Felt Fabric Designs: a recipe book for textile artists

The book delivered much more than I expected. It examines different methods of felting, different fabric techniques and clear and concise instructions. I didn't have to spend time trying to understand the instructions or find it necessary to reread them several times for them to make sense. I liked the fact that is wasn't overly simplistic. I would recommend it for beginners through experienced felt designers.

The beauty of this book starts with the cloth hard cover...I even love the feel of it in my hands. This is subtitled "a recipe book for textile artists" and I feel like that's exactly what it is. There are some very cool techniques in here with some different twists in method from what I've tried before. I'm eager to start building a new swatch collection to try them out.

This is a beautiful book, complete with a fiber cover, but it doesn't cover anything too new from the other felting books I've ordered. If you're new to felting I'd recommend this, but if you're an experienced felter, you would only appreciate the pictures.

Very pleased with this book. It has lots of photos & instructions & some new material for felters. Since I own most all books on felting this was a great addition to my library.

Has all the information you need to do anything felted. Very pleased with this book.

Some good work.

The book is very helpful when I am teaching felting. Gives lots of ideas for the making of felt items.

I have Shelia Smiths book Felt to Stitch in my library and have found it to be inspiring, well written and beautifully photographed. I go back to it quite often and always find something to wet my appetite to start a new project.So I was looking forward to and expecting more of the same with this book Felt Fabric Designs- a Recipe Book for Textile Artists.Disappointingly it is a let down. Yes the cover is a deliciously tactile apple green but that was where my excitement ended.I felt let down by the projects chosen. While the techniques are all interesting and valid, the projects themselves were quite boring and for me totally uninspiring. I couldn't help but feel they were projects that were lying around the studio and had not made it into the first book or the new one coming out ! ( which I have pre ordered ?! ). She does state on page 25 that the book is meant " not to present recipes for projects to be carefully followed" but to "offer ideas for creating felted fabrics for use in your own individualwork" All the more reason for these very general "recipes" to be irresistible and inspiring.Sadly this will not be a book that I go back to for inspiration any time soon.Maria SachsSwitzerland

perfetto, mi è piaciuti molto, accurato, anche se in inglese molto comprensibile se si ha una base della lingua inglese

Excellent book. Inspirational and easy to follow instructions. Love it.

This is a most inspiring book with a fabulous soft feel, fabric cover. It is a textbook for felt makers, rather than a book for beginners. It has given me many ideas for techniques to experiment with over the winter months. It is a book that will stretch me and take me to the next level, which is just what I want. Generously illustrated with superb photographs that are a joy to look at, this is a book that I keep returning to over and over.

Too generic/vague

I'm new to felting but loved this book as soon as it arrived - it's so tactile with its 'furry' cover. Lots of design ideas inside - examples and instructions - I want to try everything!