Nikola Davidson

A look-and-inspire book for those interested in working with wool or similar felt in different ways, including projects by a variety of artisans. Not a beginner book or overarching refernce books
This is a book for crafters who have some textile (sewing, knitting, crocheting or felting) experience, though perhaps the most basic. It gives text introductions to working with premade wool felt, wet felting, needle felting, fulling wool knitted or crocheted items, and mixed methods. . Sidebars talk about wool types and techniques Sections at the end review basic knitting and crochet stitches, list sources for materials, and profile the artists who designed each project.
Some of the projects are weird or too artsy, but others look fun and doable (I really want to try the slippers!)

Projects include:
Sewn felt undersea playset (fairly complex)
Sewn felt embellished envelopes (easy)
Shaped cut-felt ruffle necklace (easy);
Stacked bead necklace made with cut felt (relatively easy; requires minimal jewelry skills);
Sewn cut felt racing stripes dog coat;
Sewn felt fabric Neva Handbag;
Sewn cut felt table runner and placemats;
flat wet-felted traffic jam playset (easy);
wet felted round baby rattle (easy);
Wet felted spiral beads bracelet (intermediate);
Wet felted Mary Janes using a flat resist and then felted onto your foot (I really want to try this one);
Wet felted wild flower pin;
Soap bar with a wool covering wet felted onto it (classic beginner);
Nuno scarf wet felted onto muslin with silk (complex);
wet-felted bowls using a balloon resist (intermediate);
flat wet felted dot scarflette;
Needle felted strawberry plant (with armature- advanced);
Needle felted donut shaped Mod earrings (beginner, but requires jewelry pliers);
Needle Felted snappy wallet (intermediate);
Needle felted little button, big bracelet (easy);
needle felted cupcake chomper (advanced);
needle felted curly-haired dog (intermediate);
needle felted finger puppet safari (intermediate);
needle-felted layered square pillow cover (easy);
needle felted spider and roving web (easy; uses armature);
needle felted bauble earrings (easy)
"reverse applique" sweater (complex; recycles 2 old sweaters);
fulled crochet-to-felt flowers (simple if you know basic crochet);
recycled cashmere blanket sewn from fulled pieces of old sweaters (intermediate to complex, depending on your machine sewing skills);
fortunate cookies (simple if you know knitting);
fingerless gloves made by fulling and sewing old sweater sleeves (beginner);
fulled modern cape made from an old cardigan (easy);
floppy flying disk (advanced-- requires knitting, i-cord);
fulled knit to felt bowls (beginner, if you know knitting);
fulled earflap hat -- knit and crochet (intermediate to complex);
braided wool rug made from strips of fulled old sweaters (intermediate);
Knitted+ crocheted and fulled tea-for-one cozy and trivet (easy if you know both);
Tahoe mittens sewn from a fulled old sweater (easy);
woolen cap made by fulling an old sweater and sewing it together with yarn;
Appalachian knitted and fulledcarry all (complex);
Mixed methods projects include a layered flower headband; 'soft stones' made by felting onto rocks as a resist; knitting needle case (made with wet felt and commerical felt); true love purse; felt thirsty coasters; and pillbox hat.… (mehr)