ANIMAL FELT, Birgitte Krag Hansen.
Felted animals are the subject of this new book by Birgitte, who shows a large number of models, all made using the felting needle.  The first animals are so simple that they can be made by beginners and throughout the book the various techniques are extended so that the book is also of value to experienced felters.  The step-by-step photographs of the book show how the wool is made into the most charming animals, such as frogs, owls, dogs, cats, kangaroos, bears, monkeys, seals and relief and wall hangings of eagles, tigers and polar bears, among others.  ISBN: 8764102718.  117 pages.  9 3/4'' X 9 7/8'' hardcover.  $69.00  #139625

THE ART OF FELTMAKING, Anne Vickery.   I like books that are more than they seem. I thought this was just a children's project book using dyed and undyed bits of fleece and rudimentary felting techniques to make beads and figures. After a closer look, I started seeing the abundance of useful felting lore from around the world. After the simple children's work come the Swedish and Nomadic coats, boots, etc. All this information with nice color illustrations of articles and techniques will make teachers happy and delight wool artists inspired by this ancient craft. ISBN: 0823002624. 7¾" x 10" Sc,  $24.95  #139018

BEYOND THE BASICS: Advanced Feltmaking Techniques - Book 3, Sheila Smith.
Book three of this series is where all the material comes together into some really innovative ideas for taking feltmaking into the realm of art and new textile creation. The look at combining large pieces of fabric into the felt to create organized rucheing or puckers and Procion dyed strands of silk fiber for highlights brings this series and your workshop to a fine conclusion.  $19.95  #499003

CRAZY WOOL: Using Water Soluble Stabilisers, Jeannette Knake.
Learn how to make a great selection of fashionable garments including jackets, shawls, sweaters and bags. All with simple techniques using wool handknitting yarn and wool roving. Perfect for knitters who love to felt, and felters who cant help but knit on the side!  ISBN: 1844483576.  8" x 10". 48 pages, softcover. $13.95 ON SALE $9.00!  #139640

DESIGNER NEEDLE FELTING: Contemporary Styles, Easy Techniques, Terry Taylor & Candi Cooper.
Fiber artists, crafters, quilters, and sewers have all embraced the art of needle felting—the popular technique of using a barbed needle and wool roving to create sheets of felt or embellish fabric. This colorfully illustrated guide shows just how easy it can be to get eye-catching results on everything from wonderful wearables to whimsical home accessories. A thorough basics section explores the variety of fibers, yarns, and threads employed in needle felting, and the foundation materials that work best. Find out how to do both single and multi-needle felting, as well as felting with a machine and shaping three-dimensional forms. Thirty unique projects include a Lollipop Bag, Glamour Sweaters, Graphite Pillows, and an adorable “Pigs Can Fly” ornament.  8 3/4" x 10 1/4." 128 pages.

FABULOUS FELTED SCARVES: 20 Wearable Works of Art, Chad Alice Hagen & Jorie Johnson. 
Felting is hotter than ever, and scarves are fabulous first projects for crafters to try. The simple process yields infinitely varied results, with rich colors, forms, and visual appeal. Created by two internationally-known designers, these 20 spectacular boas, wraps, shawls, and stoles are beautiful, wearable art. Ranging from understated elegance to simply outrageous, they come with easy-to-follow instructions, helpful how-to photos, and templates, when needed. An introduction covers all the basics, and the projects build a repertoire of skills as readers progress through the book. The standouts include a scarf with lacy designs snipped onto the felt surface; a wrap inspired by the delicate hues in Monet’s water lily paintings; and a pretty dip-dye novelty yarn party scarf.  143 pages.  Softcover.  ISBN-13: 9781600595974.  ISBN-10:1600595979.   $14.95  #169374

FAST, FUN & EASY NEEDLE FELTING: 8 Techniques & Projects — Creative Results in Minutes, Lynne Farris.
This volume includes complete illustrated instructions for eight distinct needle-felting techniques - from embellishments on woollen fabric, creating appliqué and stained-glass effects, to the use of buttons and beads in dimensional projects.  ISBN:  1571203974.  48 pages.  8 1/2'' X 11'' softcover. $14.95  ON SALE $9.95! #169313

FELTCRAFT: Making Dolls, Gifts and Toys, Petra Berger. 
This book focuses on sewing with felt, not the making of felt.  Using no-fray, easy-to -se felt in its wide array of colors, this treasure trove of patterns for children will help you find projects galore. Full patterns for a variety of dolls, puppets, and jewelry are shown in color photos. A great resource. ISBN: 0863151906 Sc, $17.95  ON SALE $12.95!  #139022

FELTING BY HAND, Anne Einset Vickery. In its sixth printing, this popular book gives step-by-step instructions for making slippers, mittens, hats, boots, vests and other items. ISBN 0-9619053-5-2. 104 pages, softcover, $14.95  #139024

FELTMAKING, Deborah McGavock & Christine Lewis. 
From the sublime to the beautiful with a bit of the truly odd thrown in for good measure! This course in feltmaking is cleverly laid out in "workshops" of gradual levels of difficulty. Although specific projects are defined in each workshop, the techniques developed allow you to take off on your own as well. An appendix features profiles of felt artists, which is really nice to see, although the artists featured are from the UK, since this book was written in the UK as well. ISBN: 1861263082.  Enclosed Spiral Bound Hardcover, $35.00  ON SALE $25.00! #139025

FELTMAKING: Fabulous Wearables, Jewelry & Home Accents, Chad Alice Hagen.
Handfelted wool is making a big comeback. In this offering by The Weekend Crafter, you learn that with a few tools, some ordinary household equipment, plus wool, soap and water, you can create felt items. Admittedly, some of the items are a stretch --- i.e., the wool dreadlock (!!), striped snakes and strange rooster coffee cozy, but others are attractive and useful such as the marvelous mittens, warm fringed throw, journal cover and snuggly slippers.1579902529. 8½'' x 11'' softcover. $14.95 ON SALE $9.95!  #169045

FELT STYLE: 35 Fashionable Accessories to Create & Wear, Chrissie Day.
From a flirtatious flower evening bag to a subtly colored and textured stole, a colorful striped satchel to some striking contemporary jewelry, this book is full of felted accessories that will delight and inspire. The three methods of felting -- wet fiber felting, dry felting, and felted knitting -- are all covered with step-by-step techniques and each project has further steps showing you exactly how to make it. Features 35 stylish accessories including bags, necklaces, bracelets, scarfs, slippers, and hats. Includes a full techniques section.  ISBN-13: 9781581808995.  ISBN-10: 1581808992.  8" x 10" softcover. 128 pages.  Krause Publications.  $22.99  ON SALE $17.99!  #139593

FELT WEE FOLK,  Sally Mavor.
Do you like creating in a simple way to manipulate material?  Do you enjoy spending time embroidering and constructing truly unique objects? These assemblages of felt, embroidery thread, pipe cleaners, beads, and imagination are the authors suggestions for her readers to look at and then go with. She gives us a set of 18 projects decorated with a huge cast of "wee folk".  All the figures and their clothing have patterns and ideas for finishing.  This is a truly unique book for the avid crafter.  Note: This book does not deal with making felt cloth, but how to use it.  ISBN: 1571201939.  8½" x 11" softcover, 80 pages.  $23.95  ON SALE $17.00! #139207

FLEECE DOG: A little bit of magic created with raw wool and special needle, Nobuko Nagakubo.
Needle felt palm-sized dogs. This 80 page book has step-by-step photos showing how to make 20 popular breeds: Labrador Retriever, Miniature Dachshund, Shiba Inu, French Bulldog, Wirehaired Fox Terrier, Siberian Husky, Chihuahua, Miniature Schnauzer, Pomeranian, Papillon, Dalmatian, Catalan, Sheepdog, Bernese Mountain Dog, Scottish Terrier, West Highland White Terrier, Afghan Hound, Toy Poodle.  ISBN: 184533289X. 7 1/2'' X 8 1/2''  paperback.  $22.95  ON SALE $17.95! #169312

HEARTFELT: 25 Projects for Stitched and Felted Accessories, Teresa Searle.
In this book, Teresa Searle demonstrates her unique method of combining felted knitting with appliqué and embroidery to produce a wide range of richly colored accessories for adults and children.  Detailed photographs and clear step-by-step instructions make it easy for crafters of all levels to recreated the pieces at home. Choose from 25 patterns that range from adults' hats, bags, slippers and hair accessories to a gorgeous heirloom baby coat and a child's backpack.  Alongside ideas for original garments and accessories made from pieces of felted knitting, you'll find practical advice on using mass-produced felt and recycling favorite sweaters that have shrunk in the wash.  Includes essential information on making felted knitting, plus tips and advice on the appliqué and embroidery techniques used in the book.  8 1/4" x 10 1/4" softcover, 128 pages.  ISBN: 0312362145.  $21.95 ON SALE $16.95!  #139515

HOW TO MAKE FELT: Create Hats, Bags, Rugs, Masks and Much More, Anne Belgrave.  
For structural felt, all you need is unspun wool, soap, water, friction, some simple equipment found around the house, and this book. The author shows examples of a number of types of wool and how each felts so you can try llama, camel, alpaca, and other animal, vegetable, or man-made fibers. Try inlay, mosaics, or quilted layers; embellish with hand or machine embroidery. It's all fun and easy. This profusely illustrated, introductory book will guide you on your way to creating your own pieces and shapes.  ISBN: 0855327952  Softcover, $17.95 #139004

HOW WE FELT: Designs & Techniques from Contemporary Felt Artists, Carol Huber Cypher.
In this beautifully photographed collection, images of signature works by admired fiber artists complement in-depth information on creating their unique felting effects. Highlighting more than 20 artists and numerous projects, including hats, capes, bags, slippers, jewelry, rugs, pillows, curtains, an ottoman, and a felted chess set, the book excites the advanced, beginner, and intermediate felter alike. A gallery section showcases other artists’ work and further sparks the imagination. The combination of images, ideas, and information make this book a must-have for feltmakers who want to deepen their repertoire of techniques, aspiring fiber artists seeking new directions for their work, and any reader wanting to be dazzled with breathtaking images of inventive artwork. ISBN: 1596680318.  8 1/2" x 10 1/4" softcover.  143 pages.  $24.95  ON SALE $19.95! #239184

MAKING FELTED FRIENDS: 25 Fun Wet- & Needle-Felted Toys & Gifts, Sue Pearl.
Crafters everywhere are discovering the joys of feltmaking. Working with fleece roving is fun, tactile, and easy for all ages and levels of crafters. The 25 irresistible projects in Making Felted Friends show how creative it can be to work with this colorful, malleable medium using wet and needle-felting techniques. From cats, dogs, and penguins to snakes, dinosaurs, and monkeys, all the favorite animal friends are covered. Many start with a simple armature, which is wrapped with fleece roving. Then, with the addition of a bit of soap, water, and elbow grease, most projects can be made in several hours. Felting invites embellishment, and these projects make the most of it with brightly colored spots, stripes, spikes, and beaks that offer the imaginative crafter opportunities for sculpting one-of-a-kind creatures. Playful and cuddly to hold, some of these fuzzy felted friends make perfect toys. Others are designed to add a decorative touch to a tabletop or mantel display. Whether given as gifts or kept for entertainment and inspiration, the comical critters in this original felted menagerie are sure to become friends for life.  127 pages, 8 1/4" x 10 1/4" softcover.  ISBN: 1580176852. $17.95   #139594

NEEDLE FELTED ACCESSORIES: 18 Projects for Needle Felted Jewelry and Purses, Amy Barickman. 
ISBN: 0975491822   8½" X 11" Softcover  $19.99  #139523

NEEDLE FELTING: 22 Stylish Projects for the Home & Fashion, Amy Barickman, Indygo Junction.
Start with wool - then go wild! Needle felting is easy to learn and fun to do, and the results are stunning. Choose or reuse wool fabric, then add yarns, roving, and novelty fibers. Wet and dry felting, hand and machine techniques give endless choices for cool clothing, bags, jewelry, pillows, and more. Nearly two dozen projects plus an idea gallery from five top designers mean needle felting is sure to be the next crafting craze. ISBN: 1571203796.  8 1/2'' X 11'' softcover.  80 pages. $24.95  ON SALE $19.95! #139450

NEEDLE FELTING: Art Techniques and Projects, by Anne Einset Vickrey, with Patricia Spark and Linda Van Alstyne.
Detailed instructions on needle felting and it's varied techniques.  Starts with an explanation of felting and the tools and materials available, and works through five specific projects, with ideas and details for many more explained and illustrated. Covers the principles of flat work, sculpture and mixed wet/dry techniques.  Black and white pictures with illustrations throughout.  60 pages.  ISBN:0961905328. 7 1/4" x 8" softcover, spiral bound.  $17.95  ON SALE $12.95!  #479001

NEW FELT: Using the Felting Needle, Birgitte Krag Hansen.
This book presents new ways of felting both humans and animal figures, and describes how to build up a face. There are also a number of variations of relief pictures and theatre puppets. This book is well illustrated with instructive work procedures and pictures of finished work. It is written both for beginners and those wishing to develop work further. All the sections also include simple examples that can be made by children about 10 years and older.  English text. ISBN: 8779058779 107 pages, 9 3/4'' X 9 7/8'' hardcover.  $65.00   #169158

THE NINETEENTH CENTURY HAT MAKERS AND FELTERS MANUALS, Compiled by Suzanne Pufpaff.  Includes reprints of The Hatmakers Manual, 1829, A Treatise on Hat-Making and Felting by John Thomson, 1868 and prints from L'Art de Faire des Chapeaux by Jean Antoine Nollet, 1765, plus explanations, notes, index and resources.  Softcover, $18.00  ON SALE $15.00! #399004

NUNO NOUVEAU: Fashionable Felt for Accessories & Home Decor, Liz Clay.
In this unique collection of nuno felt projects, the author inspires the reader with innovative ideas for combining beautiful woven fabrics with handmade felt. The author gives clear instructions about how the nuno process works and demonstrates how it can be used on various fabrics and fibers to create very different results. Each of these techniques is fully illustrated with detailed photographs and clear step-by-step instructions. Great mix of projects. From scarves to home décor, from surface embellishments, color mixing, fiber blending -- this books develops a rich vocabulary of design ideas and methods.  ISBN: 1600610366.  8 1/4" x 10 1/4", 128 pages, softcover.  $19.99  #139626

PIXIE FELT: Using the Felting Needle, Birgitte Krag Hansen.
Now in English! This book is about pixie needle felting and a follow up to the previous book by Brigitte Krag Hansen - New Felt: using the felting needle. To felt pixies is one of many subjects where the felting needle is most suitable. The barbs of the needle make it easy to create simple and more detailed faces and bodies of the wool, and you only need very few materials to get started. With the felting needle you don't have to use water and soap at all. This book is well illustrated with step by step pictures of the process as well as finished pixies. It is written both for beginners and for more experienced felters. Children from about nine or ten will be able to use the book on their own or with some adult help. Lots of new ideas for little people and little animals. 72 pages, hardcover. ISBN: 8764100308 72 pages. 9 3/4'' X 8 1/4'' hardcover. $49.95  #169129

SIMPLY FELT: 20 Easy and Elegant Designs, Margaret Docherty & Jayne Emerson.
Quality felt projects have a feel to them that is more than just the item and its design. It's the whole idea that unlike the other wool arts, with spinning and technical manipulation, the educated abuse of the wool fibers will result in soft, flexible, sturdy structures of ancient lineage and contemporary beauty. So "simply" felt as a title implies all this notion of abuse of the fibers, and also a kind of elegance of form. These 20 projects will illustrate this as new skills and felting ideas are presented in a project format.  ISBN:1931499705.  8 1/2'' X 9'' softcover. 128 pages. $24.95  #139362