| Magic Wool: Creative Pictures and Tableaux with Natural Sheep's Wool Contributor(s): Jaffke, Freya (Author), Schmidt, Dagmar (Author), MacLean, Donald (Translator) |
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ISBN: 0863158293 ISBN-13: 9780863158292 Publisher: Floris Books OUR PRICE: $17.96 Product Type: Paperback Published: November 2011 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Crafts & Hobbies | Felting |
| Dewey: 746 |
| LCCN: 2011508502 |
| Physical Information: 0.3" H x 8.2" W x 8.9" (0.65 lbs) 68 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Activities with unspun sheep's wool, also known as magic wool, offer a wide range of creative possibilities for both children and adults. In this book Dagmar Schmidt and Freya Jaffke combine their talents and experience, and show how to create beautiful pictures, as well as table-top scenes featuring figures and animals. They explain the process of carding and dyeing unspun wool to make magic wool. They focus on making pictures with wool, including scenes from several well-known fairy tales and festivals, before showing how to make simple dolls and animals, building up to an entire nativity scene. Detailed instructions, diagrams and color photographs are provided throughout. |
Contributor Bio(s): Jaffke, Freya: - Freya Jaffke is an experienced Steiner-Waldorf kindergarten teacher in Germany. Her books on early childhood have sold well over quarter of a million copies worldwide and include, Toymaking with Children, Work and Play in Early Childhood, and Celebrating Festivals with Children.Schmidt, Dagmar: - Dagmar Schmidt is a craft teacher in Tübingen, Germany. |