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Needle Felting by Hand or Machine from Linda Turner Griepentrog and Pauline Wilde Richards teaches you about the many qualities of wool, the process of needle felting and projects to get you started. Techniques include feathering, faux stitching coiling and more and as well as how-to instructions for dry felting and wet felting.

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Needle Felting by Hand or Machine
15 Projects Using Easy-to-Learn Techniques

Author: Linda Turner Griepentrog and Pauline Wilde Richards
Pages: 127
Page size: 8 1/2" x 11"
Publisher: Krause Publications
Cover: Soft
Item Code: 4Q0656
Weight: 1.30 lb

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Have Fun With Fiber

Needle felting allows you to create wonderful and intriguing fabric surfaces quickly and easily. From embellishing ready-made garments to adding a personal touch to a handbag or accessory, the possibilities are endless.

Needle Felting by Hand or Machine teaches you about the many qualities of wool, the process of needle felting and includes projects to get you started.

How-to instruction for dry felting and wet felting
Types of fibers available and suitable for needle felting
Tools needed for felting by hand or machine
Techniques, including feather, faux stitching, coiling and more
15 projects using a variety of techniques
An inspirational gallery of more project ideas from well-known designers.

Linda Turner Griepentrog was the editor of Sew News magazine for 19 years, and currently owns G Wiz Creative Services (so named because no one can pronounce her last name). Linda writes, edits, plays and sews for a number of companies in the sewing and craft industries. In addition, she leads fabric shopping tours to various destinations in the US and abroad. Once a weaver (and now wishing she had time to do it), Linda loves fibers and needle felting lets her play with them in another way. Working from her basement office, Linda lives outside Portland, Oregon, with her husband, Keith, and two dogs, Riley and Buckley.

Pauline Wilde Richards has been sewing since she was a child. She has taught clothing construction at the high school and college levels and is the publisher of Total Embellishment Newsletter, a quarterly newsletter for creative sewing and embellishment enthusiasts. For the past 13 years she has worked as a freelance writer and teacher. Her work has been featured in Sew News, Creative Machine Embroidery and Better Homes and Gardens Creative Home. She is known for her innovative techniques, practical advice and ability to convert leftover fabrics and trims into spectacular, one-of-a-kind wearables. Pauline is a proud grandmother who lives in Salt Lake City, Utah, with her husband, John, children and Powder, the family dog.

Table of Contents
Introduction	6
What's all the fuzz about?	7
High Fiber Options	12
Tools of the Trade	19
Super Starters - Get ready for the felting experience	29
Fiber+Fabric+Needle=Felting Fun!	34
Ready, Set...Felt by Machine	43
Covering the Bases	51
Fabulously Frugal Felting	60
Eyeglass Elegance	65
Wrap it up - no-sew project	70
On the Flip Side	73
Autumn Leaves	79
Knit Wits	83
Bag It!	87
Ring in the Season	91
Coloring Inside the Lines	93
Flower Power	97
Sheep Thrills	99
Pins 'n' Needles	103
Button, Button	106
It's Ornamental	109
On the Rocks	112
Round & Round	116
Gallery	118
Resources	125
About the Authors	127