Vogue Knitting, Spring/Summer 2004
"The introduction is a manual in itself, covering the basics in such detail that beginners won’t miss a trick."
Knitter’s Review
"[Beverly Galeskas] is simply the best resource for felting today . . . This is a beautiful – and useful – guidebook."
Liz Allen, The Journal for Weavers, Spinners and Dyers
"I enjoyed this book immensely... [It] is laid out with clear methods and instructions."
Book Description
Knitters will find specific techniques and instructions for felting their knitting in this detailed step-by-step introduction, including how to felt on purpose and not by mistake, techniques for both hand and machine felting, and choosing and testing yarns. They’ll also learn whether knitting swatches is really necessary and how big to knit a piece before felting. Twenty-four detailed projects include stylish bags, totes, hats, and mittens; warm and fuzzy vests and slippers; and decorative pillows, placemats, and coasters. With a section on embellishing felting and felting on felt (needle felting), knitters will be inspired to create these beautiful projects for friends and family, from the baby’s first felt hat to the furry slippers for cold winter nights.
About the Author
Beverly Galeskas is the founder and owner of Fiber Trends, a knitting pattern company. She lives in Wenatchee, Washington.
Felted Knits FROM THE PUBLISHER
Just about anything you can knit can be felted -- that is, shrunk with heat and agitation to create a thicker, more durable fabric. The knitting goes fast with fat yarn on big needles, and felting is easy and fun, but learning how to make all of it come together takes some skill. More than just a pattern book. Novice and experienced knitters alike can choose from the book's 36 projects to create bags and totes, hats, mittens, vests, and slippers, as well as pillows, placemats, and coasters to complement your decor. This invaluable resource also includes sections on embellishing your felting and about felting on felt (needle felting).
FROM THE CRITICS
Knitter's Review
[Beverly Galeskas] is simply the best resource for felting today . . . This is a beautiful ﾽ and useful ﾽ guidebook.
Spinners and Dyers Journal for Weavers - Liz Allen
I enjoyed this book immensely... [It] is laid out with clear methods and instructions.
Library Journal
Galeskas is the owner of Fiber Trends, a wholesale knitting pattern company whose patterns are sold in knitting shops nationwide. In recent years, she has specialized in felted knitting, the process of knitting with thick wool yarn on big needles and then shrinking the knitted piece with heat and agitation to create a durable fabric. This technique lends itself to accessories like hats, mittens, and tote bags as well as large projects like vests and felted rugs. Although it includes some 36 projects, Felted Knits is more than a project book. It is a manual on felting knits that covers everything from choosing the right yarns, to knitting and accurately felting by hand and/or machine, to blocking and caring for felted knits. Just one look at the striking red-striped rug on the back cover of the book makes the knitter itch for the feel of wool and needles in hand, although starting with a small project like a simple purse is advised. A useful chapter on needle felting and felting notes for specific yarns round out this content-packed book. Highly recommended for public libraries and textile collections. Copyright 2003 Reed Business Information.
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