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First Time Felting Ruth Lane

First Time Felting By Ruth Lane

First Time Felting by Ruth Lane


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First Time Feltingmakes learning the essentialtechniques for making feltwet felting, nuno felting, and needle feltingsimple and easy.

First Time Felting Summary

First Time Felting: The Absolute Beginner's Guide - Learn By Doing * Step-by-Step Basics + Projects: Volume 11 by Ruth Lane

In First Time Felting, felting and fiber expert Ruth Lane teaches a class for absolute beginners on three classic methods of felting.

Start by learning about the various types of wool fibers used for felting, preparing them for the process, and simple methods for dyeing. Next, discover the basic supplies and techniques for needle felting, wet felting, and nuno felting.

Youll use those essential skills to make fun, easy projectsartworks, embellished fashions, three-dimensional figures, and moreskills youll turn to again and again to create your own original pieces!

About Ruth Lane

Ruth Lane is a self-taught fiber artist who loves to create one-of-a-kind fiber art pieces and play with a wide variety of materials, including wool, silk, fabrics, yarns, and threads. She is the author of the bookComplete Photo Guide to Feltingandhas taught and written tutorials about a variety of feltmaking techniques, including basic wet felting, nuno felting, and making 3D felt objects using a resist. A long-time member of the Felting Forum, an online forum of 2,500 feltmakers from around the world, she also blogs about felting and other fiber arts at permutationsinfiber.wordpress.com. Ruthco-owns a fine craft gallery, The Purple Pomegranate, which represents more than 180 American artists whose work includes jewelry, ceramics, metalwork, mixed media, woodworking, glass, fiber, prints, and paintings. She lives in Kalispell, Montana.

Table of Contents

Introduction 6

GETTING STARTED 9
Equipment and Supplies 10
Working with Felting Needles 18
Wool Varieties 23
Embellishments 24

NEEDLE-FELTING TECHNIQUES 31
Needle Techniques 32
Three-Dimensional Figures 56
Adding Small Shapes 66
Connecting Parts 70

WET AND NUNO FEL TING 83
Introduction to Wet and Nuno Felting 84
Additional Supplies 85
Basic Techniques 86
Mosaic or Collage 118

Further Exploration 122
Glossary 123
About the Author/About the Contributors 126
Index 127

Additional information

GOR011355181
9781631598036
1631598031
First Time Felting: The Absolute Beginner's Guide - Learn By Doing * Step-by-Step Basics + Projects: Volume 11 by Ruth Lane
Used - Very Good
Paperback
Quarto Publishing Group USA Inc
2019-09-03
128
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Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.
This is a used book - there is no escaping the fact it has been read by someone else and it will show signs of wear and previous use. Overall we expect it to be in very good condition, but if you are not entirely satisfied please get in touch with us

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