Take everyday clothing, shoes, and hats to a new level with Sheila Smith's fabulous, mess-free felting techniques. Smith opens up a range of felt ideas for textile artists, from recycling fabrics using hand-held needlepoint to building up layers of color with an embellisher machine. The projects include a “glazed chintz” bag, colorful patchwork pillows, and much more. There's instruction on coloring and dyeing fabrics, creating and using texture, working in three dimensions, and even creating your own cloth.
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Sheila Smith is a longtime feltmaker who teaches the fabric arts worldwide. She's the former chair of the International Feltmakers' Association, and writes for several textile and embroidery magazines, including World of Embroidery, Beautiful Stitches, Sewing World, and Workbox. Smith is the author of the bestselling Felt to Stitch (Batsford). She lives in Thirsk, North Yorkshire.
Oct 08 Those looking for inspiring ideas on how to use an embellisher machine and needle felting techniques will love this book. Beautifully photographed throughout, it explores different methods and materials to create a whole host of exciting tactile fabrics that can be further decorated with stitching, beading and hand embroidery. Detailed samples and instructions will guide the reader through the necessary steps to achieve some amazing textured fabrics that can be made into bags, book covers, cushions and fashion accessories. In addition to creating background fabrics, decorative techniques include applique, tucks, weaving, smocking and crazy patchwork. There are useful tips on using recycled fabrics, combining wet felting methods and adding colours and dyes. A glossary of terms adds clarity and a handy suppliers list will help source what's needed. * SEWING WORLD *
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