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Wool Pets: Making 20 Figures with Wool Roving and a Barbed Needle [Paperback]

Laurie Sharp
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Book Description

February 1, 2010
Anyone can make cute and cuddly creatures from a handful of fluff and a barbed needle! There are only a few books written on the subject and most of those focus on ‘flat’ needle felting on a surface. This book is about sculptural needle felting—creating 3-D animals and figures using the felting needle to sculpt wool.

 

The book shows the techniques and describes how the felting needle works with wool fiber to create felt, while explaining the differences between this art form and other forms of felting. The reader learns how to hold the needle, what sort of materials to use, and why.

 

There are about 20 complete projects including various birds, bugs, four-legged animals, and people—each one unique and irresistible! Laurie also shows the reader ways to display their felted creations as mobiles, ornaments, or arranged in shadow boxes.


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Sharp, Laurie. Wool Pets. Creative Pub.: Quayside. 2008. c.128p. ISBN 978-1-58923-385-0. pap. $19.95. FIBER CRAFTS   Expert needle felter Sharp presents a collection of 20 wool figures, mainly animals, plus a couple of mythical creatures for good measure. Beginning with basic techniques for needle felting, Sharp quickly moves on to simple projects intended to get newbie felters comfortable with the tools and techniques. Unlike other needle-felting books, this one describes and illustrates each step of the process, which makes it easy for felters of all skill levels to replicate any of the creations in the book. With minor changes in color or shape, many of the basic patterns could be used to create different creatures (the goldfinch, for example, could become a cardinal). Highly recommended. - Library Journal, August 2008

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About the Author

Laurie Sharp is a full time artist and has been needle felting for over 7 years. She raises her own sheep and shears and processes the wool for most of her projects. She has been featured on HGTV’s “That’s Clever.” You can view her web site at www.woolpets.com. Her work has been shown in a number of galleries in the Pacific Northwest, where she lives with her husband and business partner, Kevin Sharp. Kevin is a professional photographer, and provides both the beauty and how-to photography for this book. His work can be viewed on www.sharpphotography.com.

Product Details

  • Paperback: 128 pages
  • Publisher: Creative Publishing international (February 1, 2010)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 1589235258
  • ISBN-13: 978-1589235250
  • Product Dimensions: 8.4 x 0.5 x 10 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 1.1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (40 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #25,182 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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Customer Reviews

The photos are beautiful and the instructions are very clear. Vulpes13  |  17 reviewers made a similar statement
I highly recommend this book if you're looking into starting this wonderful craft. Gift Card Recipient  |  13 reviewers made a similar statement
Try it...you won't be sorry! Bonnie Lass  |  7 reviewers made a similar statement
Most Helpful Customer Reviews
30 of 30 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars Doing Something Different With Wool August 17, 2009
Format:Hardcover
Needle felting is using wool fibers and shaping them to create an object like a butterfly, kitten, rabbit, etc. The basics are wool, a barbed needle and a foam pad, though in the materials section, the author explains in words and pictures that it can be a bit more complicated than that. For example, the basic felting needle is "...a long, sharp, three-or five-sided barbed instrument." (Page 6) Needles come in a variety of gauges and vary in the number of sides and locations of the barbs.

After an introduction that also discusses what to use as a foam pad and the types of wool, the book goes into basic techniques starting on page ten. How to properly "needle," "roll the wool,""making flat shapes," and sculpting are covered in two pages of text and numerous photographs. The photographs, like all the ones in this book are done by Kevin Sharp, the author's husband, and are fairly close in detail.

The patterns begin on page 13 with "Bug Magnets." Patterns for "Bumble Bee" and "Lady Bug" are used with the "Bumble Bee" result much more realistic looking. That is quickly followed with a "Penguin & Chick "pattern, a "Butterfly Pin" one, and a "Bunny" pattern. Each of the twenty patterns in this book ranging from a "Border Collie" (Page 74), to a "Cat" (Page 80) to a "Giraffe" (Page 104) feature a close up large and in color picture of the finished item with detailed step by step instructions along with numerous pictures during various stages of the construction process. They range from the simple such as the previously mentioned "Bug Magnets" to the complex "Mermaid" found on pages 110-117 or the "Gnome Girl" on pages 118-125.

A gallery of a few more pictures, a list of resources and a brief author bio that includes a plug for her website and business brings this 128 page book to a close.

This a fun book full of interesting patterns and techniques and one sure to entertain and enlighten creative folks. The numerous pictures taken by her professional photographer husband add a level of detail and helpfulness to the book.

Kevin R. Tipple (copyright) 2009
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26 of 26 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
I'm fairly new to wool felting, and this book has provided me with inspiration and confidence. The directions, enhanced by photos of each step of the felting process, are clear enough for a beginner to follow easily. The level of difficulty ranges from simple to complex, depending on the project - this book offers something for everyone.

The sculptures are adorable - perfect for holiday decorating and nature tables. My young daughter loves to play with the sculptures I've created.

I own several of the author's whimsical and beautifully detailed wool sculptures. Her talent shines in this book.
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23 of 24 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Great Book July 25, 2008
Format:Hardcover|Amazon Verified Purchase
This book is very inspirational! The photos are beautiful and the instructions are very clear. I haven't yet made anything, but I know there will be a learning curve. I don't expect my first project to be as gorgeous as the ones in the book, but it won't be because of a lack of clear directions! I am a visual learner and there are lots of pictures so I feel that I will be able to follow along. I also own a couple of the author's needle felted creations and she is a true artist!
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Most Recent Customer Reviews
4.0 out of 5 stars Good starting place
Start here if you're a beginning felter. If you are art-oriented or you have some previous felting experience, this book may be too basic for you. Read more
Published 9 days ago by ScotDeerie
5.0 out of 5 stars wool pets
I actually laughed (in a good way) when I received this book. The characters are cute and easy to felt. Gives me some wonderful ideas to felt for myself.
Published 1 month ago by Holly Carden
5.0 out of 5 stars My wife is the felter
This book was a present for my wife, she is the felter in our family. She like the book and has made several of the things demonstrated in the book.
Published 1 month ago by Robert Cofer
4.0 out of 5 stars Good Directions
Simple directions, good pictures, good color. These little animals are so cute and good little items for Easter Baskets etc.
Published 2 months ago by bertiw
5.0 out of 5 stars what a great felting book
its great! Easy to understand instructions and pictures! I plan to use it when I instruct my next felting class.
Published 2 months ago by c j lacy Catherine lacy
4.0 out of 5 stars Cute fun Animals
I picked this book on Making 20 figures because there was so many choices and that is the main reason I liked the book and yes if anyone was interested in making these animals I... Read more
Published 4 months ago by Nola Renee McDowell
5.0 out of 5 stars A great introduction to a traditional method of needle felting animals...
This book is a great intro to an easy and creative craft. The instructions are given in an easy to understand text and come with corresponding pictures that are numbered and... Read more
Published 4 months ago by L.A. Evans
5.0 out of 5 stars Very cute!
Very good condition, and i really like this book clean and concise directions. easy to learn and beautiful pictures!
Adorable!
Published 4 months ago by Henry
5.0 out of 5 stars Easy to understand.
My alpaca yarn is working out just great for my ongoing project. Easy to understand book with easy to understand instructions.
Published 4 months ago by Carol J. Skinner
5.0 out of 5 stars Felting Book
This is an excellent book. Im just starting out in felting animals and know nothing!!! There are very good directions in the
book. I have found it very helpful
Published 4 months ago by Happy Shopper
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