The flowers in this book are all made with felt which is easy to find and exists in a wide variety of colors. The techniques used in the book are simple, and the creations look almost like real flowers. The models are all on a stem to help with customization.
Cut, glue, and sew the felt components to make your favorite flowers: slender flowers, red flowers, wild flowers, large flowers, floral bouquets…
Delicate and elegant, the colors of these pretty felt flowers create a soft, peaceful ambiance. Forget-me-not, rose, jasmine, baby’s breath … there is something for everyone!
About the Author:
Designer of felt and beaded works, Pieni Sieni represents the Japan Felt Art Association. She invented her own embroidery technique, allowing for texture without the use of an embroidery hoop. Her flower and insect-themed creations are gorgeous and well liked. She has received numerous prizes, including one from the Minister of Culture in Japan.
A unique craft book in two parts. Learn to make a felted farm and enjoy an illustrated story!
The crafting section contains step-by-step instructions, complete with beautiful color photographs, showing how to make an entire farm with a variety of needle-felted animals, people, and buildings.
The illustrated story takes those characters, animals, and settings and tells a tale of a fun-filled day on the farm.
Crafters might choose to make a only a few animals to supplement an existing farm set, and the entire farm makes a wonderful project for both children and adults. Children can make simple items and animals, and adults can tackle the more intricate projects.
Throughout this felting guide, experienced felter Rotraud Reinhard provides tips and tricks for working with felt and bringing color and life to your farm.
Edward's Menagerie - Over 40 Soft and Snuggly Toy Animal Crochet Patterns
By: Kerry Lord
Get ready to spend some time with a suave high-flying rhino, a lovesick elephant who knows her way around a kitchen and a seriously chivalrous tiger... With just two weeks to go before baby Edward's due date, yarn enthusiast Kerry Lord picked up a crochet hook for the first time and a new obsession began. Over the next 12 months the collection of crochet animals expanded week on week until Edward's Menagerie was complete with 40 unique patterns. These cute animals with larger-than-life personalities are made using simple crochet techniques and the step-by-step instructions enable a complete beginner to get hooking straight away. Each animal also has a universal pattern where you can change your hook and yarn to create four different sizes, making 160 different possibilities. Be warned that these unlikely characters made using a supersoft yarn in a sumptuous natural colour palette will become your new best friends as you hook your way through the whole menagerie!|An adorable collection of crochet animals - from aardvark to zebra! Over 40 patterns using simple techniques, including bunny, cat, monkey, elephant, giraffe, tiger, rhino, hippo and more. Change the size of the hook/yarn to create 4 different sizes - meaning you can make 160 toys from this book!
Product Details:
- Audience: General
- Format: Paperback
- Language: English
- Number Of Pages: 128
- Published: 29th August 2014
- Publisher: David & Charles
- Country of Publication: GB
- Dimensions (cm): 5.1 x 23.2 x 32.5
- Weight (kg): 0.5
Edward's Menagerie Dogs- 65 Canine Crochet Projects
By: Kerry Lord
Dog lovers will go barking wild for this updated reissue in the popular Edward's Menagerie series, with 65 beginner-friendly patterns for crocheting pups. From elegant Afghan hounds to cute cockapoos, Kerry Lords's easy to follow step-by-step instructions can help you adapt the patterns to perfectly capture your own furry friend in crochet form.
Dog lovers will go barking wild for this addition to the popular Edward's Menagerie series, with 65 beginner-friendly patterns for crocheting adorable pups.
Bring your favorite four-legged friends to life with these 65 crochet patterns for everything from elegant Afghan hounds to oh-so-cute schnauzers and including crossbreeds like the puggle and the cockapoo. They're so easy to make with step-by-step instructions and charming full-color photography that showcases the completed crocheted projects.
In addition, author Kerry Lord shows you how to customize each pattern so that you can capture your own beloved canine companion – whatever breed it is.
About the Author
Kerry Lord is the founder and creative director of the TOFT luxury yarn brand. The yarn brand was born in September 2006, a product of the successful and established family business the Toft Alpaca Stud farm. Kerry is the author of Edward's Crochet Imaginarium and Edward's Crochet Doll Emporium. She lives in Rugby with her husband, children and dog.
Product Details:
- Audience: General
- Format: Paperback
- Language: English
- Number Of Pages: 176
- Published: 8th March 2021
- Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
- Country of Publication: GB
- Dimensions (cm): 2 x 28.5 x 22.5
- Weight (kg): 1.011
Edward's Menagerie: Birds - Over 40 Soft Toy Patterns for Crochet Birds
By: Kerry Lord
Be prepared for forty fine-feathered friends to fly off your hook and put their feet up on your coffee table. Kerry Lord's Edward's Menagerie was a runaway success and now she's back with Birds.
You'll be happy as a lark as your crochet your way through this colourful collection of birds, including a bashful Flamingo, romance-writing Owl and a politically incorrect Pheasant. Read all about these kooky characters, their adorations and aversions, daydreams and delusions, then crochet them for everyone you know friends and family.
Each bird can be crocheted in four different sizes making over 160 different pattern possibilities - so pick your first project and get started! The patterns use basic stitches, are grouped by difficulty and include step-by-step technical guides for beginners, so there's no excuse to chicken out.
These loveable birds are quick to make using a supersoft yarn in a sophisticated colour palette, and will become your best friends as their larger-than-life personalities and easy-to-use techniques get their claws into you.
About the Author
Kerry Lord is the designer and founder of the TOFT Alpaca Shop, a modern British knitwear company offering exclusive knitting and crochet patterns, alpaca yarns and workshops. TOFT takes British alpaca fleece from their own Alpaca flock and from elsewhere in the UK.
Their fashion-led designs are available as both 'ready to wear' and 'ready to knit'. TOFT studio also hosts a full programme of knitting workshops and other textile courses for people to learn to knit from scratch, but also to develop advanced techniques.
Product Details:
- Series: Edward's Menagerie
- Audience: General
- Format: Paperback
- Language: English
- Number Of Pages: 128
- Published: 25th September 2015
- Publisher: David & Charles
- Country of Publication: GB
- Dimensions (cm): 27.6 x 21.0 x 1.2
- Weight (kg): 635.0
Edition Type: New edition
Best-selling author Corinne Lapierre brings you 20 fantastic new festive designs! Create decorations to hang on your tree, ornaments to decorate your table and mantelpiece, and cards, gift bags and tags to send to loved ones. Including snowflakes, robins, stockings, snowmen, angels and more, there's something for everyone! Homemade decorations are especially treasured and will be cherished for years to come.
A treat for those who love folklore and traditional Christmas with a touch of Corinne's unique folk charm. The 20 stunning felt decorations are perfect for adding some seasonal joy and colour to your home or for giving as gorgeous handmade gifts.
All the projects are simple to make, all the necessary templates are provided in the book and the stitches are clearly explained before you start. These projects are ideal for getting friends and family crafting together, to learn or teach a new skill and enjoy some relaxing creative time.
Corinne's book is sure to delight all those who are love our feathered friends.
She has created 20 gorgeous bird projects for you to make using felt and her signature folk-inspired embroidered embellishment. Designs include a flamboyant peacock, a vibrant flamingo and a fairy tale swan.
As ever, Corinne’s inspiration comes from traditional Scandinavian Folk embroidery and the beauty of nature and wildlife around us.
The book includes full scale templates, a comprehensive techniques section, a guide to embroidery stitches and beautifully clear step by step illustrations to accompany every project.
The projects vary in difficulty but all are accessible to beginners and more experienced crafters.
Infinity Exquisite & Unique Quilts Book by Janome
A beautiful hardcover book with 152 pages of exquisite blocks and tips and techniques that can be used in all areas of sewing, machine embroidery and patchwork and quilting. This book takes you through step by step quilt as you go and also a unique method of sash as you go.
With the two Focal Pieces and a choice of 24 blocks, there is over a million combinations in the one book. Infinity Quilt uses The Romantic Era Collection from Sue Box, but any embroidery designs can be used. It is done on solid fabric so is a book that will never go out of date.
A beautifully made rabbit and her elegant wardrobe which includes accessories and exquisitely tailored garments using fine fabrics.
Welcome to the charming world of Luna Lapin, a quiet and kind rabbit with impeccable taste.
You will learn how to sew your own felt rabbit along with her exquisite wardrobe including 20 garment and accessory sewing patterns. All the clothes are made using the finest fabrics including wool felt, lace and Liberty print cotton.
Choose from a perfectly tailored wool coat, matching tweed skirt and bag, or pretty lace set. Not forgetting the accessories--there are bunny boots, pyjamas and even tiny French knickers to create.
The patterns are suitable for a range of abilities--the basic rabbit and simple items are suitable for beginners but the more tailored pieces are for more experienced sewers--the level of each pattern is identified and all the patterns are full size.
Luna was designed to be passed down by generations as a very special heirloom toy.
About the Author
Sarah Peel is a trained pattern cutter and ex-fashion buyer, avid stitcher, expert rice pudding maker and overall creative. She trained as a garment pattern cutter and then moved in to the fashion industry where she spent 25 years in buying and design. Under her business brand name, CoolCrafting, she runs an online shop and sewing workshops, plus attends and demonstrates at shows such as Country Living, Festival of Quilts, Handmade Fair, Knitting and Stitching Show and more.
Product Details:
- Series: Luna Lapin
- Audience: General
- Format: Paperback
- Language: English
- Number Of Pages: 144
- Published: 1st November 2016
- Publisher: David & Charles
- Country of Publication: GB
- Dimensions (cm): 4.5 x 23 x 32.3
- Weight (kg): 0.57
Making your own decorations in the run-up to Christmas has never been more popular!
In this delightful book, well-known crafter Sachiyo Ishii shows you how to make fabulously cute and quirky felt ornaments to adorn your home during the festive season.
Ready-made felt is easy to come by and a joy to work with, and with 30 easy-to-make projects to choose from, the most difficult part will be deciding which to make!
Choose from a host of tree decorations, from traditional baubles to fun penguins and a snowman; as well as larger projects that include Santa Claus complete with sleigh and reindeer; a yule log with little mini bakers; a stunning gingerbread house that looks good enough to eat; a felt holly wreath; and the complete Christmas Story.
All the techniques and stitches you need are explained carefully through clear, step-by-step photographs at the beginning of the book, and all the templates are provided at the back. This wonderful book is a feast of ideas and inspiration for a creative Christmas.
This is the ultimate stitch-and-seam reference book that brings you everything you need to know to sew your own distinctive creations, whether you are a beginner or an accomplished sewer. The ultimate stitch-and-seam reference book for both beginners and seasoned sewers includes thousands of illustrations and diagrams for each stage of the sewing process.
In this updated edition, sewers will find:
- 20 new modern projects from Simplicity® patterns; includes updated photographs
- Instructions for making smart trousers, traditional curtains, a light summer dress, kids’ clothes, a beach towel, patchwork bag, and more
- Tips on how to select the right equipment, choose the perfect fabric, and use the right technique for every project
- Foolproof ways to discover the perfect pattern size and how to incorporate only the most flattering design details
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Sew your own felt advent calendar, with 24 cute little felt toys to delight your family in the run up to Christmas.
Advent calendars take pride of place in homes all over the world in the run up to Christmas. This year, why not add a personal touch to your Christmas countdown by making your own felt calendar, filled with an array of festive felt figures to delight the whole family? Felt is soft, tactile and very easy to use, and sewers of all abilities will enjoy creating this fabulous festive decoration.
Best-selling author Sachiyo Ishii starts by showing you how to make the basic calendar, and then provides easy-to-follow, step-by-step instructions and templates for 24 tiny felt toys to place in the pockets. These cute little Christmas-themed projects are quick to make using just a few pieces of felt, stuffing, thread and ribbons, and make perfect little gifts for children and adults alike.
Easy to make and fun to use, the calendar can be stored away and brought out year after year to become a much-loved family favourite for many years to come.
