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Youāve been a felt maker for some years now, but ā¦
- you feel like youāve reached a plateau, and you donāt know how to develop your work further;
- you wan...
In over two decades as a felt maker, Iāve been slowly collecting books on felting, to grow my knowledge, get inspiration or just know more about the pioneers of this beautiful art form. My felting library now has over 50 books, some of which I've been sharing with you on my blog and social media cha...
When we start wet felting, there is so much to learn about the many techniques that fit under this wider umbrella, that this alone can be enough for felt makers to focus on, without ever taking a deep dive into the attributes of the fibers from different sheep breeds.
So, often itās people who have...
As you know, garments are among the most difficult items to felt. Correctly calculating the shrinkage rate for such big pieces and guaranteeing the clothes will fit the wearer arenāt easy tasks and require precise work.
So, every felt maker realizes it takes a lot of expertise (and Iād even say som...
If you were among the people who read last weekās post about the book āSchafwolle verarbeitenā and thought: āYa, looks great, Vanda. But what will I do with a book in German?ā, Iāve got you covered.
Iāve just received another book on wool I had ordered recently. This time in English. And I can assu...
I love experimenting, but I must admit that in one area of wet felting Iāve been pretty conservative. In over 20 years of felt making, I have only worked with wool from 2 breeds: Merino and Bergschaf.
So, both for my own growth, as well as to help my students with their questions, Iāve been having ...
If youāve been in my felting world for some time, youāve heard me talking about this book for sure. Itās one of my absolute favorites in my collection.
If youāve just recently discovered my blog, and youāre as obsessed about felting books as I am, thereās still time to add it to your Christmas pres...
"Filzen: Alte Tradition, Modernes Handwerk" (German version)
"Felt: New Directions for an Ancient Craft" (English version)
by Gunilla Paetau Sjƶberg
This might be the best book about wet felting I have. And I do have many š
Itās over 20 years old, it doesnāt have amazing photos and it has a l...