Little Felted Animals: Create 16 Irresistible Creatures with Simple Needle-Felting Techniques (Paperback)

~ Marie-Noelle Horvath (Author), Richard Boutin (Photographer) "The special barbed felting needles come in several sizes..." (more)
Key Phrases: adding more wool, form the basic head, unworked wool (more...)

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Aren’t these the cutest?

* Sixteen meltingly adorable animals

* All the favorites, including cats, dogs, birds, bunnies, more

* Easy to make, great as gifts, toys, decorations

All together now: Awwwww! In Little Felted Animals, author Marie-Nöelle Horvath shows how to make the cutest little miniature animals, using just a few simple tools and some wool roving. Birds, bears, cats, dogs, mice, a fox, a sheep, a seal, and a bunny--sixteen little bundles of fluff in all. Picture all those little eyes looking up at you as if to say, "Thank you for making me!" Then give these critters as gifts, use them as decorations, or arrange them on tabletops. Beautifully photographed in their natural habitats, these sweet dumplings will melt the heart of every crafter.

About the Author

Marie-Nöelle Horvath is a fashion and home accessories designer who has worked for such companies as Agnès B, DMC, and Phildar, as well as for Marie-Claire Idèes and other crafts and home decorating magazines. She lives in Lyon, France.

Richard Boutin is a commercial photographer based in Paris, France.

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Product Details Paperback: 64 pages Publisher: Watson-Guptill (July 8, 2008) Language: English ISBN-10: 0823015041 ISBN-13: 978-0823015047 Product Dimensions: 9.5 x 7.4 x 0.5 inches Shipping Weight: 8.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies) Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (14 customer reviews) Amazon.com Sales Rank: #12,183 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books) Popular in these categories: (What's this?) #4 in  Books > Home & Garden > Crafts & Hobbies > Stuffed Animals #6 in  Books > Home & Garden > Crafts & Hobbies > Toymaking #7 in  Books > Home & Garden > Crafts & Hobbies > Needlework

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Most Helpful Customer Reviews 18 of 18 people found the following review helpful: 5.0 out of 5 stars Needle Felting 101: Little Felt Animals..., November 28, 2008 By  Arcturus70 "Arcturus70" (In the Orion Spur of the Milky Way Galaxy) - See all my reviews (TOP 1000 REVIEWER)    Lately, I've been researching various crafts and hobbies to learn what is involved in them. Finding helpful information for beginning needle felting proved to be a bit more of a challenge than originally expected. Fortunately, Amazon offers interesting collection of sellers who provide products for needle felting, and a few do have some items to guide the absolute beginner. I happened upon this book, and it looked quite friendly, so I purchased it hoping it would give me insight into the craft... something besides twee flowers and appliqué for clothing, something closer to sculpting with wool rather than flat design. I also wanted something that described basic tools, materials, and techniques. I wanted Needle Felting 101! :) And I got it with this purchase! I was pleasantly surprised. This book was much better than expected--and yes, it works best for beginners (responsible, mature teens to adults) and for those who want to work in miniature. Those with advanced needle felting skills may prefer more challenging projects like Silver Penny's "Needle Felted Wizard" or other larger, holiday characters. Needle felters who are into more "realistic looking" animal styles may not enjoy this book. // The clues for the content are really on the book's cover: "LITTLE Felted Animals: Create 16 Irresistible Creatures with SIMPLE Needle-Felting Techniques." The operative words here are "little" and "simple." For a beginner, this book offers an excellent collection of starter projects that can foster tool appreciation, build skills, and spark creativity, providing that the person is willing to spend time with the book and practicing shaping. [I've discovered that needle felting is not a craft for the hurried, frazzled, irritable, or impatient! LOL :) ] The Book's Sections... Supplies & Tips: For me, this was worth the price of the book. At last, here was a source that not only explained what was involved in basic needle felting, it showed the needed items in very clear, well-planned photographs (Tools & Wool Roving Color Palette). There was also a little lesson on how to add glass eyes to felted pets. The Projects of this book are well illustrated also, and they give the beginner a fighting chance at making a fairly decent product the first go around--if one follows the steps and pictures carefully. [Remember that all craft making goes though an ugly stage where you look at your creation and cringe! The trick is to keep moving forward pass that feeling and moment; don't censor yourself too early in your felting attempts or projects. Needle felting is a total process from start to finish, and this book clearly teaches that concept. You cannot learn or improve if you give up. So, don't give up! Give yourself permission to experiment and to make mistakes. ] The Primer Part in Process & Shaping... This sections teaches the learner to start visualizing shapes in wool and how they can be combined to form bodies. Shaping A Black Bird Shaping A Short-legged Animal / Bunny Shaping a Long-Legged Animal / Cat The Projects... Great photos and helpful instructions! Penguin / Polar Bear/ Baby Seal / Blackbird / Bunny / Chartreux Cat / Welsh Corgi / Koola Bear / Turkish Van Cat / Robin / Brown Bear / Fox / Mice / Sheep / Dalmatian / Jack Russell Terrier / Making felted animals is a fun way to spend a rainy, cold afternoon. MORE NOTES: Because needle felting requires the use of sharp needles and coordination, these type crafts (and perhaps even the resulting products that have glass eyes) are not meant for very young children. Update: As other reviewers have suggested, and I agree with them, people who learn best by "seeing it done" rather than just "reading how its done" might want to use some supplementary "video / audio" materials in addition to this book. Video lessons allow viewers to see how felters hold and move the needle to achieve shapes. However, there is no substitute for just getting in there are trying it yourself. You learn a lot in your first project believe me--what to do and what not to do. :) The Silver Penny website does offer some video / image help for beginners. To get there from here, just Google this: "The Silver Penny" and needle felting. In your search, you should see something like this: Needle Felting Tips and Techniques - The Silver Penny. People who are totally new to felting might enjoy this product in addition to the "Little Felted Animals" book: Felting Needle Starter Kit. At this writing, this kit is available on Amazon! :) 12 of 13 people found the following review helpful: 5.0 out of 5 stars Little Felted Animals, July 11, 2008 By  R. Rocque "Mom in Northern Wisconsin" (Marinette, WI USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)    I am new at needle felting, but this book explains each step very clearly. The book includes photos and drawings along with very clear descriptions. They even show and tell you what you need for each product. This is a great book for anyone interested in learning this craft. 6 of 6 people found the following review helpful: 4.0 out of 5 stars Great inspiration and photo's..., January 4, 2009 By  T. Hutchins (Fort Wayne, Indiana) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)    ...but there isn't much in the way of serious instruction. She gives the basics and they are basically the same for each animal. There is not a single photo of someone actually felting in this book - just photo's of the finished project, and of the supplies needed for each project. I had to go online to see someone needle felting just to get the, "Oh!" that I was missing from this book - my first on felting. There are no notes or anecdotes on why you should use different needles, tips or tricks to using different types of wool, etc. I really love the photo's and inspiration though, so I gave the book 4 stars - but if I were not as crafty as I am I probably would have been disappointed with the lack of useful information.		Ad feedback   Most Recent Customer Reviews 4.0 out of 5 stars cute projects, great book I'm new to the craft of needle felting, and I found this book to be very helpful. The instructions are very helpful, and the projects are wonderful and well photographed. Read more Published 6 months ago by Matthew the Raven 5.0 out of 5 stars Little Felted animals: Create 16 Irresistible Creatures with Simple Needle-Felting Techniques I love this book. I have not tried to make one of the projects yet, but I still love the book anyway. Published 10 months ago by S. Lecure 3.0 out of 5 stars Not a basic book This book assumes a fair amount of previous experience, as it does not go into much detail. Published 10 months ago by R. Orser 4.0 out of 5 stars queen felter Excellent. The items were darling and it gives detailed instructions on how to felt them. Published 10 months ago by S. Maloney 4.0 out of 5 stars Love it! The pictures in this book are painfully cute. The directions are clear and easy. I was pleasantly surprised how quickly these little guys come together. Read more Published 12 months ago by LuLu 3.0 out of 5 stars Little Felted Animals This book is for absolute beginners. The techniques show how to needle-felt simple, but cute, very basic animals. Read more Published 12 months ago by N. Haas 5.0 out of 5 stars WONDERFUL!! This is a great book for making little felted creatures, very easy yo read, good examples & the photos are great! I highly recomend it!! Published 13 months ago by Moogie 5.0 out of 5 stars A fine introduction to the easier potentials of needle punch Create adorable miniature animals with this collection of easy needle-felting techniques and some basic tools, and the instructions of an author who tells how to use wool roving... Read more Published 14 months ago by Midwest Book Review 5.0 out of 5 stars just looking This is a very interesting little book. I got it because I'm always looking for crafting ideas that I can incorporate into some of my art projects. Read more Published 14 months ago by PJW 5.0 out of 5 stars adorable and great for beginners I'd been looking forward to getting this book ever since I saw the cover. There are several felted animal books out now and this one is good because it doesn't use wire or even... Read more Published 15 months ago by Discriminating Reader Search Customer Reviews Only search this product's reviews

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Product Details

• Paperback: 64 pages
• Publisher: Watson-Guptill (July 8, 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0823015041
• ISBN-13: 978-0823015047
• Product Dimensions: 9.5 x 7.4 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (14 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #12,183 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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18 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Needle Felting 101: Little Felt Animals..., November 28, 2008

By	Arcturus70 "Arcturus70" (In the Orion Spur of the Milky Way Galaxy) - See all my reviews (TOP 1000 REVIEWER)

Lately, I've been researching various crafts and hobbies to learn what is involved in them. Finding helpful information for beginning needle felting proved to be a bit more of a challenge than originally expected. Fortunately, Amazon offers interesting collection of sellers who provide products for needle felting, and a few do have some items to guide the absolute beginner. I happened upon this book, and it looked quite friendly, so I purchased it hoping it would give me insight into the craft... something besides twee flowers and appliqué for clothing, something closer to sculpting with wool rather than flat design. I also wanted something that described basic tools, materials, and techniques. I wanted Needle Felting 101! :) And I got it with this purchase!

I was pleasantly surprised. This book was much better than expected--and yes, it works best for beginners (responsible, mature teens to adults) and for those who want to work in miniature. Those with advanced needle felting skills may prefer more challenging projects like Silver Penny's "Needle Felted Wizard" or other larger, holiday characters. Needle felters who are into more "realistic looking" animal styles may not enjoy this book. // The clues for the content are really on the book's cover: "LITTLE Felted Animals: Create 16 Irresistible Creatures with SIMPLE Needle-Felting Techniques." The operative words here are "little" and "simple."

For a beginner, this book offers an excellent collection of starter projects that can foster tool appreciation, build skills, and spark creativity, providing that the person is willing to spend time with the book and practicing shaping. [I've discovered that needle felting is not a craft for the hurried, frazzled, irritable, or impatient! LOL :) ]

The Book's Sections...

Supplies & Tips: For me, this was worth the price of the book. At last, here was a source that not only explained what was involved in basic needle felting, it showed the needed items in very clear, well-planned photographs (Tools & Wool Roving Color Palette). There was also a little lesson on how to add glass eyes to felted pets.

The Projects of this book are well illustrated also, and they give the beginner a fighting chance at making a fairly decent product the first go around--if one follows the steps and pictures carefully. [Remember that all craft making goes though an ugly stage where you look at your creation and cringe! The trick is to keep moving forward pass that feeling and moment; don't censor yourself too early in your felting attempts or projects. Needle felting is a total process from start to finish, and this book clearly teaches that concept. You cannot learn or improve if you give up. So, don't give up! Give yourself permission to experiment and to make mistakes. ]

The Primer Part in Process & Shaping...
This sections teaches the learner to start visualizing shapes in wool and how they can be combined to form bodies.

Shaping A Black Bird
Shaping A Short-legged Animal / Bunny
Shaping a Long-Legged Animal / Cat

The Projects... Great photos and helpful instructions!
Penguin / Polar Bear/ Baby Seal / Blackbird / Bunny / Chartreux Cat / Welsh Corgi / Koola Bear / Turkish Van Cat / Robin / Brown Bear / Fox / Mice / Sheep / Dalmatian / Jack Russell Terrier /

Making felted animals is a fun way to spend a rainy, cold afternoon.

MORE NOTES: Because needle felting requires the use of sharp needles and coordination, these type crafts (and perhaps even the resulting products that have glass eyes) are not meant for very young children. Update: As other reviewers have suggested, and I agree with them, people who learn best by "seeing it done" rather than just "reading how its done" might want to use some supplementary "video / audio" materials in addition to this book. Video lessons allow viewers to see how felters hold and move the needle to achieve shapes. However, there is no substitute for just getting in there are trying it yourself. You learn a lot in your first project believe me--what to do and what not to do. :) The Silver Penny website does offer some video / image help for beginners. To get there from here, just Google this: "The Silver Penny" and needle felting. In your search, you should see something like this: Needle Felting Tips and Techniques - The Silver Penny.

People who are totally new to felting might enjoy this product in addition to the "Little Felted Animals" book: Felting Needle Starter Kit. At this writing, this kit is available on Amazon! :)

12 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Little Felted Animals, July 11, 2008

By	R. Rocque "Mom in Northern Wisconsin" (Marinette, WI USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I am new at needle felting, but this book explains each step very clearly. The book includes photos and drawings along with very clear descriptions. They even show and tell you what you need for each product. This is a great book for anyone interested in learning this craft.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great inspiration and photo's..., January 4, 2009

By	T. Hutchins (Fort Wayne, Indiana) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

...but there isn't much in the way of serious instruction. She gives the basics and they are basically the same for each animal. There is not a single photo of someone actually felting in this book - just photo's of the finished project, and of the supplies needed for each project. I had to go online to see someone needle felting just to get the, "Oh!" that I was missing from this book - my first on felting. There are no notes or anecdotes on why you should use different needles, tips or tricks to using different types of wool, etc. I really love the photo's and inspiration though, so I gave the book 4 stars - but if I were not as crafty as I am I probably would have been disappointed with the lack of useful information.