Heartfelt: 25 Projects for Stitched and Felted Accessories
Felt and felted accessories are hot! Teresa Searle shows how knitted and recycled knitted felt can be transformed into a wide range of unique accessories using simple decorative embroidery techniques and appliqu?. The book starts with an introduction to the processes involved in the project.
Not Your Mama's Knitting: The Cool and Creative Way to Pick Up Sticks
This is knitting with attitude—your attitude. We hit the basics, bypass the boring stuff, forego the granny cardigans of old, and show you how to knit cool creations that will be the envy of all. Choose one of nearly thirty designs, follow the simple directions, and knit fun, trendy items to dress yourself, your friends, your apartment, a baby, or even a pet or two. If following directions isn't in your nature, use the hints provided to make the piece entirely unique.
Felt Style: 35 Fashionable Accessories To Create and Wear
From a flirtatious flower evening bag to a subtly colored and textured stole, a colorful striped satchel to some striking contemporary jewelry, this book is full of felted accessories that will delight and inspire. The three methods of felting -- wet fiber felting, dry felting, and felted knitting -- are all covered with step-by-step techniques and each project has further steps showing you exactly how to make it.
Felting-or boiling a knit item so it shrinks and the fibers mesh together--yields amazingly durable, beautiful pieces with unusual textures. It's the perfect technique for beginners because many mistakes just disappear during the washing process. With this new entry in the popular Vogue: Knitting on the Go series, knitters can get in on this increasingly popular technique and make more than 20 stylish projects. An introduction explains all the knitting basics and felting fundamentals, from yarn selection to blocking and finishing the final product, and there's a wide variety of great things to create.
Knitters and textile artists alike will have great fun knitting this mouthwatering selection of muffins, fairy cakes, carrot cake, scrumptious gateaux, and more. Each project requires only a small amount of yarn, each perfect for leftover scraps from larger projects and oddments. Each entertaining and innovative idea uses simple, easy-to-follow instructions.
