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Crazy Wool
Using Water-Soluble Stabiliser

by Jeannette Knake



      Woolen garments and no knitting needles or crochet hooks in sight?  Make jumpers, shawls, bags and more with all kinds of yarns using a new water-soluble stabilizer called Vlieseline Soluvlies from Germany (where this book was originally published).  Cut out the stabilizer like you'd cut fabric and lay your yarns over the top, spray with adhesive, add a second layer and start to sew all over in lines or patterns using any sewing machine.  Rinse out the stabilizer and like magic, it vanishes down the sink to leave your fancy, lacy "fabric" ready to be made into whatever you like.

This is easy, fun and versatile enough to appeal to a wide variety of fabric crafters.  The items made are unusual and eye-catching and surely the only limit is your imagination.  Templates are given at the back to be enlarged, simple enough for those not used to dressmaking patterns to at least have a go at some of the easier ones.  The projects show whole page-sized photographs of the items as well as some fairly clear instructions (without staged photographs) and a list of what you need.  This is rarely very extensive, but anybody outside Germany might not be able to use the actual yarns shown.  This should not pose too great a problem however as there are so many others available, and these do not appear to be unique.  In all, this new take on sewing might appeal to those who either already sew and fancy a change, or those who have not attempted it because it appears to be too arcane.

Also available as a companion to this book is Crazy Felt (Amazon.com US || UK), which shows how to make felt using Vlieseline Soluvlies.

If you cannot find a good range of the water-soluble stabilizer Vlieseline Soluvlies used in this book locally try SearchPress.com for a list of suppliers. You can also buy this product is also available online from Karrydot.co.uk

The Book

Search Press
August 2008
Paperback
1844483576 / 9781844483570
How-To Books / Yarn craft
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The Reviewer

Rachel A Hyde
Reviewed 2009
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