Wool Pets: Making 20 Figures with Wool Roving and a Barbed Needle

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Learn how to sculpt wool roving with a barbed felting needle to make three-dimensional figures and animals. Using only wool, a needle, and a foam pad you can create birds, bugs, giraffes, trolls, penguins, and mermaids. No need to cut or wet the wool; just shape and needle it, adding details as you go. With superb photography and easy to follow instructions, Wool Pets explains the techniques and gives you the tools to make your own freeform figures. Make them into mobiles, ornaments, or fashion accessories. Arrange them in shadowboxes or perch them on dressers and windowsills. These adorable pets are always irresistible.

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Sharp, Laurie. "Wool Pets," Creative Pub.: Quayside. 2008. c.128p. ISBN 978-1-58923-385-0. pap. $19.95. FIBER CRAFTS Expert needle felter Sharp presents a collection of 20 wool figures, mainly animals, plus a couple of mythical creatures for good measure. Beginning with basic techniques for needle felting, Sharp quickly moves on to simple projects intended to get newbie felters comfortable with the tools and techniques. Unlike other needle-felting books, this one describes and illustrates each step of the process, which makes it easy for felters of all skill levels to replicate any of the creations in the book. With minor changes in color or shape, many of the basic patterns could be used to create different creatures (the goldfinch, for example, could become a cardinal). Highly recommended. - "Library Journal, August 2008"

Author Bio

Laurie Sharp has been needle felting for seven years, and raises her own sheep to make the wool. Her work has been shown in a number of galleries, and is displayed online at www.woolpets.com.