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Lori Rea is an Amazon ranked, best-selling author in the arts and crafts genre. A spirited advocate of nature crafting and a self-taught needle felter, Lori picked up her first needle and began stabbing wool in 2010. This new passion quickly spiraled into an overabundance of creatures, a tutorial website: NatureCrafty, and her first book, "Needle felting for beginners". A floral designer by trade, with an eye for design, Lori's projects have garnered praise for being beautiful and intricate yet simple to create.

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Start and finish your first needle felting project in one day! This book will teach you everything you need to know about needle felting with cute projects disguised as sequential lessons that will take you from beginner to advanced needle felter in one complete course. Needle felting is the fastest growing, new fiber art in the world. Lori Rea, an accomplished felting teacher and Amazon-ranked best seller, will mentor you through every part of the needle felting process with details, tips and visual tutorials. For the beginner needing the basics to the more experienced felter seeking to add to their knowledge and technical skills, this book can guide you into needle felting mastery with its 14 adorable project lessons (hearts, chipmunk, rabbit, dog and more) and extensive chapters on wool, needles and basic techniques. Both 3-dimensional sculptures and 2-dimensional landscapes (wool paintings) are included. Wool explained - Discover the best types for needle felting Needles demystified - Types, gauges and the ONE needle you must have Basic techniques - A glossary you can refer to again and again Projects - 14 projects that build your skills incrementally Armatures - Learn how to build armatures: wire types and wrapping techniques Storage solutions - Creative ways to organize and protect your wool stash Buying supplies - A list of the best online stores, saving you time and money Connect - Explore online groups and forums, with links Needle Felting - A Complete Course, streamlines the learning experience, saving you both time and money. You will save TIME because you won't need to spend countless hours piecing together information on the internet, confused about where to start. It's all laid out for you here in this step-by-step, concise guide. You will save MONEY, because this book teaches you exactly what you need, no more guesswork or costly mistakes. The extensive, up-to-date resource section directs you to the best suppliers worldwide.