Fun Felt Crafts by Tina Skinner Book Review and Giveaway

Fun Felt Crafts by Tina Skinner is a fabulous book for those of us that love felting. This book is published by Schiffer Books and they were kind enough to send me a copy to giveaway to one of you. The pages are filled with clever ideas on how to recycle old or used woolens, as Tina points out in the history of wool crafts (Below). Homemakers have been using left over or outdated wool clothing and recreating these into fashionable wearables for their families. I recall my mother telling the story about a coat and showing me pictures of this adorable coat that was made for her out of the wool lining of a worn out man’s overcoat. The lining was a brown and cream plaid and the matching bonnet that matched the new coat. There was a fur band around the bonnet and a fur muff was also created. This book will show you just how to recycle wools and turn them into amazing and useful home décor items and wearables. Tina shows us the proper way to take apart an old wool blazer and skirt for use in fun new projects. Felting and cutting up used wool sweaters will leave you with enough wool for many smaller projects. She shows you the basic stitches to use when hand sewing felted wool. There are patterns for making adorable pouches, bags and fabulous flowers she calls “flower Power” to decorate your hats, sweaters, jackets or stand alone brooches. She has the cutest hats and sweater bags that will be one-of-a-kind by you the designer. Tina has many templates in this book for patterns for your use. The illustrations in this book are wonderful and clear and you will enjoy looking through the projects and creating your own from Tina’s basic ideas. This is a book that all felters will want to own.

A History of Wool Craft by Tina Skinner:

Felt is one of the most popular craft mediums right now, but it’s hardly a flash-in-the-pan trend. Sheep are one of mankind’s oldest commodities, and their wonderful wool has been clothing and sheltering us throughout recorded history. Saving scraps of wool from sewing projects and salvaging what’s usable from used-up clothes is an age-old tradition. Women have been recycling wool into clever crafts since time immemorial, and the styles pioneered by America’s early homemakers are still much admired and imitated in Grafting circles today. Besides forming the basis for hooked and braided rugs, wool scraps are also the stars of the lesser-known penny rug. Penny rugs were probably never destined for work on the floor. Rather, they were used to protect the tops of precious cabinetry or furnishings while showing off the mistress’s skill with a needle.

To learn more about the designers and projects get this fun filled book.

Enter today or purchase it from Amazon or Schiffer Books. To enter (type enter me in the comment area)

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51 Comments so far

cindi rose on August 11, 2009 5:56 pm
enter me….please! looks and sounds like a wonderful book
Heather Hershey on August 11, 2009 9:02 pm
Enter me please!
sarwat on August 11, 2009 9:48 pm
Enter me in this contest thanks in advance for such a nice book
Salma Majeed on August 11, 2009 9:56 pm
hi
enter me 2
cant wait to make a cushion set for my living room with the floral designs with my daughter
Arbin on August 11, 2009 9:59 pm
Handcrafted goods..
Karin on August 11, 2009 10:01 pm
I would love to learn how the felt. I never did it before, am kind of scared to start. Silly, I know. But maybe this book would help! So, I would love to make a chance to win this. Enter me, please.
Pru Borgert on August 12, 2009 12:26 am
enter me! looooove felt
Alexis on August 12, 2009 1:13 am
Enter me! Plz!!
Alexis on August 12, 2009 1:14 am
Enter me! I luv felt crafts!!
Julie on August 12, 2009 2:19 am
Oh, I would love to win one! I have gotten addicted to recycling sweaters and am now scouring every thrift store and yard sale I see to find gently used (and cheap!) woolens. Tina’s book looks FABULOUS!
Belinda Achatz on August 12, 2009 3:20 am
enter me please!! Have recently fell in love with Felting and this looks fabulous
amy meade on August 12, 2009 4:17 am
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Corinne on August 12, 2009 4:38 am
Enter me please That book looks fantastic!
Lisa on August 12, 2009 5:40 am
enter me please! I just got into felt and would love this book. Thanks for doing the giveaway!
anne on August 12, 2009 6:38 am
Enter me, please!!! I have scouted and bought at Goodwill,fulled/felted at home, and now am ready to create! Just need the inspiration!
sofia on August 12, 2009 7:28 am
enter me
i wanna be feltfanatic
this book will be my heartfelt obsession
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Turtle on August 12, 2009 8:18 am
enter me! (i love the recycling aspect too!)
sally wess on August 12, 2009 8:53 am
this so cool!!!! thanks for the great contest
vanessa M on August 12, 2009 9:06 am
I Loove felt, just recently discovered this to make wamr and cute little thing! Thanks for the chance to win!
Jayme on August 12, 2009 9:29 am
Please enter me! I love using felt and would like more flower ideas. This book looks full of inspiration.
Minta on August 12, 2009 2:47 pm
enter me
osmia on August 12, 2009 3:55 pm
I found you from the “Contestants Enter Here” group on Ravelry. I was mostly checking it out for my daughters who do needle felting, but after bopping around the felting part of your site for a bit, I’m not entering for them anymore, but do want to enter for myself! So please do Enter me! … and if my girls are really nice to me I will share with them if I win
Aria on August 12, 2009 4:41 pm
Enter me please!
Jessica Dougherty on August 12, 2009 4:47 pm
enter me, please
Carmen on August 12, 2009 4:57 pm
enter me – I love the felt flowers on the front cover!
Karen Farley on August 12, 2009 5:02 pm
Please enter me – love the cover!!!
Kim R. on August 12, 2009 5:47 pm
Please enter me – Thanks!
Elaine R on August 12, 2009 5:50 pm
This book sounds great-lots of ideas!
Kenyetta on August 12, 2009 8:39 pm
I love felting- please enter me!
Liz on August 13, 2009 5:39 am
Enter me, please!
Elise on August 13, 2009 6:27 am
enter me please! We love felt techniques and I hadn’t seen this book until you promoted it.
Michelle on August 13, 2009 6:37 am
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Craftzilla on August 13, 2009 8:38 am
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Vanesa on August 13, 2009 9:26 am
Enter me please!!!!! I love to work with felt
Pop Wahm Buzz on August 13, 2009 11:02 am
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Caroline on August 13, 2009 1:19 pm
enter me please, book looks fantastic
tami on August 13, 2009 4:15 pm
Enter me!
Looks like fun.
sabarein on August 13, 2009 7:00 pm
enter me, please! i wanna be felt addict
Miranda Stanbery on August 14, 2009 9:17 am
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Tricia Z on August 14, 2009 7:21 pm
Enter me please- i would love to do these kinds of crafts with my daughter! Thank you!
Deborah on August 15, 2009 12:22 pm
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Sharon Rose on August 18, 2009 6:14 pm
Enter me – please! Thanks so much for a great contest!
Katerina on August 22, 2009 10:03 am
enter me Please! It sounds just fabulous!! Thanks for the great review!
Sherry on August 22, 2009 1:58 pm
enter me please, thank you.
andrea on August 22, 2009 2:48 pm
enter me Please! It sounds just fabulous!! Thanks for the great review!
Mimi on August 22, 2009 3:03 pm
I have always wanted to try felting and this book looks like a great one for a beginner.
Breanna kincaid on August 26, 2009 7:33 am
Would love another resource book for my workshops! thanks!
Breanna
Aik on August 26, 2009 8:37 am
Please enter me! Thank you!
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