Felt Forward: Modern Designs in Knitted Felt

Written for anyone with basic knitting skills, this guide to making, shrinking, and using knitted felt includes 20 stylish, contemporary projects for the modern crafter. Beautiful photographs, step-by-step instructions, and illustrations walk the first-time felter through all the processes. Projects include soft and comfortable felted tops, purses and tote bags, colorful embossed hats, jewelry and accessories, slippers, pillows, modern home accessories, and a strand of felted lights. While the techniques and tools are simple, the shapes, colors, and materials of these pieces give them a sophisticated, urban feel that brings felt into the 21st century.

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Should get knitters really excited about new things to do with felt.

Maggie Pace is the owner of Pick Up Sticks, a company that produces patterns and kits of her trademark three-dimensional flowers as well as hats, bags, and other items. She is the author of Felt It! and lives in Oakland, California.