CREATIVE SOLUTIONS Bamboline Dolls are a great new addition to Creative Solutions’ range of dolls. Cut out the individual parts and sew your own doll, you can even personalise the label with your own name. Meet Amy (4440-01), Sally (4440-02) and Lily (4440-03). Also available, is a great new tool for making dolls hair - you can create curly or straight hair. A tutorial is available on the Creative Solutions website. +44 (0)1782 399 119 gill.creativesolutions@btconnect.com www.creativesolutionsgb.com BATSFORD Learn how to recreate adorable, embroidered scenes of Tokyo and other iconic Japanese motifs with this colourful, fun and practical book. Stitch Tokyo contains 15 charming projects, each accompanied by easy-to-follow explanations of the materials, tools, stitches and processes involved. The project patterns are included at the end of the book. Both a fun project book and a useful instructional book, this cute and kitsch celebration of Japan is a must-have for any embroidery lover and fan of Japanese culture. Yumi Hoops is a self-taught embroidery artist from Spain. She has a passion for all things Japanese, and uses her needle and thread to recreate Japanese food, streets and landmarks in her work. Yumi’s work explores a range of different textures, stitches, fabrics and embroidery techniques to create her quirky style. sales@batsfordbooks.com www.batsfordbooks.com HERITAGE CRAFTS Connie is the latest Elegance design – JLCN1953. The RRP is £68.99. This kit is available as a full kit on 14ct aida or 27ct evenweave. sales@hcrafts.com www.hcrafts.com REX LONDON Want to get started with cross-stitch and embroidery? Look no further than this lovely mini cross-stitch kit that includes everything you need to make a beautiful blue bird art piece. An ideal kit for beginners. www.rexlondon.com 31 SEWING & STITCHING
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