Judy Balchin – författare

*** WINNER *** Won BEST CRAFT BOOK in The Craft Business Awards 2021!At last, a beginner’s guide to needle felting that tells you everything you need to know to get started! Featuring 12 exciting projects.This is the book authors Roz Dace and Judy Balchin wish they had been given when they started out on their felting journey. A complete course for the absolute beginner, it is packed full of useful tips and techniques to help you on your own felting adventures.Discover how to sculpt miniature teacup worlds, animals and birds, and even your friends and family!Featuring 12 varied projects, starting with the easiest and progressing in difficulty.Master the basics, then learn how to use wire, embellishments and armatures in your work, and even how to capture expression in faces.Learn how to use the techniques you have been shown to create your own variations.Pick up that felting needle and you are guaranteed to have fun with this much-needed book!

From the authors of Needle Felting for Beginners, awarded BEST CRAFT BOOK in The Craft Business Awards 2021.The Woolly Felters – Roz Dace and Judy Balchin – bring you another fun-packed needle felting book, this time with dolls that are vibrant, quirky and full of character! Learn how to sculpt fairies, kawaii characters, a royal family, and even yourself or your friends. There are ten varied projects, each with needle felted clothing, hair and accessories. Roz and Judy provide practical ideas for designing your own dolls, familiarizing you with the basic doll to get you started and including an accessible 'help me' section for reference. Techniques like creating an inner core, working with a partial or full armature and both wet and dry felting are also covered. The dolls have a range of props such as a bag, spectacles, a toy rabbit, and even an armchair for Knitting Nigel to sit in! What makes these dolls so appealing is the expression and character they exude, and the authors show you how to capture this. Learn how to create realistic figures or more exaggerated caricatures, as well as how to inject personality through your choice of features, hairstyle, embellishments and pose!Enjoy mastering this beguiling craft under the expert instruction of two award-winning authors.

From the authors of Needle Felting for Beginners, awarded BEST CRAFT BOOK in The Craft Business Awards 2021.Needle-felting is an easy and fun technique, requiring little in the way of expensive materials or equipment. Its accessibility means it's becoming more and more popular, and award-winning authors Judy Balchin and Roz Dace show how to make 20 wonderful little teddy bears using this tactile technique.Each bear measures around 10-12cm (4-5in) tall and can be made in a matter of hours from a bundle of wool fibres, a felting needle and some carefully chosen embellishments. Each bear has its own special character, and they make ideal gifts and keepsakes for friends and loved ones. There's a pretty ballet bear, a cool Christmas bear, as well as a vintage bear, rainbow bear and cute baby bears.Each project is accompanied by clear, step-by-step instructions and beautiful photographs, and there are handy hints and tips throughout the book to help make the crafting process even easier. Detailed guidance is provided at the start of the book on the materials and equipment you need; how to sculpt a basic bear; make your bears' paws, feet and faces; and how to really bring your bear to life by carefully positioning the nose, eyes and ears. The techniques are easy to learn and soon you will be designing and making bears of your own to keep or give.Previously published as How to Make Little Needle-Felted Teddy Bears (ISBN: 9781782210696).

Create your own charming Christmas decorations and ornaments with best-selling needle-felting authors Roz Dace and Judy Balchin, AKA The Woolly Felters!The authors’ previous book, Needle Felting for Beginners, won the BEST CRAFT BOOK in The Craft Business Awards 2021, and has sold over 70,000 copies.Sculpt your own festive felted decorations to gift or love year after year. Whether you're a seasoned needle-felter or a curious beginner, Roz and Judy’s easy-to-follow step-by-step tutorials will guide you through the process with ease. The inspiring and irresistibly quirky projects include:Maurice the snowman, who keeps himself cosy with his hat, scarf and hot water bottle!Willow the winter hare, who wears his sparkly wreath collar with pride.Nanook and Miyuk, a cuddly pair of star-gazing polar bears.Twinkly star hanging decorations and Christmas tree table toppers, along with Pippin the Christmas mouse, Fionne the festive fairy, Father and Mother Christmas and Elvis the merry elf.Packed full of expert tips, tricks and techniques, this book explains the basics of making and joining shapes before launching into 3 simple tree decorations, so that you can try out the techniques and hone your skills. The following 10 step-by-step projects increase in complexity, with variations included to inspire and challenge you, and each comes complete with full-size templates.