This book introduces crafters to the rewarding world of creating with wool while immersing them in the natural beauty of this country’s national parks system. Each project starts with a small intro that shares in which parks the animals are found and the status of animals – threatened, endangered. Unlike other ‘National Parks’-inspired titles that include accessory projects, needle felting enables crafters to make miniature sculptures and landscapes of actual park animals. Claudia Lenart not only has impressive experience in the art of needle felting, previously authoring both a how-to manual, and illustrating children’s books with wool art, she spent three summers as a young adult working in Yellowstone, Mt. Rainier, and Sequoia National Parks. Includes: * Overview of wools, needles and other required tools and materials * Basic Techniques: Dyeing Blending Creating Shapes Smoothing * Armature creation * Wool sculptures and painting * 12 realistic projects
