Felt by Sabine Fouchier
This book provides an introduction to this simple but effective technique. It includes information about materials, tools and techniques, suppliers, and of course a number of easy-to-follow, clearly illustrated step-by-step making sequences for items such as hats, bags, cushions, scarves, decorations and gifts etc. It also includes a chapter on making felt with children. Easy, cheap and fun, feltmaking doesn't require special tools or equipment; you can easily make felt in your own home with a minimum of fuss and equipment.
The presentation is clear, straightforward and well illustratedArtBookReview.net (14/01/09) Well produced with many delightful coloured illustrations and a clear text. Marsh Quilters Winter Newsletter 2009
Sabine Fouchier has been a feltmaker and milliner for the past ten years. She trained as a milliner in Paris, and works primarily in felt. She has also developed original felted collections of hats, bags and shoes, which are sold worldwide. Her work has been featured in Marie Claire and Vogue magazines. She travels regularly to Mongolia, where she is involved with a sustainability project teaching communities to adapt their traditional feltmaking skills to dye wool and create a unique style of felted items for their tourist market. Sabine was an artist in residence at a school in France, where she taught textiles and hat-making. In the UK she has been teaching textiles and feltmaking for the past five years, to a variety of groups ranging from nursery level to adults. She teaches in schools as well as running private lessons.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9780713684940 |
| ISBN 10 | 0713684941 |
| Title | Felt |
| Author | Sabine Fouchier |
| Series | Textiles Handbooks |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing PLC |
| Year published | 2009-02-12 |
| Number of pages | 96 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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