Usually books that try to do to much fail drastically but I have to say this is the exception. Part encyclopedia, part how-to, part art book, part resource list, part project book, this book has everything you ever wanted to know about how to create felt from scratch. (This is not a book in the technique knitters call felting which is really called "fulling.")I enjoyed the book so much I found myself reading everything, not just skimming through projects. If I had money to start a new hobby right now, I would have been at the craft store before I'd even finished the book buying supplies.
The book isn't perfect (I would have given it 4.5 stars if that had been possible): it doesn't cover needle-felting and the projects are too artsy to be practical, and kind of ugly, but the sheer volume of information, and the lovely pictures and descriptions really make it worth the five stars I gave it. Not all projects had step by step pictures but there were enough for each technique that I think what is there is sufficient. The early projects show someone's hands actually doing the step. The later projects show just art drawings. I would have liked to see more photos of each project along the way, but I think the book is already so long it probably would have become prohibitively expensive to publish.
Overall, this book is an excellent introduction to the art of felting and I highly recommend it to anyone interested in this craft either just to learn about it or to start it themselves.