An irresistible felting book for cat lovers!From playful tabbies to fierce black cats, this book shows you how to create felted felines in every shape and posture: crouching, preening, stretching, napping and ready to pounce!Master Japanese felting artist and teacher (and a great cat lover himself) Housetsu Sato shows you how to become an expert in capturing a cat's essential form and characterespecially at the kitten stage, when they are full of surprises. In this book Sato teaches you how to:Form the basic shapes and cat body partsCreate a variety of familiar cat poses and posturesAdd realistic textures and markings to the furGive unique expressions to your cat facesAlong the way, he shows you how to infuse your felted friends with a playful sense of "cattitude," including how to incorporate fur from your real kitties into your felted models. Detailed instructions and photos for each cat piece, fur texture and marking make these projects friendly even if you are new to felting.