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Review on πŸ‘— Fashion Felt: Haute Couture Projects for Garments and Accessories by Kelly Caballes

Revainrating 3 out of 5

Great for your coffee table, not your studio

I didn't like this book although I love Gile's work, especially the large geometric cover (in the cape shape seen on her blog) and the floral scarves. It depends on the procedures. Giles shows you how to form garment felt while hanging from a mannequin. I may not be adventurous, but I don't see myself as noticeable. But it's interesting to see how Giles does it. Also, I don't like the haute couture aspect. I can stitch and sew pieces together when making clothes, but I prefer felting and make seamless pieces that can be worn two ways. Seams can make clothing unnecessarily bulky. I do not know, which prompted me to try "Flower Scarf" on pp. 94-95. There is quite a bit of felting involved in this project, especially when shaping the petals to create a sculptural effect. Giles gives you just enough to make a pattern so it doesn't look exactly like their own creations (more like potters omitting an important detail or ingredient in a glaze so scribes can't copy it). I made three versions of the floral scarf and was unhappy with all three. I heard a friend and textile artist complain that her famous pink scarf wasn't included in this post. It would be interesting to see if other readers are happy with the projects they have made from this book. Buy it, to look good and add color to a shelf or coffee table. There is quite a bit of felting involved in this project, especially when shaping the petals to create a sculptural effect. Giles gives you just enough to make a pattern so it doesn't look exactly like their own creations (more like potters omitting an important detail or ingredient in a glaze so scribes can't copy it). I made three versions of the floral scarf and was unhappy with all three. I heard a friend and textile artist complain that her famous pink scarf wasn't included in this post. It would be interesting to see if other readers are happy with the projects they have made from this book. Buy it, to look good and add color to a shelf or coffee table. There is quite a bit of felting involved in this project, especially when shaping the petals to create a sculptural effect. Giles gives you just enough to make a pattern so it doesn't look exactly like their own creations (more like potters omitting an important detail or ingredient in a glaze so scribes can't copy it). I made three versions of the floral scarf and was unhappy with all three. I heard a friend and textile artist complain that her famous pink scarf wasn't included in this post. It would be interesting to see if other readers are happy with the projects they have made from this book. Buy it, to look good and add color to a shelf or coffee table. especially when shaping the petals to create a sculptural effect. Giles gives you just enough to make a pattern so it doesn't look exactly the same as her own creations (more like potters leaving out an important detail or ingredient in the glaze so scribes can't copy). I made three versions of the floral scarf and was unhappy with all three. I heard a friend and textile artist complain that her famous pink scarf wasn't included in this post. It would be interesting to see if other readers are happy with the projects they have made from this book. Buy to look good and add color to a shelf or coffee table. especially when shaping the petals, to achieve a sculptural effect. Giles gives you just enough to make a pattern so it doesn't look exactly like their own creations (more like potters omitting an important detail or ingredient in a glaze so scribes can't copy it). I made three versions of the floral scarf and was unhappy with all three. I heard a friend and textile artist complain that her famous pink scarf wasn't included in this post. It would be interesting to see if other readers are happy with the projects they have made from this book. Buy to look good and add color to a shelf or coffee table. She manages to look exactly like her own creations (more like potters, who omit an important detail or ingredient in the glaze so that writers cannot copy it). I made three versions of the floral scarf and was unhappy with all three. I heard a friend and textile artist complain that her famous pink scarf wasn't included in this post. It would be interesting to see if other readers are happy with the projects they have made from this book. Buy to look good and add color to a shelf or coffee table. She manages to look exactly like her own creations (more like potters leaving out an important detail or ingredient in the glaze so scribes can't copy it). I made three versions of the floral scarf and was unhappy with all three. I heard a friend and textile artist complain that her famous pink scarf wasn't included in this post. It would be interesting to see if other readers are happy with the projects they have made from this book. Buy to look good and add color to a shelf or coffee table. It would be interesting to know if other readers are happy with the projects they made from this book. Buy to look good and add color to a shelf or coffee table. It would be interesting to know if other readers are happy with the projects they made from this book. Buy to look good and add color to a shelf or coffee table. whether other readers are satisfied with the projects they have made of this book. Buy to look good and add color to a shelf or coffee table. It would be interesting to know if other readers are happy with the projects they made from this book. Buy to look good and add color to a shelf or coffee table. It would be interesting to know if other readers are happy with the projects they made from this book. Buy to look good and add color to a shelf or coffee table. whether other readers are satisfied with the projects they have made of this book. Buy to look good and add color to a shelf or coffee table. It would be interesting to know if other readers are happy with the projects they made from this book. Buy to look good and add color to a shelf or coffee table. It would be interesting to know if other readers are happy with the projects they made from this book. Buy to look good and add color to a shelf or coffee table. to look good and add color to a shelf or coffee table. It would be interesting to know if other readers are happy with the projects they made from this book. Buy to look good and add color to a shelf or coffee table. to look good and add color to a shelf or coffee table. It would be interesting to know if other readers are happy with the projects they made from this book. Buy to look good and add color to a shelf or coffee table.

Pros
  • Pleasant
Cons
  • Obsolete