A stick and knitting needles to wrap the yarn around; a rubber band, glue, and floral wire to hold the work in place; and wool of many colors: These inexpensive everyday materials combine with a brand-new technique that unfolds in dozens of drawings to make the loveliest true-to-nature flowers. And it all begins with a simple loop, pinch, and twist of the wool to form buds, petals, and leaves. For every flower, you’ll get information on the length of the loops, the hue and thickness of wool to use, the size of the knitting needle you’ll need, and the precise method of construction.

Use simple techniques--hand stitching, cutting, and gluing--to create hundreds of different flowers for pins, hatbands, party favors, gifts, decorations, and more Transform old clothes, thrift-store finds, and hand-me-downs into colorful creations Combine flowers, leaves, buds, and accents for one-of-a-kind arrangements 50 full-color photos show just a few possibilities for these creative flowers

Use simple techniques--hand stitching, cutting, and gluing--to create hundreds of different flowers for pins, hatbands, party favors, gifts, decorations, and more.

This fabulous guide is brimming with ideas for recycling and restyling your aging wool knitwear--simply by felting, cutting, and combining them in innovative ways. Find out everything you need to get started, from choosing the right old sweaters to the simplest, most reliable method of felting. Photographs display piecing and cutting techniques for felted sweaters, machine and hand embroidery for added interest, and sewing techniques to finish off each project. Imaginative embellishments are also here, including fabulous felted flowers and three kinds of buttonholes. With more than 30 projects for capes, vests, shawls, slippers, scarves, hats, tote bags, purses, jewelry, jackets, and even a cute dog sweater. Crafters will soon be felting away!

Learn to make 5 flower motifs using the Clover Flower Loom. Basic written instructions along with color illustrations are included to guide you through winding, darning and making decorative top stitches for each flower. Once you’ve mastered the flowers, we’ve included 5 beautiful accessory designs each of which include 1 or 2 of the 5 flower motifs. Flowers and designs are made using lace-, light-, and worsted-weight yarns.

Welcome to the blossoming trend of flower looming! It's simple, it's quick, it's fun, and you can create a wonderful selection of stunning flowers from just a few scraps of yarn. This book includes detailed instructions for making 30 beautiful flowers, including a chart, written instructions and a large colour photo; plus all the know-how you need to make your own flowers such as yarn and colour selection, and looming and joining techniques. A template to make your own light-weight, sturdy card loom has also been added to get you started on your loom-making journey. You can use single flowers as embellishments for a variety of accessories and garments, or join them together to make a wide variety of items: five inspirational projects have been specially designed by Haafner, from an elegant shawl to a gorgeous necklace, all of which are shown and explained in easy to follow step-by-steps.