Felted Jewelry: 20 Stylish Designs

by Candice Cooper

Everyone knows that felting is great for making fashionable garments—but with its bright colors, textures, and versatility, felt is the ideal medium for jewelry, too! Aimed at an audience of both general crafters and jewelry artists, this rich collection of 20 projects offers an enlightening introduction to all the important techniques, including forming a flat sheet of felt; rolling and shaping the felt ball into various forms; adding surface embellishments; and stringing and wirework. Plus, it’s packed with trendy beading and needlework ideas. The jewelry box of gorgeous projects features boldly colored stickpins to wear on a hat or jacket lapel, a bracelet comprised of cylindrical felt beads, and sassy cherry and berry dangling earrings.

Genres: Jewellery

112 pages, Hardcover

First published April 1, 2007

About the author

Candie Cooper is a jewelry designer with a passion for combining unique materials and color combinations, inspired by extensive travel and her years living in China.

Candie is the author of Necklace-ology (Lark Books 2012), Metalworking 101 for Beaders (Lark Books 2009), Felted Jewelry (Lark Books 2007), and Designer Needle Felting (Lark Books 2007).

Candie is the host for the Public Television series Hands On and has appeared on Beads, Baubles and Jewels. Currently she is an adjunct instructor at Manchester College in the art department. She also teaches creative workshops nationally for adults and is in her third year of teaching via the Honeywell Educational Outreach program which provides children opportunities to explore subjects like feltmaking and jewelry making.

She earned a Bachelor's degree in Art Education and Fine Arts from Purdue University. For a further peek at her creative life, please visit www.candiecooper.com and www.craftsforkids.com

Reviews

[Ligaya · Rating 3 out of 5]

I'm reading this almost 15 years after its publication so there are some things that look a bit dated but many of the Gallery pieces are still quite stunning and contemporary. This book would be good for a beginner who has never felted. Some of the directions were a bit thin, though, and it would have been helpful to have more photos to show exactly what the author is talking about (batt, roving, crimp) or at least have better definitions.