• Contains fifteen bright, simple felt projects for crafters of
all abilities
• Includes basic techniques and materials, and provides variations
for most projects so that you can make an endless array of gifts
and treasures
• The designs are timeless because most focus on nature – flowers,
leaves and birds
Madeleine Millington is best known for her work with recycled, dyed blankets. Her main signature has been a bright, bold use of colour and there is often a touch of humour in her ideas. Her inspiration comes from Medieval and Elizabethan periods, which are both rich and exciting in embroidery, as well as Folk Art with its bold and simple shapes. Madeleine enjoys classical music, gardening and going to the theatre, and she teaches regularly for both the Embroiderer's and the Quilters' Guild. She has also had articles published in numerous embroidery, patchwork and quilting magazines and is the designer behind the successful kit range 'Blankits'. You can find more information about Madeleine and her work on her website, www.madeleinemillington.com.
October 2015
For anyone who loves felt this book is a joy. Medieval, Elizabethan
and folk art inspire Madeline's work and she she creates using a
wonderful palette of bright and bold colours. This book is filled
with everything you will need to get started and then develop your
skills. There is also a section on dyeing fabric, adding
embellishments and embroidery stitches. If you want to teach a
child to hand sew this is a wonderful start. The projects are quick
and easy and the results will thrill.
*Love to Make*
July 13 "Felt with Love" by Madeleine Millington is a book for
felting hearts flowers and much much more. Madeline has been
inspired by Medieval and Elizabethan and Folk Art in her work. She
creates using a wonderful palette of bright and bold colors. You
can either felt your own fabric to work with or purchase pieces by
the sheet in the hobby or fabric store and the results will be
lovely items to give as gifts or decorate with.The book is filled
with everything you will need to get started and beyond. There is
also a section on dyeing fabric, adding embellishments and
embroidery stitches that add that extra touch. If you want to teach
a child to hand sew, this is a wonderful way to start. The projects
are quick and easy. The results will thrill. You will be able to
teach them about color placement, how to sew on a button and
encourage their creativity.The photographs are large clear and
pretty to look at. Crazy patchwork 'Cushion' is a random selection
of colored squares. After completing all the over-stitching and
French knots, you will have a piece to be proud of. The dove of
peace 'Tree Top Bird' makes a nice decoration all year round when
not gracing the holiday tree come this winter. The sequins and
spangles done tastefully will add shimmer to the lights on your
tree. Templates are provided at the back of this paperback for you
to trace. If sewing is your passion and you haven't tried felting
yet...pick up this book and enjoy.
*www.examiner.com/knitting-in-hartford*
Sewing World, March 05 Good artwork is an invaluable aid to all
crafters...Garden Flower Designs includes cultivated flowers that
originate from all corners of the globe including peonies,
fuchsias, lilies, tulips and sunflowers, in both natural and
stylised versions.
*Cake Craft & Decoration*
Jan/Feb 13 Felt With Love is a must-have book for anyone with an
appreciation of adorable hand-crafted objects. It is a colourful
one-off book, filled with 15 cute, fun and simple projects (plus
some variations) made from felted wool. As well as easy-to-follow
instructions and step-by-step photographs for each projects, the
book explains various stitching and embellishment techniques.
Projects include mini hanging decorations, beautiful brooches, pin
cushions, various wall hangings, plus much more.
*Craft Business*
Feb 13 [This book] is a colourful guide to working with thick
luxurious wool felt. It's a perfect beginner book for those
interested in starting to sew with felt and will also interest
those who wish to hone their craft skills. There are four pages
about materials and the tools you will need, two pages about dyeing
fabric, six pages about different stitches (nine stitches in total)
and two pages about adding embellishments. There are ten pages of
actual size templates at the back of the book. There are 15
projects in total, three of which are festive, including snowflakes
and a festive star. The quality of the projects is very high and I
would say there are very original designs in here like the angel
garland, the four seasons wall hanging and the princess and the
pea. They are longer projects and would require more skill but
would look very different to any other projects from a felt book.
Madeleine sells patterns in her shop online and blogs - at
Madeleine Millington.com. She is inspired by Medieval, Elizabethan
and Folk art and teaches regularly.
*sewingisforgirls.blogspot.com*
Issue 1 - October 2014 In her book, Felt with Love, author
Madeleine Millington shares her tricks for making the most of this
versatile fabric. The colourful projects include hearts, flowers
and lovely little gift items.
*Make it Today*
Mar 13 What a treat for anyone who loves working with sequins and
beads, bold colors, simple embroidery stitches, appliqués, felted
wool and the prettiest motifs! The 15 hand-stitched decorations in
[this book] are the perfect on-the-go projects since you won't be
tied to your sewing machine. They're quick and easy and oh, so
sweet. Madeleine is know for her hand-dyed wools, so she shows how
to dye your own fabric to achieve the same beautiful effects. Or,
same time by using store-bought felt. Full-sized templates make it
easy to replicate all the projects, so whatever you make – from
wall hangings to pincushions and brooches – can look as great as
the ones in this book.
*Crafter's Choice*
Mar 13 I love this book. Absolutely adore it. I met Madeleine
Millington some years ago at a craft show and bought a kit. I have
also had a DVD of her work. So you can say that I am a fan. I love
felt anyway. I love the way Madeleine uses it - her folk style with
great colours. Here you'll find 15 wonderful projects. This is a
perfect book for people who love to make gifts. It's also the
perfect book to give as a gift. Big, step by step photos and
templates. Information is included on dyeing, stitching and
embellishments. It couldn't be easier. Hearts, snowflakes, birds,
angels, cushions and more. Get making for Xmas - it's never too
early.
*Karen Platt Yarnsandfabrics.co.uk/crafts*
Oct/Nov 13 Having heard Madeleine talk on her passion for working
with felted wool, and have attended her very enjoyable workshops, I
couldn't believe this talented lady had yet to produce a book. So
it was with particular delight that I received Felt with Love.
Working with felt is a tactile delight that, once experienced, has
stitchers coming back for more. As Madeleine says, 'Wool felt has a
wonderful surface to stitch on; the stitches sink into the fabric
to give it an almost quilted look.' Hand stitching on felt is
particularly pleasurable, and this is the focus of Madeleine's
work. Shapes are simple and folksy and Madeleine has done the hard
work of designing, leaving readers to enjoy tracing off the
templates and getting straight into snipping and stitching. I
especially love the ease of trace-off templates that don't have to
be enlarged. Madeleine's work is typified by the use of hot, chalky
pastel shades, vivid and funky as a slash of pavement art on a dark
New York sidewalk. There's nothing soppy about the colour palette
of richly saturated fuchsia pinks, corals, deep lavenders, burnt
oranges and lime greens here, and yet there remains a certain
gentleness in their use. Part of that may well come from the
colours being used on such a soft medium as felt. This book would
make a lovely gift for a novice stitcher. That said, as an
experienced stitcher with bookshelves groaning with a lifetime's
collection of textile-related books, I can certainly find space to
squeeze this little beauty aboard. To flick through its vivid pages
is like a ray of sunshine pushing through the clouds on a grey
day.
*Stitch*
May-June 13 Well known for her bright and quirky felt work, this
long-awaited book from Madeleine does not disappoint. Using felt
fabrics, simple stitches and embellishments such as buttons and
beads, together with the full-sized patterns provided, bags,
cushions and hangings can be made. There are even lots of
suggestions for using-up the scraps! An inspiring book for anyone
who loves felt.
*East Kent Embroiderer's Guild*
June 13 I have previously bought several of Madeleine Millington’s
felt kits and was very excited by the prospect of her new book. The
inspirations of Medieval, Elizabethan and Folk Art all shine
through with her designs and stitching on full display. The felt
used in the book is wool felt, dyed mostly in the washing machine,
but it is specified that any felt could be used for the designs. If
you are going to do the projects in the book, I think that aiming
for hand-dyed wool felt or wool/viscose mix would be advisable, as
the creations look so delicious and the colour and texture play a
big part in it. (Oliver Twists produce lovely coloured felts and
Rainbow Silks also sell these and others. See Traders’ Mall.) There
is a simple guide to hand dyeing, should you wish to have more
control over your colours. Most of the designs featured use simple
and bold shapes but they produce such lovely pieces that this is
not a book to pass over for want of complexity. The book is full of
beautifully photographed instructions, easy to follow, and showing
a wonderful use for felt. I loved the Christmas section, which
contains several striking pieces which would suit anyone wanting to
return to a rustic aesthetic. It made me think of ‘Charlie and the
Chocolate Factory’ and wanting to have all the sweeties in the
shop. Most of these felt pieces look good enough to eat but,
failing that, decorating your house with them would be the next
best thing.
*Workshop On The Web*
Apr/May 13 Madeline is best known for her work with recycled, dyed
blankets and is a popular exhibitor at quilts UK, Malvern. She is
based in the west country and teaches regularly for both the
Embroiderers' and quilters' guild. This is a colourful one off book
where Madeline shares her bright, bold use of colour and quirky,
fun filled small projects made from felted wool. As well as easy to
follow instructions and super photographs, there are 15 bright and
simple felt projects for craft workers of all abilities. Templates
are provided at full working size an there are tips on how to dye
other recycled fabrics as well as wool, plus comprehensive stitch
library for giving extra embellishment to your chosen project.
*Fabrications*
June 13 Felt is a rather irresistible material and is a grand way
of starting sewing for people of any age. Here is a whole book of
simple, attractive projects to make with felt that reminds me of
how I learned to sew. I was seven years old and stitched felt
pieces together to make a bee, further decorating it with
embroidery stitches at school. It was a fun project and
demonstrated how easy it is to have fun with such a pleasing fabric
that doesn't fray. Make and display hanging hearts and flowers, a
bird pincushion, fairy tale hanging, Christmas star tree topper,
bird and snowflake decorations and a garland of angels bunting
style to adorn a wall. Have a go at dyeing your felt and use up
oddments to make brooches or decorate larger projects. There is a
section on embroidery stitches and another on embellishments, and
at the reverse all the full-sized templates you need to make
everything in the book. It is a not a children's book but is
suitable for them with its mostly fairly large staged photographs
and not too much to read. No project requires lots of expensive
equipment and is simple to follow. I would recommend this book
particularly to anybody who thinks that sewing and embroidery is
not for them but wants to decorate their home for a festival with
handmade items. Lots of fun.
*Myshelf.com*
May 13 This book is full of colourful projects that you won’t be
able to resist making. Madeleine tends to dye her own felt for her
projects which is why they have such a unique mix of colours. At
the start of the book she teaches you how to dye your own. She also
shows you how to do the stitches featured in the book with detailed
step by step photos of every movement of the needle, making it easy
for beginners to follow. The photography throughout the whole book
is great, large colour photos breaking down every single stage of
the projects. The projects include felt brooches, bags, wall
hangings, flower garland, hanging heart, pin cushion and a
patchwork style cushion. There are full size templates in the back
of the book so no need to enlarge. Beautiful colourful felt
projects ideal for beginners or more experienced stitchers
alike.
*Sewing Directory, The*
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