The Felted Bag Book. Susie Johns
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The popular craft of felting uses wool, water and soap to create a thick, strong and durable material — perfect for making a long-lasting bag.
The Felted Bag Book shows ways you can try this exciting craft for yourself. Combining a number of different felting techniques — wet felting, knitted felting, crocheted felting and recycling — it offers 21 fun projects to experiment with wool and make truly stunning bags. Learn how to manipulate layers of wool tops for extra thickness, to knit and crochet fantastic designs and ways to embellish your bags with eye-catching motifs and trimmings.
Whether you're looking for a sturdy shopping bag or a delicate evening clutch, there is a bag for every taste and for every occasion. And, with simple step-by-step instructions and inspiring photographs, it has never been easier to create one (or several) for yourself.
Susie Johns is an experienced and talented crafter, specializing in textiles, knitting, crochet and embroidery. She contributes regularly to a number of craft magazines, teaches craft workshops and is the author of a range of books on practical subjects, such as Frame Your Memories and Street Chic Jewellery, also published by New Holland.
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THE
FELTED BAG
BOOK
First published in 2009 by
New Holland Publishers (UK) Ltd
London · Cape Town · Sydney · Auckland
Garfield House, 86–88 Edgware Road,
London W2 2EA, United Kingdom
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NSW 2067, Australia
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Text copyright © 2009 Susie Johns
Photographs copyright © 2009 New Holland Publishers (UK) Ltd
Illustrations copyright © 2009 New Holland Publishers (UK) Ltd
Copyright © 2009 New Holland Publishers (UK) Ltd
All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise, without the prior written permission of the publishers and copyright holders.
Susie Johns has asserted her moral right to be
identified as the author of this work.
ISBN 978 1 84773 456 3
Senior Editor: Louise Coe
Photography: Paul Bricknell
Production: Marion Storz
Design: Lucy Parissi
Editorial Direction: Rosemary Wilkinson
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Reproduction by Pica Digital Pte Ltd, Singapore
Printed and bound by Craft Print International Ltd, Singapore
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