Introduction 4
Christmas Pixie 6
Embroidery Hoops 8
Festive Wreath 10
Bird of Peace 12
Christmas Stocking 14
Little Reindeer 16
Christmas Place Setting 18
Gingerbread House 20
Sweet Christmas Trees 22
Gift Tags 24
Gingerbread Men 26
Christmas Card String 28
Sparkly Snowflakes 30
Letters to Santa 32
Little Toy Soldier 34
Advent Garland 36
Woven Felt Basket 38
Winter Owls 40
Pretty Felt Pot 42
Christmas Angels 44
Templates 46
Corinne Lapierre developed a passion for crafts and textiles from a very young age, and has always had an avid desire to learn about traditional techniques such as weaving, dyeing, silk painting and embroidery. She studied Fine Art in France before moving to the UK to study Fashion Design in Manchester. After working as a fashion designer for a few years, Corinne studied millinery, through which she discovered felt and its many qualities.
In 2009 Corinne started her own craft business as a felt maker and quickly realized there was a demand for craft kits using good-quality, natural materials. Her company, based in an old Baptist school in Leeds, UK, sells an expanding range of craft kits and patterns designed for adults and children. Corinne makes regular appearances on Create & Craft TV and lives in Yorkshire with her three children and two cats. Visit her website www.corinnelapierre.com.
November 2017 Decorating your home for the holidays with felt is
cheap, easy and a fun way to get the kids involved. This book will
inspire you with the diversity of what you can create, with
everything from a cute gingerbread garland and easy place setting
to reusable gift tags, a woven basket and more. Start now and
you'll be able to make all of them before the big day!
*Sew magazine*
October 2014 Explore the wonderful world of felt by checking out a
copy of this book which features twenty fabulous designs for the
holidays. Easy-to-sew, modern, and sweet designs highlight
ornaments, decorations table designs and gift giving. We loved the
Letters to Santa, Little Reindeer, and Bird of Peace designs.
Simple embroidery knowledge is needed when using whipstitch,
straight stitch, and French knot.
*Craft Ideas*
Sept 13 Make a start on your Christmas decorations with these fast
and fun felt fantasies. Unbreakable, simple and modern they are
sure to withstand the rough and tumble of the festive season better
than traditional glass… The Scandinavian theme is spot on at the
time of publication, so draw the curtains, put on one of their
popular detective series and get crafting! Muted grey, red, white
and pale blue is the core palette for these creations and the theme
continues with birds, elves, reindeer (my favourite) and
decorations of embroidered stars and snowflakes. There are also old
favourites such as gingerbread men, toy soldiers and angels as well
as a clever woven basket, a pot shaped like a jester’s hat, felt
name tags, letters to tuck small gifts into and the inevitable
advent calendar, here shown as fashionable bunting. Each project
consists of a whole page photograph plus a page of instructions,
materials and tools. The lists of tools are a very useful feature;
it is easy to compile a shopping list from materials used in a
project but also easy to forget what you need to make the item. All
the tools are things most people will own anyway and the main
material is the felt itself, plus stuffing and thread. Children can
attempt many of the projects – I have memories of being eight and
embroidering a felt bee – so families and groups can craft
together. Maybe Dad can have a go at actually making felt by
shrinking an old jumper in a washing machine... There is nothing
quite as special as home made decorations at Christmas, and here is
a great collection of them that cleverly manages to avoid merely
rehashing what can easily be imagined.
*Myshelf.com*
Oct 13 If you are struggling for stocking fillers, this is a great
series of books for crafters from Search Press. There are varied
titles, each giving twenty projects. The books are small, concise
and might just spark off a new interest or re-kindle an old one,
and will give plenty of ideas. Perfect for anyone who loves to make
things. This book includes cute makes to brighten up your Christmas
tree, table and home. Delightful angels, toy soldiers, gingerbread
men and more can hang on the tree. Create a felt garland or pot and
basket covers. I love the reindeer and the snowflake decorations.
This is Christmas.
*Yarnsandfabrics.co.uk/crafts*
Oct/Nov 13 Twenty fabulous little makes for you to have fun with
and make some gorgeous Christmas decorations. Easy to make, even if
you are new to sewing, and as felt is so forgiving, some of these
patterns could easily be made by younger members of your family.
From Christmas Pixies to some adorable Christmas Stockings, this is
ideal to make your Christmas more 'homemade'. Templates are
provided at the back of the book but just a word of warning, they
need enlarging before you can begin so if you were going to choose
this book as a stocking filler for someone, I would go to the
trouble of enlarging the templates and enclosing them as well –
you'd be loved forever!
*Fabrications*
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