The Weekend Crafter: Feltmaking: Fabulous Wearables, Jewelry & Home Accents
The "Weekend Crafter" series is exactly that-a series of books  for people interested in learning a new craft without  necessarily devoting their lives to it. Hagen has taught felt  making in the United States and Europe, and her hand-felted wool  is in many private and museum collections. Here she takes the  reader step by step through the process of hand felt making.  Closeup color photos illustrate each step in making beginner's  felt projects such as solid felt balls and the basic flat felt  needed for wearable felt pieces. Projects of note include an  ambitious, life-size stuffed cat wearing a necklace of felted  beads, small felted bags and bracelets, and warm felt slippers.  Books on crafts like felt making, which requires supplies like  Merino wool sliver not available at your local craft store, cry  out for lists of suppliers. It appears that the publisher has  decided to omit such lists from many of its titles and to make  them available on its web site instead-a good idea because the  lists can be kept up-to-date more easily. Unfortunately, at  press time, the list for this book was not yet available on the  Lark web site. The price is right for this collection of  colorful felt projects. Recommended for public libraries.Copyright 2002 Reed Business Information, Inc.