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Not your mama's felting : the cool and creative way to get it together
Swenson, Amy
Adult Nonfiction 746.0463 S
Swenson, Amy
Adult Nonfiction 746.0463 S
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| Contents | Page |
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| Introduction | p. 1 |
| Part 1 - How to Felt | |
| Chapter 1 - Your Daily Dose of Fiber | |
| Felt Happens | p. 7 |
| Animal, Vegetable, or Mineral: Which Felts? | p. 9 |
| How to Buy Wool for Felting | p. 10 |
| All About Yarn | p. 12 |
| Where Do I Find this Stuff, Anyway? | p. 15 |
| Getting Your Hands Wet | p. 16 |
| Chapter 2 - Suds Party: Wet Felting | |
| Wet Felting 101 | p. 17 |
| Tools of the Trade: What You Need to Get Started | p. 18 |
| Setting up Your Work Area | p. 22 |
| Working with Roving | p. 22 |
| Felted Snakes and Cords | p. 24 |
| Balls and Beads | p. 26 |
| A Roller Coaster: Your First Flat Felt | p. 27 |
| Resist This! | p. 34 |
| Nuno Felting | p. 36 |
| Release Your Inner Artiste: Design for Wet Felting | p. 39 |
| Troubleshooting | p. 41 |
| Chapter 3 - Poke, Poke, Poke: Needle Felting | |
| Why It Works | p. 44 |
| Tools of the Trade: What You "Needle" to Get Started | p. 44 |
| Monogramtastic: Playing with Needles | p. 46 |
| Troubleshooting: When Good Felt Goes Bad | p. 47 |
| Endless Poking Possibilities | p. 69 |
| Chapter 4 - Totally Full of It | |
| What's Fulling? What's Felting? | p. 50 |
| Tools of the Trade: What You Need to Get Started | p. 51 |
| Mad Yarn Skillz | p. 53 |
| Fulling a Knitted Swatch | p. 55 |
| Crochet [Heart] Fulling Too | p. 58 |
| Size Matters: The Problem with Shrinkage | p. 60 |
| Recycled Felt: Even Bad Knits Get a Second Chance | p. 61 |
| Basic Sewing Tips for Working with Felt | p. 62 |
| Troubleshooting and Tips | p. 63 |
| Chapter 5 - Dying to Dye | |
| Why Dye? | p. 66 |
| Acid Dyes | p. 67 |
| Tools of the Trade: What You Need to Get Started | p. 68 |
| Safety First | p. 70 |
| Mixing Stock Solutions | p. 72 |
| Your First Acid Dye Trip: Single Color Dyeing | p. 74 |
| Hand-paint Heaven | p. 76 |
| Part 2 - Patterns and Projects | |
| Chapter 6 - Never Too Many Bags | |
| The Ultra-Simple One-Night Bag | p. 82 |
| I'm On The Case | p. 84 |
| Ah! Savasana! Yoga Mat Bag | p. 88 |
| Some Assembly Required | p. 92 |
| Holy Smokes! (A Holey Tote) | p. 95 |
| Chapter 7 - Stuff to Wear | |
| Bad Boy Hoodie: New Skool, Old Skool, No Skool | p. 101 |
| Menswear for You | p. 105 |
| Cropped Cardigan | p. 107 |
| Slocks | p. 109 |
| Don't Give The Mittens | p. 112 |
| "Junior" Varsity Jacket | p. 118 |
| Loopy Boa | p. 123 |
| Sideways Striped Scarf | p. 125 |
| Wild Thing Scarf | p. 127 |
| Scarf for the Subzero Urban Dweller | p. 129 |
| Featherweight Scarf | p. 131 |
| Swing Raglan | p. 133 |
| Chapter 8 - Quick Gifts & Oddities | |
| The Save-Your-Marriage Knitting Needle Roundup | p. 137 |
| Spring Is Sprung! | p. 141 |
| Chunky Bead Necklace | p. 143 |
| Fishin' for Kittens | p. 145 |
| Uber Chunky Felted Yarn | p. 147 |
| Moleskine Jacket | p. 149 |
| In Stitches Earrings | p. 151 |
| Chapter 9 - Cozy Felt for Your Home | |
| Felted Soapy Blue Balls | p. 157 |
| Get Off Your Felted Soap Box | p. 159 |
| Who Needs Flowers? Vases For Crafters | p. 162 |
| Rainbow Bridge Baby Blanket | p. 164 |
| Octopillow | p. 169 |
| Part 3 - History and Resources | |
| Chapter 10 - A Brief History of Felt | |
| See Jane. See Jane Felt | p. 173 |
| Legends and Heroes | p. 174 |
| Old, but Not Passe | p. 175 |
| Modern Applications for Wool Felt | p. 176 |
| Getting your Fill of Fulling | p. 176 |
| Felt in the Mainstream | p. 177 |
| Chapter 11 - Happy Procrastinations: Cool Felting Resources On-Line and On-Land | |
| Stash Enhancing Fun | p. 178 |
| Guilds, Festivals, and Courses | p. 181 |
| The Wonderful World of Fiber Arts | p. 182 |
| Felting Online | p. 183 |
| Chapter 12 - Crocheting 101 | |
| Common Abbreviations | p. 185 |
| The Basic Stitches | p. 186 |
| Working in the Round vs. in Rows | p. 189 |
| Chapter 13 - Knitting 101 | |
| Common Abbreviations & Definitions | p. 190 |
| The Basics | p. 191 |
| Advanced Techniques | p. 193 |
| Putting It All Together | p. 194 |
| Chapter 14 - It's All About the Magic | p. 195 |
| Designer Bios | p. 196 |
| Index | p. 200 |
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