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Fleece Dog: A Little Bit of Magic Created With Raw Wool and a Special Needle

Fleece Dog: A Little Bit of Magic Created With Raw Wool and a Special Needle
By Nobuko Nagakubo

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Name your dog--bulldog or terrier, poodle or Pomeranian. Fleece Dog shows how to make adorable toy dogs in twenty popular breeds, using easy-to-find wool roving and a felting needle. Learn to make these canine characters with illustrated step-by-step instructions, then customize them to resemble a favorite pooch. As gifts, as doggie toys, as keepsakes, these little fleece dogs are a crafter’s best friend.

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  • Amazon Sales Rank: #33256 in Books
  • Published on: 2007-03-20
  • Released on: 2007-03-20
  • Number of items: 1
  • Binding: Paperback
  • 96 pages

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About the Author
Nobuko Nagakubo started her own company designing animal topiaries. Her fleece dogs have been featured in several magazines; her real dog, CJ, is a petit basset griffon vendeen. She lives in Japan.

Customer Reviews

great results even for beginners!5
This book was my first step into needle felting. I was enamored by the adorable critters and beautiful photography. After reading the book I went to the author's website to order the kit for a few specific breeds. The dacshund was my first one and the results were better than I expected (see photo) ! I also did the husky from the author's kit with outstanding results. I then wanted to try my own project. I purchased wool from a local yarn store, glass eyes from ebay, and used pipe cleaners for the "skeleton". I used my poodle mix as a model and the results were fantastic. (again, see photo).

I have since done reproductions of many of my friend and family's pets. I enjoy this craft immensely as it has quick results (the first one i did took about 7 hours....and I got much much faster as I grew experienced.)

This book was the springboard into other felting activities and projects from other books. But none are as impressive as the Fleece Dogs. They are consistently beautiful.

The best thing about this book is the "actual size" diagrams of the body shape. It is very helpful in achieving semi-realistic forms and proportions (especially for individual breeds). The worst part of this book is the description of the needed materials. It is easy to get intimidated by the very specific type of wire and cotton sleeve the author uses. However it is fairly easy to work around those suggestions with a little creativity and some time spent in a craft shop.

If you are even the least bit intrigued by this book....try it!