All you need is the right materials, and if you know where to go, the right materials won't cost half as much as they could. Just know that when you begin, your dolls won't look as good as you might want until you've practiced, practiced, practiced.

Here's what you'll need to make these fun-to-make and cute little people:

Clear glue (mine is children's craft glue with glitter and it works well)

scissors

a sewing needle

floss of the desired color

felt (color cloth that costs ten cents a sheet)

pipe cleaners

wooden beads for heads (you can buy these in a bag for like two bucks)

yarn/wool fleece /or something similar for hair

fake flowers if you're into making fairies

arylic paint (if you want to color the heads)

. . . and that's about all. I know the list looks a little long but it's not really. And once you've gotten into making these cute little dolls you'll forget all about the seemingly long list of materials.

Not only are wee felt folk good for arts and crafts projects in the classroom, but if you're an expecting mother you can create them for your coming child. Putting the little dolls together is very relaxing and relieves stress. Also, if you're expecting a little girl she can play with the dolls in a future dollhouse. A boy can too, of course, as playing with dolls can help boys become better fathers.

Well, I'm done rambling. My point is making Wee Felt Folk is fun, relaxing and -- best of all! -- easy!
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Most Recent Customer Reviews
5.0 out of 5 stars Absolutely delightful
This book is just wonderful and I've never seen any other quite like it. Salley gives us a beautiful personal account of how she came to create such wonderful things, but doesn't... Read more
Published 1 month ago by Boo
5.0 out of 5 stars it's nice that it is so portable.
I own this book in both hard copy and digital. I like the digital copy because I then have access to the information no matter where I am. Read more
Published 1 month ago by Jeri Rieger
5.0 out of 5 stars So Cute!
I love the pictures in this book and that was the main reason I purchased it. I was able to complete a little doll fairly easily. Read more
Published 1 month ago by J. Jesson
5.0 out of 5 stars Delightful!
Ordered another book after my grandaughter insisted she needed her own copy!!! She's loving the little dolls and makes them for everyone ;-) What a talented artist Salley Mavor... Read more
Published 2 months ago by Carol Willis
5.0 out of 5 stars Woo Hoo!!!!!!
I LOVE this book. I am not a professional artist; I am a noodler. But I love making things and try to include "making something" into my life every day. Read more
Published 3 months ago by Dhyan Atkinson
5.0 out of 5 stars Have wanted this book for awhile
Sally Maver seems to love combining nature and creativity. I had no idea how little her people were! Read more
Published 4 months ago by Suzanne G. Payne
5.0 out of 5 stars i do so love Salley Mavor
i love Salley Mavor's work... her art is so beuaitufl I try to collect all her books. well worth the investment
Published 4 months ago by Wasisco
4.0 out of 5 stars Great book but....
This is a wonderful book on fabric relief. My only problem is I wanted to print the patterns or copy them and take them to another program. Which is the purpose of the book.
Published 4 months ago by Joann Krusenklaus
5.0 out of 5 stars Easy and Adorable
The projects in this book are easy and adorable to make I love this book. It is also good inspiration for other types of crafts, easy to make this stuff whether you are making a... Read more
Published 12 months ago by goat lady
5.0 out of 5 stars Happy Felter
If you are new to felting and are looking for an easy to follow pattern book with lots of advice and pictures then this book is for you. Well worth buying. Read more
Published 12 months ago by EBT
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