Felt & fibre art
Subtitle: a practical guide to making beautiful felted artworks
By: Val Hughes
Series: The textile artist; Textile artist
Published: 2015
Language: eng
Number of pages: 144
ISBN-13: 9781844489923
Subjects: Fiberwork; Felt work
Other titles: Felt & fiber art
Description: "Tactile and sensuous felt is at the heart of Val Hughes' extraordinary textile artwork. Explore her stunning collections of wearable art, while she leads you through the history, landscapes and imagination that form her inspiration. Using just simple wet felting, nuno felting and needle felting techniques, you can learn to use your hands to make gorgeous three-dimensional wall hangings"--Back cover.
Notes: Includes index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction; title: Materials; title: Getting started; title: Techniques; title: The collections. Water, snow and ice; step-by-step project: Seascape ; Anne Boleyn: step-by-step project: A fallen rose ; Abracadabra: step-by-step project: Woodland berries ; Elizabeth Woodville; step-by-step project: Distant voices in the wind ; Alice in Wonderland: step-by-step project: Tea and cakes: a dream come true.