Sept 08
Simple techniques in the book combine felt making and machine stitching on water dissolvable fabric. The book includes 15 wonderful, contemporary designs for garments and accessories. The beautiful textured results can be fashioned into amazing items to wear - from gossamer-soft scarves and unique, stylish bags to stunning belts, embellished shawls and quirky waistcoats. There's something for everyone, from casual and charming to unique and chic.
* Machine Knitting Monthly *
Nov 08
Learn how to make a great selection of beautiful garments and accessories including chic scarves, stylish bags, stunning belts and embellished shawls.
Simple feltmaking and machine stitching techniques
Step-by-step photographs and 15 fantastic projects
There's something for everyone
* THE QUILTING WEB *
No. 88
Working with water soluble fabric can be great fun but did you know you can use it for big pieces including garments and bags? Jeannette Knake shows you how with both of these titles. As the title suggests, Crazy Wool uses wool as the basis of the sixteen designs featured while Crazy Felt uses felt for fifteen exciting projects. A sewing machine is also required and of course, water soluble fabrics.
Making each piece is fun and the clear instructions are accompanied by step-by-step photography to help you. The nature of the designs means that no two pieces are likely to be the same, giving you a unique piece every time. Each book is inexpensive and will soon pay for itself as you work these great designs.
* Classic Stitches *
Oct 08
These brilliant books contain a wealth of ideas for using today's vibrant and highly textured yarns along with water-soluble stabiliser and machine stitching to create a fantastic range of sweaters and fashion accessories. In 'Crazy Wool' there are 16 projects for colourful jackets, shawls, sweaters and bags, whilst 'Crazy Felt' contains 15 projects including jumpers, scarves, belts and hats. Both titles include foundation courses for the basic techniques followed by detailed instructions for each project. Scaleable patterns are included and each project is rated for difficulty. The finished pieces are truly amazing and range from light as air wraps through to warm and cosy coats. There are also lots of fun trims such as huge buttons and fabric flowers that can also be used to enhance other garments. These are great titles for those who enjoy experimenting and are excellent value at just GBP6.99 each.
* SEWING WORLD *
