Embellish and Stitch by Valerie Campbell-Harding and Maggie Grey
$41.50 ($37.75)

The Embellisher machine has been used by felters for some time but it has recently exploded into the world of creative stitchers. Lots of wonderful work has been produced but there are very few books on the subject.

In response to this, Maggie and Val have written 'Embellish and Stitch', a 60-page softback book containing a wide variety of exciting techniques. The book not only covers the embellisher machine but has lots of ideas for using felting needles by hand.

The book covers: the basics of using machine and hand techniques, applying fabrics and fibres, texturing and trapping, pattern making, the vital use of stitch, heat techniques, felting, couching, manipulating and weaving.Exciting ideas are brought into play - using computer printouts and papers, making wire grids, distressing and burning - it's all such fun.

Crazy Felt: Using Water Soluble Stabiliser by Jeanette Knake
$21.95 ($19.95)

Learn how to make a great selection of beautiful garments and accessories including chic scarves, stylish bags, stunning belts and embellished shawls. Step by step photographs lead you through 15 projects. Feltmaking with a difference! Softcover, 48 pages.

Start to Felt by Ewa Kuniczak
$21.95 ($19.95)

This funky little book is a fun introduction to felt making. Aimed at teenagers, it has a fantastic range of projects that would be easy to share with visiting youngsters or a great gentle introduction to the craft of felting. Bags, jewelry, charms - a great way to spend an afternoon. Softcover, 48 pages.

Hand Felted Jewelry and Beads by Carol Cypher
$34.95 ($31.80)

Felt-bead jewelry is fashionable! It’s showing up on runways, specialty stores, and galleries around the globe. Hand Felted Jewelry and Beads offers a contemporary and artistic approach to this popular craft—and then takes it a step beyond through beaded embellishment. No other hand felting book is as comprehensive, as Hand Felted Jewelry and Beads includes both needle-felting and wet-feltmaking techniques covering flat, flat with a resist, 3-dimensional, use of armatures and mediums, color, inclusions, shape, and texture. And, these techniques are taught step-by-step in a friendly and accessible manner through the creation of beautiful objects of personal adornment.

You’ll learn how to make the felted equivalent of lampworked beads, turquoise focal beads, mokume gane look-alikes, and so much more. Try your hand at the Carved and Beaded Bangle, the unforgettable Flower Lariat, Compositions in Felt and Glass (strung necklaces and bracelets), or the imaginative Felted Bead Diva’s Necklace. The first-time felter will be guided into this creative and fulfilling fiber art while the seasoned feltmaker will find inspiration, new tips and tricks to add to their repertoire; everyone will relish the gallery of inspirational pieces. Let your imagination soar and get felting!

Fabulous Felted Scarves by Alice Chad Hagan & Jorie Johnson
$34.95 ($31.80)

The simple process yields infinitely varied results, with rich colours, forms, and visual appeal. Created by two internationally-known designers, these 20 spectacular boas, wraps, shawls, and stoles are beautiful, wearable artworks. Ranging from understated elegance to simply outrageous, they come with easy-to-follow instructions, helpful how-to photos, and templates, when needed.

An introduction covers all the basics, and the projects build a repertoire of skills as readers progress through the book. The standouts include a scarf with lacy designs snipped onto the felt surface; a wrap inspired by the delicate hues in Monet’s water lily paintings; and a pretty dip-dye novelty yarn party scarf.

Uniquely Felt
$39.95 ($36.35)

In Uniquely Felt, Christine White, a professional teacher and feltmaker, gathers her considerable knowledge of the craft to write the comprehensive guide to all things felt. She describes the equipment, explores concepts and theories of felting and thoroughly covers all felting techniques, including traditional, needle, three-dimensional seamless, nuno, cobweb, carved, and Beede ball.

Then there are the projects — handsome, indestructible bags; nuno shawls that marry soft wool fibers and wispy silks; bright picnic blankets and plush bath mats; lacy curtains made with impossibly sheer cobweb felt. Every project is striking in its fabulous depth of colour and purity of form. There are no stitches, no seams, and no signs of woven cloth — just a wonderful, flowing piece of textile art.

How We Felt by Carol Huber Cypher
$39.95 ($36.35)

Be inspired to make artful felt. Felt artist Carol Huber Cypher takes readers behind the scenes in search of the techniques and inspirations that define the best contemporary feltmakers. In this beautifully photographed book, images of signature works by iconic fiber artists are complemented by in-depth information on creating their unique effects. Read more...

Designer Needle Felting by Terry Taylor and Candie Cooper
$39.95 ($36.35)

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From a colorful Tutti Frutti Baubles necklace to bold black and white Bubbles pillow, twentyfive innovative projects will introduce you to an exciting new technique: needle felting. From clothes to jewellery to children's toys, this book gives you heaps of ideas to create wonderful dry felted items. No water needed! 128 pages, Hardcover.

Felt to Stitch By Shelia Smith
$49.95 ($45.45)

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In Felt to Stitch, acclaimed feltmaker Sheila Smith explores the possibilities of making and using handmade felt for stitch. Felt is an incredibly versatile medium that is easy to make and manipulate and provides the ideal base for surface embellishment. Handmade felt allows you a degree of control and creativity that ready-made fabrics cannot replicate.

This book shows you how to make your own felt, select and dye your own colours, build unusual textures with felt fibres and further embellishment, and manipulate the felt to produce three-dimensional pieces. With sample projects that illustrate the main techniques, Felt to Stitch will address the main elements of design in felt:

Beginner's Guide to Feltmaking By Shirley Ascher and Jane Bateman
$29.95 ($27.25)

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Handmade felt is a wonderfully versatile material - you can create anything from sumptuous wallhangings and cushions to shaped and sculpted items, and all from a kitchen sink!
Using step-by-step photographs which show how to magically transform wool fibres into fabric, the authors present a series of easy-to-follow projects which range from simple panels to more adventurous shaped pieces. They explain how different colours of wool can be mixed to achieve a painterly effect and how silks and yarns can be incorporated to create amazing textures.
This book is brimming with ideas and packed with inspiration Felt is a joy to work with - it is hard-wearing, practical, wonderfully soft to touch and a pleasure to work with; once you have learnt the basic techniques and become familiar with the material, you can go on to create your own unique designs.
Softcover,80 pages

Surface Tension by Dale Rollerson
$28.95 ($26.35)

The embellisher (needlefelter) is an exciting new tool for every creative textile artist. This is a book of ideas to help extend your playing.
Contents: First things first/ Felting Fun/ Scrumptious Backgrounds/ Creating cloth/ knitting and embellishing/ Tucks, loops and layers/ Beyond the machine.
This book is relevant for the hand or machine needlefelter. 60 pages, Paperback.