Craft Focus - April/May 2021 (Issue 84)

85 TRIED & TESTED REASONS TO STOCK • On trend designs • Suitable for beginners • Recommended for age 10+ • Everything you need in the box • Great packaging THE PRODUCT If you have a product you’d like us to test, get in touch via editor@craftfocus.com Craft Focus editor Rachel Westall tries needle felting for the first time with The Craft Kit Company’s Bee in a Hoop Needle Felting Kit THE CRAFTY KIT COMPANY The Crafty Kit Company’s fabulous and fun craft kits come complete with everything you need – all the essential tools and materials, plus full colour, step-by-step photographic instructions. Beautifully packaged, they make lovely gifts too. +44 (0)1620 860 907 trade.craftykitcompany.co.uk The kit has everything needed to complete a 2D felted picture - just like ‘painting with wool’! Your Bee in a Hoop Needle Felting Kit contains: 100 per cent felting wool, wool mix felt fabric, felting pad, felting needles, bamboo embroidery hoop, needle, thread and clear photographic instructions to guide you every step of the way. HOW TO USE IT The kit comes with a bee template to draw around. After drawing your bee shape on the felt square, starting from the sting you felt your way up the body and then on to the wings before completing the final details like antennae. You soon find your way as you take small lumps of felt and prod/poke/ stab the felt with your needle into the felt. Once your design is complete, you pop it in your hoop and trim the excess felt and sew the back together neatly in place. Rachel says, “As a beginner to needle felting, I really enjoyed this project. It was perfect to unwind after a day juggling all aspects of life during lockdown. I love the bee design; the only decision now is where am I going to hang it! My daughter has already asked if I can do one for her room and luckily The Craft Kit Company have a rainbow design that’ll perfectly fit the bill!” BEE HAPPY