Combine painting and sculpture, wrap it up in the delightful texture of wool, and you have felting! Here's your chance to try your hand at this popular craft without a big investment of time or money. This must-have complete guide covers everything from the basics of felting, to a range of projects that illustrate the warm and whimsical things you can do with it.

Are you a lover of DIY arts and crafts? Have you ever found yourself longing to create something of beauty? Do you want to know how to get started with needle felting to create awesome crafts in no time? If so, then read on… Everyone appreciates art. Yes, there may be different ways to express this appreciation and the results of these different expressions are not the same. As a lover of art, you may have heard of needle felting. Needle felting, in a nutshell, is the art of sculpting wool with a special type of needle known as the felt needle. With this craft, you can create basically any kind of DIY project you can conceive; from the most simple crafts to those that are more complicated. Think of anything, and there is every chance you can create such using needle felting. Knowing that you can create a lot of DIY projects through this method is not enough. There are a lot of intricacies involved in the creation of these beautiful projects, and this book is created to walk you through the process of getting acclimatized with this craft - even if you are just a starter. In this book, you will; 1. Know what needle felting is all about and all the information you will need to get started with this craft. 2. Be familiar with the history of needle felting and the therapeutic advantages of needle felting. 3. Understand the basic needle felting terminologies. This will make sure that you have a clearer knowledge of what you are getting into. 4. Discover the needle felting tips, tricks and strategies to help you make the most of your efforts. 5. Uncover the tools and materials you need to have for a successful needle felting project. 6. Get to know a ton of needle felting projects you can start off, even as a beginner, spanning from simple projects like felted buttons to more complicated projects like felted animals. 7. Be able to answer questions that may come up as you needle felt. And a whole lot more! As a creative, you will see that with a little nudge in the right direction, you can unleash the creative juices within and get a lot of projects done. If you are not willing to spend tons of hours online, seeking for useful information on the subject of needle felting and all the things you can do with the craft, then you should purchase a copy of this book RIGHT NOW

This richly illustrated how-to book is a comprehensive reference for various felting techniques, including needle felting, wet felting, and nuno felting. With these easy-to-follow, step-by-step directions and hundreds of full-color photos, you’ll be able to explore these easy projects that provide fun opportunities for you to try the techniques. Galleries of unique felted designs and creations by renowned fabric artists act as beautiful examples and inspiration to pursue the hobby yourself.

A craft richly steeped in history and tradition, punch needle is changing the global craft landscape so quickly, it’s hard to miss. While many crafts take a whole lot of time and effort to master, you can pick up a punch needle and complete a project in less than an hour, with no prior skill needed. It requires just one easy-to-use tool, a background fabric, an embroidery hoop or frame, and yarn. Punched pieces make excellent wall hangings, pillows, ornaments, stool covers, chair cushions, purses/pouches, baby play mats, and much more! If you can imagine it – you can do it. Simple and easy, punch needle is an approach to creating personal and home décor projects that just require you know how to hold a pen. It’s like paint by number…with yarn!

Making Needle Felted Animals is an essential guide for those interested in the popular craft of needle felting. Whether one is completely new to needle felting or has extensive experience, this book offers precise instructions and creative inspiration. The authors are experienced in making and teaching crafts to students of all ages and abilities. Their instructions are easy to follow and include practical and creative ideas to fix common mistakes and successfully complete projects. The 20 patterns and design ideas arise from well-loved stories and myth, as well as from a genuine love of the natural world and animals, whether they are family pets ("Our Friend Dexter") or animals in the wild whose widespread ill-treatment has brought them to public attention. Requiring no experience other than an interest in working and playing with wool, the projects build progressively on skills throughout the book, and will quickly help the reader become a real needle felter.

Your Go-To Guide To Start Crafting Awesome Needle Felting Object Pieces Needle felting is essentially the process of sculpting with unspun wool, also known as roving. It's also known as 'dry felting,' because it doesn't require any water or soap, compared to the more well-known 'wet felting,' and all you need to get started with making awesome crafts is a felting needle to mesh the wool together. As you poke the needle, the barbs in the needle pull the wool strands together, firming it up as you shape it. While felting is an old craft, needle felting in this form is pretty modern. Eleanor, a fiber artist from the United States, is the first person to adopt it. With the advent of craft blogging and Etsy in the early 2000s, the trend flourished and made its way to the United Kingdom and other parts of the world. Needle felting is appealing because it is simple to learn, has a low entrance cost, and is portable. It is a wonderfully relaxing and anxiety-relieving craft. Then there's the pride of having created your first 'thing' – a genuinely spectacular experience! As a newbie to needle felting, you need all the tips, techniques, and knowledge resources you can lay hold of to avoid the pitfalls other beginners make and start making beautiful pieces of crafts that you can sell for profit; this book thus, is a good place to start. This book, Needle Felting Handbook, will benefit you regardless of where you are in your needle felting journey. Here are snippets of what you will learn; • Crafts you can make with needle felting • The benefits you stand to gain when you needle-felt • Needle felting crafts you can profit from • Ways to promote your felted crafts • Needle felting tips and techniques that make the felting process seamless • Basic tools and supplies needed to start felting • 9 DIY needle felting project ideas you can start with RIGHT AWAY! • Troubleshooting common needle felting problems and felting mistakes to avoid And lots more! So, what more are you waiting for? Get a copy of this book RIGHT NOW to get started

Explore the world of textile arts, one thread at a time. Expand your repertoire of textile crafting and design techniques. Shows the foundations of design and fabrication, includes a glossary of materials, and classic techniques that include weaving, dyeing, painting, and more.

Goats are the hottest animal today to raise for hobby farmers, commercial farmers, and members of both 4-H and FFA. But using the producst from a goat requires special skills, handling, and recipes. Here’s The Whole Goat Handbook, chock full of recipes, crafting projects, advice, and more. Cooking with goat meat requires special, adapted recipes because the meat is so strong in flavor; there’s no devoted goat-meat cookbook on the market—until now! Here as well are recipes for making cheese with goat milk as well as goat-milk soap. And for those raising goats for fiber, here are hard-won recommendations on crafting, knitting, and weaving. This book will shows you how to do all this—and more.