Craft Focus - Dec/Jan (Issue 70)

animal magnetism As felting continues to grow in popularity, we reveal our favourite designs A box of birds Inspired by wildlife and traditional folk motifs, this delicately embroidered robin is a new design by Corinne Lapierre. The kit is suitable for crafters of all abilities and comes in a windowed box that showcases the soft wool-mix felt inside. The cost is £3 for trade customers and the retail price is £7.20. +44 (0)1132 460 403 corinnelapierre.com Shell out Hawthorn Handmade’s tortoise kit includes British wool, felting needles and detailed instructions with colour photographs. Simply add a foam block working surface before starting to sew. The set has a retail price of £17.50 and is packaged in an attractive gift box. +44 (0)1258 880 691 hawthornhandmade.com Festive fun Written by Sachiyo Ishii, Sew Your Own Felt Advent Calendar features 24 cute little toys to make. The author shows crafters how to create a basic calendar and provides easy step-by-step instructions and templates for tiny felt toys to place in its pockets. Each item can be made using a few pieces of felt, stuffing, thread and ribbons. The calendar can be stored away and brought out year after year. The book retails at £8.99. Search Press +44 (0)1892 510 850 searchpress.com Paw patrol World of Wool has teamed up with Chicktin Creations to produce a range of 12 realistic 3D needle felting kits. Alongside the fox and Siamese cat designs pictured here, there’s also a sheep, pug and Jack Russell to choose from. Each kit contains everything needed to finish the project, and retails at £19.99. +44 (0)1484 846 878 worldofwool.co.uk 76 craft focus