Fantastic Felted Cats: A Guide to Making Lifelike Kitten Figures (With Full-Size Templates) Fantastic Felted Cats: A Guide to Making Lifelike Kitten Figures (With Full-Size Templates) Paperback
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A Purr-Fect Craft Guide for Beginners
10 Project Templates
Whether you're looking to create a tabby cat sitting or a Norweigan cat in a low-seated pose, Fantastic Felted Cats offers 10 templates to try. These templates build upon one another so that creators progressively build new sculpting skills and are introduced to a new type of cat with each project.
Find Future Inspiration
In Fantastic Felted Cats, Housetsu Sato shares what inspired this cute kitten craft as well as common challenges experienced while creating such figures. Sato also offers photographs and insights into his own gallery exhibits and projects, giving readers ideas as to what crafts may be possible in the future, too.
Create Common Cat Poses
Standing Upright Pose
Stretching Pose
Sitting Pose
Cat Loaf Pose
Glancing Back Pose
Strolling Pose
Cleaning Pose
In This Book, You'll Learn:
Materials & Tools
What's the most important step in starting your project? Finding the right sculpting material. Fantastic Felted Cats shares the basic tools needed to get started, and which can be found at local art and craft stores.
Ways to Work With Wool
Fantastic Felted Cats shows readers how to select the right fabric for a project and offers lessons on how to rove or bat wool, add eyes, add fur, or use a fabric marker to create their first cute, kitten.
Needling Techniques
Ideal for beginners, Fantastic Felted Cats shares needling basics, such as how to safely hold a needle and the correct way to poke material to connect pieces.
Connecting Felt Pieces
Using pictures and step-by-step instructions, Fantastic Felted Cats demonstrates the proper and intricate method for connecting your cat's limbs and completing your first project.