Needle-Felting Magic: Easy Machine Techniques and Projects (That Patchwork Place) [Paperback]

Margo Duke (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: November 5, 2007

Take the traditional craft of needle felting and turn it into an adventure on your sewing machine! In this ultimate guide to "painting" with fiber, you'll learn to use wool roving to create incredibly soft, lush, and tactile projects--all by machine.

* Choose from five projects; learn-as-you-go techniques will lead you to endless creative possibilities

* Combine colorful wool fibers with sumptuous silks, colorful cottons, textured yarns, and a range of embellishments

* Use these imaginative techniques in artist trading cards, quilts, collages, wearable art--just about any fiber project you make

Editorial Reviews

Review

You've read about sewing machines that feature a needle felting tool and now we present you with the perfect book to show you what magnificent projects you can create with this unique technique. Under Margo Duke's tuition, "you'll learn to use wool roving and other fabulous fibers to create incredibly soft, lush, and tactile projects--all by machine." Create a stunning handbag, scarf, journal cover, pin or an exquisite picture frame--in fact the creative possibilities are endless. By combining rich wool fibers with sumptuous silks, colorful cottons, textured yarns and a variety of embellishments, you'll be creating masterpieces that will enthrall family and friends for years. --Australian Homespun magazine

Needle-Felting Magic is simply amazing. Taking various fibers, author Margo Duke creates projects that inspire the quilter and stitcher in all of us. Ribbons and wool are just some of the things she weaves into gorgeous projects, ranging from vests to slipper ornaments. Literally painting with fiber, all the projects are done by machine and the lessons learned with each project will lead you to endless creative possibilities. This book will inspire you to make workable masterpieces. It's a wonderful book for gift giving, too. You will want this in your library for many years to come. --Barnes & Noble, Bookseller Picks

About the Author

Home: Mt. Airy, Maryland

Known affectionately in fiber-art circles as "Her Majesty Margo," Margo Duke designs machine needle felting projects for her company of the same name. She is also a teacher for Baby Lock.

Product Details

• Paperback: 32 pages
• Publisher: That Patchwork Place (November 5, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1564778126
• ISBN-13: 978-1564778123
• Product Dimensions: 10.8 x 8.4 x 0.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8.3 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (16 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #48,701 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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28 of 28 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Highly recommended!, November 29, 2007

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Susan Bleiweiss "Sue b" (Massachusetts) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Needle-Felting Magic: Easy Machine Techniques and Projects (That Patchwork Place) (Paperback)

I've lost track of how many new needle-felting books have come out in the last year but this one really stands out among them. The first thing that tipped me off that there was some new and fun things inside its pages was the cover. A beautiful mix of textures and color and I hadn't even opened the book yet! Margo does a nice job of walking the beginner needle felter through the basics but even an experienced felter will find plenty to be inspired by in these pages. The book opens with a review of materials and includes a needle felting machine comparison chart. There are five projects to get you started ranging from a bag, journal cover and scarf to a very new and unique way to display photographs. My personal favorite is the fluff and fancy pin. I can see making a lot of these to embellish everything from bags and hats to scarves and sweaters. All of the projects are easy to understand with clearly written instructions and diagrams. Although this book is only 32 pages there's plenty in here to be inspired by.

14 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars A Couple of Good Ideas, December 22, 2007

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creative quilter (Oceanside, CA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Needle-Felting Magic: Easy Machine Techniques and Projects (That Patchwork Place) (Paperback)

I have been seeking some needle felting books which provide unique ideas. This only partially meets the need. It does discuss various needle felting machine options, both felting specific and sewing machines which have attachments (not all do and those which do are rather costly)which is useful if you are not familiar with them. She talks about dying wool with kool aid which can be fun. Most of the projects are too cutsey. Altho she does have a nice idea for creating a needle felted frame which I expect to try. If you want a small book with some good basic information, this could work. If you are looking for some exciting ideas which either stand alone or can be incorporated into other projects, you should look elsewhere.

14 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Terrific Book! Beautiful Projects, easy to create - love it!!!, November 19, 2007

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J. Pirtle "Jennigirl23" (GA) - See all my reviews
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First of all if you have not explored the art of needle felting, you need to get this book. Margo's things are GORGEOUS!! They really are unlike anything I have ever seen. This author (through the book) has been my new "muse" to help inspire me to create some really beautiful projects. I have always been interested in needlefelting but needed some direction or a book to inspire me and give me ideas. I have had the the Babylock Embellisher for about a year and there really hasn't been any needle felting books like this up until now. Unlike many other crafts, needle felting by machine is easy and fun and best part is that - THERE ARE NO RULES!! If you don't like something, you rip it off...if somthing doesn't look quite right - take it off and place in another area. It's very therapeutic - and you can totally get "lost" in it. It's very simple once you get the techniques down (which takes about 5 minutes to learn). If I can do this, ANYONE can do this. I found the projects in this book very easy to understand and inspirational, and I will definitely be able to carry the techniques from this book into other projects that I plan to tackle. From the book projects, I have already made the fancy pin and put them on some slippers and gave as a birthday gift and plan on working on the journal cover next. Great book!!!!