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.
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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.
Introduction 6
Materials & tools 8
Making the calendar 12
The Toys 20
Basic techniques 22
Glove 24
Poinsettia 26
Christmas tree 28
Candy cane 30
Rabbit 32
Brown bear 34
Robin 36
Elf 38
Squirrel 41
Teddy bear 42
Reindeer 44
Owl 46
Snowman 48
Gingerbread house 50
Fox 53
Gingerbread man 56
Elephant 58
Angel 60
Penguin 63
Cat in stocking 64
Holly wreath 66
Toy soldier 68
Santa’s girl 72
Santa 76
Les mer
Add a personal touch to your Christmas countdown by making your own felt calendar, filled with an array of festive felt toys to delight the whole family? Felt is soft, tactile and 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 gifts 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 presents for children and adults alike.
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This is a soft plasticised backed book, with quality paper, that won't fall apart through use. The book is very thorough. everything is covered in depth, the tools required, the stitches to use and details of how to sew them. The material for each toy is itemised, along with templates, diagrams and photos are also shown step by step along with the instructions.
All the toys are hand sewn, and not difficult to make apart from a few small pieces. Children could make the toys with adult supervision for Christmas tree decorations, or stream similar to bunting.
The book recommends tracing paper to transfer the designs to make the templates. Freezer Paper is an alternative if you can get it.
A good Christmas Craft Book to make a Forever Advent Calendar and also Christmas Tree Decorations.
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Produktdetaljer
ISBN
9781782214915
Publisert
2018-06-20
Utgiver
Vendor
Search Press Ltd
Vekt
264 gr
Høyde
235 mm
Bredde
190 mm
Dybde
6 mm
Aldersnivå
G, 01
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Antall sider
80
Forfatter
Biographical note
Sachiyo Ishii was born and raised in Japan. She was a money broker on Wall Street and in London before discovering the joy of handicraft after her second son was born. She learned dressmaking and Waldorf doll making and has been designing and creating dolls and toys ever since. She teaches knitting, doll making, wet and dry felting, sewing, crochet and spinning, among other crafts. She has authored a number of titles for Search Press and her work regularly appears in knitting magazines. Sachiyo lives in Sussex with her husband and two sons. Visit her website at www.knitsbysachi.com.