Excellent book for beginners to the craft

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	• Nicky Epstein's Beginner's Guide to Felting (Leisure Arts # 4171) Nicky Epstein; Leisure Arts Leisure Arts, Inc., 2006 - 36 pages average customer review:based on 7 reviews view larger image
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Felting is fast, fun and fabulous!

I was looking for the perfect project to give felting a try. As soon as I saw Nicky Epstein's Beginner's Guide to Felting I knew this was the one. I had to make that purse!!! In 7 days I had this beautiful purse that I get tons of compliments on! The instrucitons were easy to understand--I don't consider myself to be that experienced of a knitter. I also like that the projects are different from what I've been seeing elsewhere. My 10 year old daughter loves the book too, and wants me to make her a smaller version of the purse.

Excellent book for beginners to the craft

This book is excellent if you want to learn the craft of felting. The projects are pretty simple to learn and the instructions are easy to understand which is the most important part if you are new to felting.

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Knitting Knuts Unite

I love Nicky Epstein's work, and this is a good book for new felters. Most projects are simple, with the one on the cover being the most complex. This is the one I made and I love it! However, maybe it was the wool I used or my karma, but I had to trim the ends off after felting the main piece of the bag to have anything near a rectangle from which to make the handbag. This wasn't mentioned in the pattern, so maybe it was just me--I was thankful I had the experience and confidence to cut off the widest part at each end. That said, I LOVE my bag and have gotten many compliments on it the two times I have carried it. It is stunning!

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Knitters of the World: The time has come to conquer your felting fears. If you follow these basic steps and helpful hints, the transformations of size, texture, and density will take you to a new knitting dimension. Nicky also includes a variety of finishing techniques for felting, including 3-dimensional shapes, floral knit appliques, cut felted appliques, cutting fringe, and much more. You're sure to become a felting fan forever!
8 felted projects to knit with medium/worsted weight wool yarn: Basket of Pears, Cutting Edge Scarf, Striped Rose Bag, Grape Pillow, Sweetheart Monogrammed Cell Phone Case, Easy Eyeglass Case, Cabled Media Case, and Dipsy Doodle Hat.

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