I had dinner with my father last night, and made a classic Freudian slip. I meant to say, "Please pass the salt," but it came out, "you prick, you ruined my childhood." Jonathan Katz
Don't you hate when that happens?
Thanks for all the kind comments. I know I bated for them but it is nice anyway.
I thought I'd post about books today. I cleared out recently, selling off a lot of books that I didn't look at much and exchanging them for ones I really wanted. I was particularly looking out for books on dying, shibori, felting and pattern making fit.
I now have almost every felting book out there. There's a lot of repetition in both techniques (which you'd expect) and examples.
Anyway, I'll review the ones that I think are best here.
My favourite, of course, is Lizzie Houghton's , which I've mentioned before.

It isn't filled with projects, (I don't want to make other peoples projects and I'm bored with the repetition amongst felting books) but is filled with inspiring samples and good ideas.
I also recommend anything written by Chad Alice Hagen and Jorie Johnson who really know their craft and are innovative with it. These are two of my favourite:
Click on the covers to go to the Amazon link. Okay, they are project based but they also provide a lot of insight into the way the felt makers are working. I feel particularly fond of Chad Alice Hagen as she looks like a lot of fun in all her photos. And you know that counts for a lot with me.
My next post will have some more felting books and on to some of my other favourite book finds.
Today's inspiration: Sara Lechner's blog The Fabric of Meditation
Likes: Wooly Fabulous is making some interesting felt brooches over at Flickr.
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