Making Needle Felted Animals Book (signed copy) - 22 animal projects
Making Needle Felted Animals Book (signed copy) - 22 animal projects
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Making Needle Felted Animals Book co-authored by Steffi Stern
Signed copy! This is our (The Makerss) first book covering projects for beginners and some more advanced needle felters.
Making Needle Felted Animals contains 22 animal projects including birds, wildlife, garden, pets and fictional animals, such as blue tit, fox, dog, cat, unicorn and lots more...
There is a large in depth Materials and Techniques section, beautiful photography and illustrations and a Felting Bloopers section for answers to frequently asked questions. It has been co-written by Steffi Stern, who has owned a craft shop and is very knowledgeable on fibres and inspiring crafters. This is a wonderful comprehensive guide to needle felting animals.
The books are all signed by us and can be personalised for a gift at no extra charge, just use the 'Notes' box at checkout to tell us the name to write it to.
This beautiful book has been voted #55 on the Book Authority's list of Best Felting Books of All Time: https://bookauthority.org/books/best-felting-books. Read their review below:
We also have Making Simple Needle Felts (#5 on Book Authority's list of Best Felting Books of all time) by Steffi too!
Some of our reviews:
"I have about twenty felting books but this one beats the lot, it's illustrations are wonderful, the instructions precise and understandable, the animals are just gorgeous, The fox is just to die for.....it is just right for both starters and the more experienced....wish all craft books could be so rewarding..."
"I've never needle felted before but this book explains clearly how to create simple felted animals from the beginning. As you build your experience you can create more complex creatures as you develop your skills. The photographs are lovely and the illustrations are clear and helpful. I love the personal touches throughout the book which show the care and attention to detail that have gone into making it"
"I received my book yesterday and it's brilliant! The animals look so natural that it makes me want to create a forest or a garden in my house so I have somewhere for our new woolly friends to live! Whether you're a beginner or an experienced needle felter, this book has a lot to offer. The information it provides is very helpful. The projects are accompanied by clear instructions, hand drawn illustrations and photographs. The felting bloopers section is very helpful! This book has made me look at creations differently, to look at the shapes within the item you would like to make which I think is a skill that will help me greatly in the future."
"just got my copy today as a surprise gift and I am over the moon.....what a beautiful looking book...the photography is just magical and i can't wait to dive in and start making some of the projects....thoroughly recommend for beginners to even the experienced...after all who doesn't need to know how to make feet?"
Visually Impaired?
Do you need digital versions of instructions so you can increase text size or use a screen reader? No problem, please email us at hello@themakerss.co.uk and a member of the team will send you the instructions digitally.
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The owl is well made only small and hasn’t got a wide girth so, not the best for making big deep holes. It is sharp so that’s good. Remember this is for travel purposes so it certainly is useful and a lot better than making holes with your needles and useful for all the other naughty things we use Owl’s for. Picture with hand to give you a size reference.
Beautifully soft fibre, so easy so use for making my little mice!
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Emailed to change delivery address. Was dealt with efficiently and package arrived at correct address quickly. The order is for a gift so i can't comment on product but based on information and ordering at the craft fayre and the service with delivery i would buy from this company again.
Every time I place an order I know it will be dealt with by professional, caring staff.
My orders have arrived quickly and the products are of high quality.
Thank you for being so efficient.
I received my box of wool yesterday. I’m so pleased with it and can’t wait to start using it.
Thank you xx
A box of feather-weight gorgeousness. Love the colours, just as shown on the website. The Blue Leicester locks are stunning.
Lovely item, promptly delivered.
Brilliant value. Love the texture
Bought these legs for my Needle felted chicks
Covered them with beige florist tape
They look great
I absolutely loved making this octopus kit. I had been looking for a while for an octopus kit but couldn't seem to find any - I then came across this one and couldn't resist! I had showed my dad needle felted octopus designs before (just by looking on the internet) but this was the one that he instantly thought looked great and I have absolutely no regrets.
I have never felt (touched) such luxurious wool - it is honestly so soft and lovely to use. I have tried quite a few kits now from other well-known brands though I am still learning but the wool has never felt this good - I realise now what a difference it can make. I didn't even realise that core wool could feel that soft - I want to get more (update: I have since bought the Lanolin Rich Core Wool from The Makerss because it is hard to go back to other types of core wool now lol - you should definitely try it! The Fox Red Variegated NZ Merino that comes with the kit is lovely too - I am now converted to carded wool now too as I don't think I'd tried it before [if I have, it certainly hasn't been anywhere near as nice as this] and from now on, it will be the main type I use, along with the Lanolin core). Honourable mention to the Luxury Red Pipe Cleaners which I used for the first time too - so fluffy!
Plus, in the YouTube video, Steffi recommends using a 38 twisted needle and that is soooo good for this project as it felts so nicely with the wool. Before now, I have mainly just stuck to triangle needles as I couldn't really tell much difference? But, let me tell you, the 38 twisted is a new fave now as it worked so nicely with this wool. Certain wools make certain needles shine (and vice versa) - that's one of the things I have learnt. Pure ASMR. I loved having the YouTube tutorial to go along with it because I am very much a visual learner and sometimes I can get a bit confused when just reading instructions (of needle felt kits in general)... it was my first proper make-a-long and it was so much fun! I didn't end up using the bit of dragon mix that was provided because I liked the octopus as it was (looking red all the way around) but I am excited to use it for something else.
Customer service has been super lovely too - I had actually contacted them about advice for a different project but they've been very supportive about the octopus too (I didn't ask for any advice regarding the octopus but I mentioned that I was completing it and they were rooting me on).
As an extra thing, I also got a piece of chocolate with the kit which was a nice surprise. I think I may have used a bit too much red at the beginning so I had to stretch that out a bit and the most difficult part for me was the webbing but I am so happy with how this octopus turned out. The effort was so worth it and I learnt a lot - this is my first completed project using armature too! It was a gift for my dad's birthday but I got the gift of making it, which was just as worthwhile.
P.S. My mum and little sister loved that the suckers were there when the octopus was turned over - they weren't expecting it and they thought it added so much :)
Great quality and very good price.
Very enjoyable. Good instructions very helpful to have the video too. Good quality fibre.
Thank you for sending me the wool. I use it for doll's hair. It is lovely, but although you quoted weight, because I still only understand pounds and ounces the amount was less than I thought it would be.
I bought this book a couple of weeks ago. It starts with a good run through of useful basics for beginners - different types of wool, different felting needles and what they are used to do. Also a section on basic felting techniques. The project instructions are well described with good pictures to follow. Looking forward to making my first animal make from this book.
I've had a few other books on needle felting. But this one is the best. Instructions are easy to understand and follow and filled with useful pictures and diagrams.
I love this book! The projects are just awesome. The instructions are so clear and easy to do! The pictures are lovely! You have got to get this book! Highly recommend!
Love, love the animals in this book. Great instructions, easy to follow and lots of tips and tricks to help you get a great result. Thank you Steffi and Sophie for making this great and wonderfull book.
Fantastic book. So many helpful hints and tips. Beautiful illustrations. Clear and concise instructions. What more could you want? It's given me so much confidence to push my own self imposed boundaries. Thank You