Sewing with Felt - Softcover

McAllister, Buff

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1563979993 ISBN 13: 9781563979996

Publisher: Boyds Mills Press, 2003

Synopsis

Easy stitches, colorful felt, and unique craft ideas come together in a book that kids will embrace again and again. Basic stitches are a snap to master when beginners start with easy-to-use felt. With the help of step-by-step instructions, clear diagrams, and eye-catching photographs, boys and girls can create vest and hats, place mats and coasters, play mats and puppets, and many other decorative and useful items for themselves, family, and friends. Projects are labeled according to four levels of difficulty (very easy, easy, a little harder, and challenging), allowing sewers to achieve quick success and then learn more as they go. This inviting, simple-to-use guide to the basics of sewing includes patterns and tips for easier stitching, as well as extra ideas so kids can add their personal touches.

About this title

About the Author

Buff McAllister, whose craft designs have appeared in a number of women's magazines, comes from a family of tailors and needlework artists. She lives in Youngsville, New York.

Hank Schneider is an internationally known and award-winning commercial and artistic photographer, specializing in large-camera format photography. He lives in Narrowsburg, New York.

Reviews

Grade 3-6-Beginning with clear introductory sections on supplies, safety tips, getting started, and basic stitches, this book offers even neophytes the opportunity to create the featured crafts and gain the skills they need to branch out creatively on their own. The projects range in difficulty and application, and patterns that can be enlarged are included for many of them. Directions for making games, clothing, and ornaments are clearly presented and illustrated, and there are crafts related to Christmas and Jewish holidays. The photographs are attractive as well as instructive. The borders and backgrounds showing the many samples of felt pop from the pages of this well-organized how-to book.
Genevieve Gallagher, Orange County Public Library,
Copyright 2003 Reed Business Information, Inc.

Gr. 3-6. This large-format craft book, illustrated with bright photos, provides ideas, lists of materials, and step-by-step instructions for making 60 projects with hand-sewn, appliqued, and embroidered felt. The book begins with discussions of supplies, safety tips, advice on organizing the work space, and the nitty-gritty of cutting felt, threading needles, knotting thread, and making eight different stitches. The excellent photos clarify construction and show the finished products. Each project is clearly labeled according to difficulty. The hippie headband is rated "Very Easy," the crown is "Easy," the wizard's hat is "A Little Harder," and the checkerboard set is downright "Challenging." Though McAllister conscientiously provides safety warnings and suggestions for adult assistance, the instructions for the mask-making project should have told children to remove the felt mask again before using scissors to enlarge the eyeholes. The book's spine looks normal on the outside, but its interior spiral binding allows the pages to lie flat on a table when hands are engaged in crafting the objects. Carolyn Phelan
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Edition details

• Publisher: Boyds Mills Press
• Publication date: 2003
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1563979993
• ISBN 13: 9781563979996
• Binding: Spiral-bound
• Number of pages: 88