Felting is not just for fashion—it’s great for jewelry too! Plus, the craft’s quick, easy, and inexpensive: all you need is wool, soap, water, your hands, and a sense of fun. Aimed at both general crafters and jewelry artists, this rich collection--now in paperback--offers an accessible introduction to the important techniques, including forming a flat sheet of felt; shaping the felt ball; adding embellishments; and stringing and wirework. Plus, it’s packed with trendy beading and needlework ideas. The jewelry box of 20 boutique-worthy projects features boldly colored stickpins, bracelets, and sassy cherry and berry dangling earrings.
Findings: The Material Culture of Needlework and Sewing
Mary C. Beaudry mines archaeological findings of sewing and needlework to discover what these small traces of female experience reveal about the societies and cultures in which they were used. Beaudry’s geographical and chronological scope is broad: she examines sites in the United States and Great Britain, as well as Australia and Canada, and she ranges from the Middle Ages through the Industrial Revolution.