Felting Fashion: Creative and Inspirational Techniques for Feltmakers [Hardcover]

Lizzie Houghton (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: August 4, 2009

Crafters and fashionistas alike will go wild about this inspiration-packed book, which offers several ways to make felt and a wide range of patterns for stylish felt garments and accessories. The fashions include everything from hats to lavish full-length coats, and the instructions cover techniques for creating Nuno felt (a lightweight modern type that drapes) as well as traditional felts—plus methods for dyeing wool, ruching, and making cords, spikes, balls, and other embellishments.

 

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About the Author

Lizzie Houghton trained as a fashion designer and has always been a clothes maker. She now exhibits, sells and teaches in the world of felt textiles. She lives in London.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 128 pages
• Publisher: Batsford (August 4, 2009)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1906388148
• ISBN-13: 978-1906388140
• Product Dimensions: 11.2 x 8.8 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.8 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (18 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #111,467 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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10 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars inspirational, August 23, 2009

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Sally Laflosser - See all my reviews

This review is from: Felting Fashion: Creative and Inspirational Techniques for Feltmakers (Hardcover)

This book is inspirational. A good review for intermediate felters, offering new things to try. I find some details in the "how to" descriptions are missing though, and you just have to trust that what you are doing will work. For beginners it would be a tough slog, as they'd not have prior knowledge to fall back upon.
Beautiful pictures.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars I'd give it 6 stars, August 12, 2010

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This review is from: Felting Fashion: Creative and Inspirational Techniques for Feltmakers (Hardcover)

This is one of the rare craft books I own where every project inspires me. Thanks to the popularity of wet felting and nuno felting, there are now scores of books on both topics, and I own several of them. This one stands out. The focus goes beyond making simple items to creating felted fashion. It contains clear instructions about basic and advanced techniques, but the real focus of the book is on adding creative touches to both the fabric and the cut of the finished items. It's a great book for both new and experienced felters and won't move to the back of your bookshelf.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Felting Fashion, November 1, 2009

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This review is from: Felting Fashion: Creative and Inspirational Techniques for Feltmakers (Hardcover)

This is a most inspirational book. It causes the creative juices to flow at a very fast rate! The pictures are very good, as are the instructions. It leads your imagination to explore just what is possible with felting.