Needlefelting

Author: Michelle Hickman

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A guide to tools and materials - Step-by-step instructions to get started - Projects to develop skills - Advice on more advanced techniques - Ideas for developing your own style

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A guide to tools and materials - Step-by-step instructions to get started - Projects to develop skills - Advice on more advanced techniques - Ideas for developing your own style

Description

This practical guide explains how to needlefelt and make wonderful creations at your kitchen table with few specialist tools. The craft requires no sewing or needlework skills so is easy for beginners to try but has no limits for more experienced makers. Packed with inspiration, this beautiful book shows you how, encourages you to create your own sculptures (large or small) and to experiment with your ideas. AUTHOR: Michelle Hickman, widely known as 'Furzie', specialises in needlefelt sculptures with character and humour. Her quirky sculptures and more realistic commissions have sold worldwide, and she regularly runs classes from her workshop in Somerset and from other venues around the UK. 192 illustrations

Critic Reviews

Her creations, are a pleasure to see. While this book is an “illustrated guide”, it’s also a lovely insight into the creative practice of a very talented needle felter. -- Samatha Tannous, Felt Magazine AUs/NZ Felt Magazine Aus/NZ
A practical and approachable guide to needlefelting that covers the making of sculptural forms in detail, with humour and an appreciation of the challenges that the reader might face. -- Gwyn Hunt, Eden Valley Guild Eden Valley Guild, Journal of Weavers Spinners and Dyers

About the Author

Michelle Hickman, widely known as ‘Furzie’, specialises in needlefelt sculptures with character and humour. Her quirky sculptures and more realistic commissions have sold worldwide, and she regularly runs classes from her workshop in Somerset and from other venues around the UK.