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Felt it! Stitch it! Fabulous! : over 30 new uses for old sweaters / Katheryn Tidwell Bieber.

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: New York : Lark Books, 2009.Edition: 1st pbk. edDescription: 127 p. : col. ill. 26 cmISBN:
  • 1600595456 (pbk.)
  • 9781600595455 (pbk.)
Subject(s): Summary: "Shrink and sew and you're ready to go: creating chic felted garments can be as easy as that. Anyone who's accidentally put a favorite sweater through the laundry and had it come out in miniature understands the basic process--and these creative, simple techniques make use of old wool garments cluttering the closet or purchased from a flea market. Just wash the clothes in hot water to produce the felted material, cut it, and stitch the fabric into any size and shape. Craft trendy beaded flower pins from sweaters dyed with Kool Aid. Create a Victorian scarf and mitten set from felt and doilies, and decorate with rows of ribbons. Give a child a snuggly bear hat that's cute as can be. They're all fabulous!"--publishers description.
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

Shrink, sew and go: creating chic felted garments can be as easy as that. Anyone who s accidentally put a favourite sweater through the laundry and had it come out in miniature form understands the basic process and these 30 creative, simple projects make use of old wool garments cluttering the closet or purchased from a flea market. Craft trendy flower pins, a matching scarf and mitten set, a snuggly little bear hat, a fully functional and attractive backpack and much more. They re all fabulous!

"A Lark/Chapelle Book."

Includes index.

Previously published as: Felt it! Stitch it! Fabulous! : creative wearables from flea market finds. New York : Lark Books, 2007.

"Shrink and sew and you're ready to go: creating chic felted garments can be as easy as that. Anyone who's accidentally put a favorite sweater through the laundry and had it come out in miniature understands the basic process--and these creative, simple techniques make use of old wool garments cluttering the closet or purchased from a flea market. Just wash the clothes in hot water to produce the felted material, cut it, and stitch the fabric into any size and shape. Craft trendy beaded flower pins from sweaters dyed with Kool Aid. Create a Victorian scarf and mitten set from felt and doilies, and decorate with rows of ribbons. Give a child a snuggly bear hat that's cute as can be. They're all fabulous!"--publishers description.

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