The Complete Photo Guide to Felting by Ruth Lane (English) Paperback Book

Description: The Complete Photo Guide to Felting by Ruth Lane This richly illustrated how-to book is a comprehensive reference for various felting techniques, including needle felting, wet felting, and nuno felting. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description With these easy-to-follow, step-by-step directions and hundreds of full-colour photos, youll be able to explore these easy projects that provide fun opportunities for you to try the techniques. Galleries of unique felted designs and creations by renowned fabric artists act as beautiful examples and inspiration to pursue the hobby yourself. Author Biography Ruth Lane is a self-taught fiber artist who loves to play with a wide variety of materials including wool, silk, fabrics, yarns, and threads. Creating one of a kind fiber art pieces to share with the world fulfills her creative passion. She has been a member of the Felting Forum - an online forum of 2500 felt makers from around the world - for four and half years and a moderator for three years. A longtime supporter of fine crafts, Ruth co-owns a fine craft gallery, The Purple Pomegranate, which represents more than 180 American artists whose work includes jewelry, ceramics, metal work, mixed media, woodworking, glass art, fiber art, prints and paintings. Ruth has taught felt making, including basic wet felting, nuno felting, making 3D felt objects using a resist, the use of a power sander in felting and dyeing of wool and other fibers for the use in felting. She writes a blog about felting and other fiber arts at and has written several tutorials on various felting techniques as well as recurring articles about the elements and principles of design. She lives in Kalispell, Montana. Table of Contents Introduction A Brief History of Felting All About Wool and Other Fibers Sheep and Wool Varieties Other Fibers that Felt Local Fiber Mills and Fiber Festivals Embellishment Fibers Preparing to Felt Fiber Preparation Dyeing Inspiration and Design Traditional Wet Felting Equipment and Supplies Techniques Nuno or Laminate Felting Equipment and Supplies Techniques Needle Felting Equipment and Supplies Techniques Gallery Glossary of Terms Resources Acknowledgments Contributors Index Review "The wide parameters of the colorful world of felting will come as a surprise to all but the most experienced felters, who, along with those of novice status, are the audience expert crafter Lane addresses in the large-format, comprehensive guide. Lane offers this basic definition of felting: wool fibers are matted into fabric that historically was used as effective protection against the elements but has become a popular craft for perhaps less utilitarian but certainly increased aesthetic purposes. A presentation of fundamental practices leads the reader to confront and absorb lesson on advanced techniques, with directions by Lane expressed in patient prose and the ample illustrations assisting the text well. The greatly informative chapter "All about Wool" discusses such topics as grading wool and the various "breeds" of wool (which depend on the breeds of sheep from which they are derived). Washing the wool, carding, and dyeing round out the books introductory portion, at which point the author imparts detailed information on three types of felting: traditional wet felting, Nuno felting, and needle felting, with techniques and sample projects given careful elucidation. A concluding gallery of greatly creative felted works by an array of artists adds final inspiration. For more encyclopedic treatments of various crafts, see the adjacent Read-alikes column." -- Booklist, December 15, 2012 Long Description This richly illustrated how-to book is a comprehensive reference for various felting techniques, including needle felting, wet felting, and nuno felting. With these easy-to-follow, step-by-step directions and hundreds of full-colour photos, youll be able to explore these easy projects that provide fun opportunities for you to try the techniques. Galleries of unique felted designs and creations by renowned fabric artists act as beautiful examples and inspiration to pursue the hobby yourself. Review Quote "The wide parameters of the colorful world of felting will come as a surprise to all but the most experienced felters, who, along with those of novice status, are the audience expert crafter Lane addresses in the large-format, comprehensive guide. Lane offers this basic definition of felting: wool fibers are matted into fabric that historically was used as effective protection against the elements but has become a popular craft for perhaps less utilitarian but certainly increased aesthetic purposes. A presentation of fundamental practices leads the reader to confront and absorb lesson on advanced techniques, with directions by Lane expressed in patient prose and the ample illustrations assisting the text well. The greatly informative chapter "All about Wool" discusses such topics as grading wool and the various "breeds" of wool (which depend on the breeds of sheep from which they are derived). Washing the wool, carding, and dyeing round out the books introductory portion, at which point the author imparts detailed information on three types of felting: traditional wet felting, Nuno felting, and needle felting, with techniques and sample projects given careful elucidation. A concluding gallery of greatly creative felted works by an array of artists adds final inspiration. For more encyclopedic treatments of various crafts, see the adjacent Read-alikes column." - Details ISBN158923698X Author Ruth Lane Series Complete Photo Guide ISBN-10 158923698X ISBN-13 9781589236981 Format Paperback Imprint Creative Publishing International, US Country of Publication United States Illustrations 500 colour illustrations Year 2012 Media Book DEWEY 677.63 Short Title COMP PHOTO GT FELTING Language English Pages 240 Audience Age 0-0 Place of Publication Beverly UK Release Date 2012-08-01 AU Release Date 2012-08-01 NZ Release Date 2012-08-01 US Release Date 2012-08-01 Publication Date 2012-08-01 Audience General Publisher Quarto Publishing Group USA Inc We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! 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