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Artisan Felting

Wearable Art

Jenny Hill author

Format:Hardback

Publisher:Schiffer Publishing Ltd

Published:28th Dec '19

Should be back in stock very soon

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Combine textile art and fashion to create luxurious fabrics, then feature them in 7 garments

Fashion designer Jenny Hill's striking, comfortable high-end garments have many fans in the world of artisan fashion. Here, she teaches you her environmentally friendly processes. This artistic, inspirational guide to wearable art shows you how to nuno-felt patterns and textures into luxurious fabrics like georgette, chiffon, and silk, then design garments to feature them. Using only hand friction, soap, and water, bond wool and silk fibers together to create lightweight, one-of-a-kind clothing and accessories.

Learn the techniques and skills with 7 tutorial-approach projects:

- marbled scarf with fringe
- 3-D textured poncho
- felt fur vest
- hand-dyed airy tunic
- embroidered bolero jacket
- tailored blazer
- a luxurious gown

Each project has instructions, beautiful close-up photography of the steps, and fashion photos of the finished piece.

“Comprehensive instructions on template creation for garments . . . seven well-illustrated ‘guided projects’ . . . [a] wealth of information for aspiring makers of fashionable nuno-felt garments.”

-- Journal of Spinners & Weavers
“What makes a good book for me is one that relates to all levels of skill and has clear, concise instructions, good illustrations and ideas to take forward. Well, this book has all that—and much more . . . it is certainly going to take a worthy place on my bookshelf.”

-- —Janine Rees, reviewer, Felt Matters

  • Short-listed for IPPY Bronze Award (Home & Garden) 2020 (United States)

ISBN: 9780764358524

Dimensions: 229mm x 229mm x 21mm

Weight: 1043g

176 pages