Craft Focus - August/September 2020 (Issue 80)

67 FELTING Fun with felting Modern twists on this ancient technique THE CRAFTY KIT COMPANY The Crafty Kit Company’s Sleepy Badger needle felting kit contains everything needed to make an adorable little badger cub. The kit is suitable for absolute beginners to needle felting, and includes step-by-step instructions with clear colour photographs. The finished badger is approximately 18cm when complete. This lovely Shetland Pony needle felting kit contains everything needed to make a sweet, sturdy little grey pony. This is an ‘improvers’ kit, designed for those who have already done a little needle felting and want to move to the next level. It’ll provide approximately five hours of crafting enjoyment, and includes everything needed to complete the project including step-by- step full colour instructions. The finished size is approximately 20cm tall. info@craftykitcompany.co.uk https://trade.craftykitcompany.co.uk SEARCH PRESS Felted Animal Knits by Catherine Arnfield shows how you to knit, wet felt and needle felt 15 cute creatures that you, your friends and family will love. Only basic knitting skills are required (cast on, cast/bind off, knit, purl, increase and decrease) and the wet felting process is simpler than you think. Then, once you’ve stuffed and sewn them up, you’ll see how easy it is to needle felt details onto your velvety friend to create a fun and realistic creature. sales@searchpress.com www.searchpress.com CORINNE LAPIERRE Corinne Lapierre has just launched her fourth book with Search Press, Felt Animal Families . The book is full of inspiring beautiful photos and gives clear instructions to make six animal families: bears, raccoons, foxes, rabbits, mice and deer all busy with their daily activities as they go for picnics, hikes or fishing trips. There’s also a craft pack available to make the entire collection, with the exact same felt used by Corinne in the book. The pack retails at £42 with a cost price of £17.50 and contains 35 squares of wool mix felt and five DMC embroidery skeins. All orders will receive free PoS. +44 (0)113 2460403 info@corinnelapierre.com www.corinnelapierre.com GROVES This felt decoration kit is ideal for beginners or younger crafters, these kits come with pre-punched shapes to sew together to make a collection of cute decorations. Each kit includes the acrylic felt shapes, thread, stuffing, needle and ribbon as well as step-by-step instructions. The approximate finished size is 12cm x 6.5cm +44 (0)1844 258 100 www.grovesltd.co.uk