Fleece Dog: A Little Bit of Magic Created with Raw Wool and a Special Needle [Paperback]

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Book Description

Publication Date: November 1, 2006

The perfect book for dog lovers! Utilize the latest craft trend-needle felting-to create your favorite canine characters.

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About the Author

Nobuko Nagakubo started her own company designing animal topiaries. Her fleece dogs have been featured in several magazines; her real dog, CJ, is a petit basset griffon vendeen. She lives in Japan.

Product Details

• Paperback: 96 pages
• Publisher: C&T Publishing (November 1, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1571204334
• ISBN-13: 978-1571204332
• Product Dimensions: 8.6 x 7.3 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (17 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #76,295 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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27 of 27 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Adorable pups, incredible design, July 25, 2007

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Kimberly Kirschbaum - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Fleece Dog: A Little Bit of Magic Created with Raw Wool and a Special Needle (Paperback)

I have a little experience in needle felting and wet felting, but I've never attempted anything 3-D like this before. I'm happy to say I just completed my first little fleece dog today, and I think the instructions are just incredible. Not only does the author include step-by-step photos and instructions, but she includes actual-size "diagrams", similar to blueprints, for each dog in the book. The only material I cannot find locally are the eyes, so I made do with ball-tipped sewing pins. I can't wait to make a little companion for my first pup! I love this book. The photography and book design is modern and appealing, also.

17 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Not Difficult!!, February 6, 2008

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D. L. Hill (Olathe, KS United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Fleece Dog: A Little Bit of Magic Created with Raw Wool and a Special Needle (Paperback)

I hadn't done ANY needle felting when I accidentally happened upon this wonderful little book. In addition, the first printing of this book was completely in Japanese! In spite of that, I was able to look at the pictures and diagrams and create my first needle felted pup! I love dogs and that's what drew me to it... The negative review about the book is misleading. If you have any kind of craft or art ability, you can do do this! As far as finding supplies, if you have access to a computer and the internet, you can find everything you need. Ebay is an excellent source for fiber and felting needles, and even JoAnn.com offers supplies.
Needle felting is a wonderful, portable craft that will delight you and the friends and family you choose to share it with. Give it a try, but remember...those needles are sharp! Don't look up while poking the wool!
:)

12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars cute pictures... some useful info, December 17, 2007

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Bethany Carlson-mann "craft addict" (bay area, CA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Fleece Dog: A Little Bit of Magic Created with Raw Wool and a Special Needle (Paperback)

The good:
This book is really cute and the pictures are great. Very Inspirational.
The dog building is not for beginning needle felters. The legs can be tricky.But anyone with a bit of experience will be able to do this quickly. There are so many super cute dogs and I am sure I will be making pups from this book for quite some time.

The not as great:
There are a few items that she uses that a bit hard to find as well and it seems like she only shows her products as an option, which you buy in Yen from her Japanese website. It would have been nice to show alternatives (pipecleaners instead of the wire armatures... beads instead of the glass eyes..) or to have a US website ready with the book. I am a bit hesitant to order minute items when I don't understand the prices.