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Picture Yourself Felting Your Knitting
Sarah E. White
© 2008 Sarah E. White
Publisher and General Manager,
Course Technology PTR:
Stacy L. Hiquet
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Sarah Panella
Manager of Editorial Services:
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Marketing Manager:
Jordan Casey
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Megan Belanger
Project Editor:
Kate Shoup
For product information and technology assistance,
contact us at
Technical Reviewer:
Rita Greenfeder
PTR Editorial Services Coordinator:
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Cengage Learning Customer and Sales Support,
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Copy Editor:
Kate Shoup
For permission to use material from this text or
product, submit all requests online at
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Shawn Morningstar
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Mike Tanamachi
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Indexer:
Sharon Hilgenberg
Proofreader:
Sara Gullion
Library of Congress Control Number: 2007939364
ISBN-13: 978-1-59863-485-3
ISBN-10: 1-59863-485-2
eISBN-10: 1-59863-665-0
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USA
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learning solutions with office locations around the globe,
including Singapore, the United Kingdom, Australia,
Mexico, Brazil, and Japan. Locate your local office at:
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Nelson Education, Ltd.
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Acknowledgments
hanks go first to my
grandmother
and mother, who together taught me how to
knit, and all the other crafty ladies in my life
who instilled in me from an early age a love for
things handmade. It was their influence that led
me to believe that living a creative life—as well as
making a living through my creativity—was possible.
Thank you to the readers of
About Knitting
, who
consistently remind me that people are still inter-
ested in the ancient art of knitting, even in these
modern days. You are always challenging me to
stretch and try new things, and I have learned
more from you than you can imagine.
Thanks also to my father, my in-laws, and all my
friends who didn’t press when I didn’t answer
questions about how the book was going.
Most importantly, however, I thank my husband,
Nick, whose support is what made the writing of
this book possible. From cooking dinner almost
nightly to give me more knitting time to allowing
me to quit my workaday job and pursue my dream
of freelance writing, he has been my moral,
physical, and technological support throughout
this book and our marriage. Maybe someday you’ll
write a book and I can return the favor.
While writing this book often felt like a solitary
affair, no one works alone. Thank you, Megan
Belanger, for having the idea that became this
book, and for believing that I could do it. Kate
Shoup and Rita Greenfeder were wise and thought-
ful editors, and I hope I was gracious in accepting
their help.
Sarah E. White
December 2007
Everyone I worked with at Cengage was supportive,
helpful, and understanding. Thank you for your
skill, your creativity, and your passion for publish-
ing. Having worked in publishing for several years
before writing this book, I understand everything
I put you through in ways that most authors don’t,
and truly appreciate everything you did for me and
for this book.
iv
T
About the Author
arah E. White
is a freelance writer and editor living in Arkansas. She learned to knit at an early age
and is the Guide to Knitting at About.com. There, she writes about all aspects of the craft. In addition to
knitting, she enjoys sewing, beading, making candles, and paper crafts. This is her first book.
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Table of Contents
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xi
Chapter 1
Introduction to Felting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
What Is Felting? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
A Brief History of Knitting and Felting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Why Are Knitting and Felting So Popular? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Don’t Be Afraid of Felting! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Chapter 2
How Felting Works . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Why Animal Fiber Felts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Choosing Fibers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
The Felting Process . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
A Knitting Refresher . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Casting On . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
The Knit Stitch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
The Purl Stitch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Increasing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Decreasing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Binding Off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Weaving in Ends . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Chapter 3
Felting by Hand . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
How to Felt by Hand . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Supplies for Felting by Hand. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Felted Coasters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
One-Color Coasters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Two-Color Coasters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Narrow-Stripe Coasters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Checkerboard Coasters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Two-Color Horizontal Stripe Coasters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Color-Block Coasters. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Getting Ready to Felt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
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Sarah E. White
© 2008 Sarah E. White
Publisher and General Manager,
Course Technology PTR:
Stacy L. Hiquet
ALL RIGHTS RESER
VED. No part of this work covered by
the copyright herein may be reproduced, transmitted,
stored, or used in any form or by any means graphic,
electronic, or mechanical, including but not limited to
photocopying, recording, scanning, digitizing, taping, Web
distribution, information networks, or information storage
and retrieval systems, except as permitted under Section
107 or 108 of the 1976 United States Copyright Act, without
the prior written permission of the publisher.
Associate Director of Marketing:
Sarah Panella
Manager of Editorial Services:
Heather Talbot
Marketing Manager:
Jordan Casey
Acquisitions Editor:
Megan Belanger
Project Editor:
Kate Shoup
For product information and technology assistance,
contact us at
Technical Reviewer:
Rita Greenfeder
PTR Editorial Services Coordinator:
Erin Johnson
Cengage Learning Customer and Sales Support,
1-800-354-9706
Copy Editor:
Kate Shoup
For permission to use material from this text or
product, submit all requests online at
cengage.com/permissions
Interior Layout:
Shawn Morningstar
Cover Designer:
Mike Tanamachi
Further permissions questions can be emailed to
permissionrequest@cengage.com
Indexer:
Sharon Hilgenberg
Proofreader:
Sara Gullion
Library of Congress Control Number: 2007939364
ISBN-13: 978-1-59863-485-3
ISBN-10: 1-59863-485-2
eISBN-10: 1-59863-665-0
Course Technology
25 Thomson Place
Boston, MA 02210
USA
Cengage Learning is a leading provider of customized
learning solutions with office locations around the globe,
including Singapore, the United Kingdom, Australia,
Mexico, Brazil, and Japan. Locate your local office at:
international.cengage.com/region
Cengage Learning products are represented in Canada by
Nelson Education, Ltd.
For your lifelong learning solutions, visit
courseptr.com
Visit our corporate website at
cengage.com
Printed in the United States of America
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 11 10 09 08
Acknowledgments
hanks go first to my
grandmother
and mother, who together taught me how to
knit, and all the other crafty ladies in my life
who instilled in me from an early age a love for
things handmade. It was their influence that led
me to believe that living a creative life—as well as
making a living through my creativity—was possible.
Thank you to the readers of
About Knitting
, who
consistently remind me that people are still inter-
ested in the ancient art of knitting, even in these
modern days. You are always challenging me to
stretch and try new things, and I have learned
more from you than you can imagine.
Thanks also to my father, my in-laws, and all my
friends who didn’t press when I didn’t answer
questions about how the book was going.
Most importantly, however, I thank my husband,
Nick, whose support is what made the writing of
this book possible. From cooking dinner almost
nightly to give me more knitting time to allowing
me to quit my workaday job and pursue my dream
of freelance writing, he has been my moral,
physical, and technological support throughout
this book and our marriage. Maybe someday you’ll
write a book and I can return the favor.
While writing this book often felt like a solitary
affair, no one works alone. Thank you, Megan
Belanger, for having the idea that became this
book, and for believing that I could do it. Kate
Shoup and Rita Greenfeder were wise and thought-
ful editors, and I hope I was gracious in accepting
their help.
Sarah E. White
December 2007
Everyone I worked with at Cengage was supportive,
helpful, and understanding. Thank you for your
skill, your creativity, and your passion for publish-
ing. Having worked in publishing for several years
before writing this book, I understand everything
I put you through in ways that most authors don’t,
and truly appreciate everything you did for me and
for this book.
iv
T
About the Author
arah E. White
is a freelance writer and editor living in Arkansas. She learned to knit at an early age
and is the Guide to Knitting at About.com. There, she writes about all aspects of the craft. In addition to
knitting, she enjoys sewing, beading, making candles, and paper crafts. This is her first book.
v
S
Table of Contents
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xi
Chapter 1
Introduction to Felting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
What Is Felting? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
A Brief History of Knitting and Felting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Why Are Knitting and Felting So Popular? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Don’t Be Afraid of Felting! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Chapter 2
How Felting Works . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Why Animal Fiber Felts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Choosing Fibers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
The Felting Process . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
A Knitting Refresher . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Casting On . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
The Knit Stitch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
The Purl Stitch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Increasing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Decreasing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Binding Off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Weaving in Ends . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Chapter 3
Felting by Hand . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
How to Felt by Hand . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Supplies for Felting by Hand. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Felted Coasters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
One-Color Coasters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Two-Color Coasters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Narrow-Stripe Coasters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Checkerboard Coasters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Two-Color Horizontal Stripe Coasters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Color-Block Coasters. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Getting Ready to Felt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
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