Felt Wee Folk: New Adventures

Author: Salley Mavor
Publisher: C&T Publishing Inc
ISBN: 1607058871
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 164

Book Description
“A fabulous book! . . . If you enjoy tiny, detailed projects that allow for lots of creativity and personal handiwork, I cannot recommend this book enough!” —Feeling Stitchy Salley Mavor’s book Felt Wee Folk inspired tens of thousands to handcraft dolls from simple materials. Now, she invites you to return to the wee world with Felt Wee Folk—New Adventures, starring 120 dolls to spark smiles and creativity. As requested by fans, this long-awaited follow-up shares more challenging projects. Explore fresh scenes and an array of new outfits, hairstyles, and accessories, with full-sized patterns. Make bendable dolls that resemble you, your family, or your favorite fairy-tale characters with wool felt, chenille stems, and decorative stitching. Display the figures in a dollhouse, atop a wedding cake, or in a holiday scene to be cherished year after year. From the pages of Mavor’s award-winning children’s books to your home, the enchanting wee folk dolls appeal to crafters of all ages and skill levels. More dolls, more scenes, and more outfits Use your stash—wool felt, chenille stems, and simple embellishments Delightful, challenging projects, as requested by fans Felt Wee Folk was a Foreword Reviews’ GOLD WINNER for Crafts & Hobbies “While the original book included projects beyond Wee Folk dolls, the new volume focuses on the dolls themselves. Fairies and families, kings and knights, and even some not-too-scary pirates all grace the pages of the book, beckoning readers to at least admire, if not try to create, Wee Folk of their own.” —The Enterprise (Cape Cod)

Felt Wee Folk

Author: Salley Mavor
Publisher: C&T Publishing Inc
ISBN: 160705048X
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 84

Book Description
A Foreword Reviews’ GOLD WINNER for Crafts & Hobbies. “If you enjoy felt sculpting, doll making, or fun fabric embellishment, check out Felt Wee Folk!” —Needle ’n Thread Salley Mavor’s charming, bendable Wee Folk fairies and dolls are real show-stoppers. Learn to create your own tiny figures and accessories using wool felt, chenille stems, simple embellishments, and Salley’s new step-by-step guide. Take your work along with you anywhere—no sewing machine needed! 18 complete Wee Folk projects feature dolls, pins, purses, checkbook and cell phone covers, pillows, and scenic backdrops Techniques include appliqué, embroidery, thread wrapping, and painting, plus add your own buttons, beads, natural materials, and “found objects” Ideal for dollmakers, quilters, and embroiderers of every skill level “The projects in this book will tempt us all to the needle and felt . . . Thank you for a wonderful book about the doll form and its application in miniature.” —Elinor Peace Bailey, author of Storytelling with Dolls “An inspiring hands-on book that awakens us to the beauty and magic of the forest, and encourages us to pick up our needles and create.” —Ruth M. Keessen, publisher of Soft Dolls & Animals, Contemporary Doll Collector, and Miniature Collector magazines

Pocketful of Posies

Author: Salley Mavor
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN: 0618737405
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 81

Book Description
An illustrated collection of sixty-four traditional nursery rhymes.

My Bed

Author: Rebecca Bond
Publisher: HMH Books For Young Readers
ISBN: 0544949064
Category : Beds
Languages : en
Pages : 43

Book Description
Delightful rhymes and charming hand-stitched art celebrate the many ways we sleep across the world. Perfect for a baby shower gift and for fans of This Is How We Do It.

Barbara Walker's Learn-to-knit Afghan Book

Author: Barbara G. Walker
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780684136813
Category : Afghans (Coverlets)
Languages : en
Pages : 161

Book Description
A beginner's manual to learn how to knit including directions for 63 squares each demonstrating a special knitting technique which can all be joined to make an afghan.

Fairy Houses

Author: Sally J. Smith
Publisher:
ISBN: 1591866723
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 195

Book Description
Add an exquisite flourish of design to your beloved green space or garden by adding tiny fairy homes inter-woven with nature. Fairy Houses gives you the instruction and inspiration you need to start! Have you ever seen a real fairy house? Not the ceramic ones at cavernous home improvement stores, but a real fairy house made from natural elements? Well, now you can build your own miniature magical abode - the perfect addition to your garden. Step-by-step instructions for constructing exquisite fairy houses are revealed in Fairy Houses, explained by master fairy house architect Sally Smith. Smith has been creating one-of-a-kind DIY fairy houses out of natural artifacts for years, now she passes her miniature construction knowledge to you. Imagine, a fairy garden with homes that have butterfly wings as stained-glass windows, twigs for window frames, birch bark for walls, dried mushrooms for shingles; it's all possible with a little instruction and inspiration from Fairy Houses. Begin by flipping through an inspiration gallery, find which elements appeal to you, and how they fit together. From there, you’ll learn about building materials (found and natural), on-site fairy house construction, and how to light a fairy house.

Happy Wool Felt Animals

Author: Makiko Arai
Publisher: C&T Publishing Inc
ISBN: 1644030039
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 131

Book Description
30 Needle Felted Animals to Make and Love Craft a menagerie of miniature animals from simple materials! Author Makiko Arai's easy felting techniques are perfect for beginners or anyone who enjoys a relaxing handcraft. With a little wool roving and a felting needle in hand, you'll get step-by-step instructions to make 30 fuzzy friends, with a focus on shaping, color, and texture. Sculpt wire structures for stability, finish faces with lifelike expressions, and turn your creations into adorable pins you can take anywhere! From palm-size pups and curious cats to bunnies, deer, squirrels, and more, it's time to let your imagination run wild! Feel all the fuzzies! Everything you need to know to make 30 wool felted friends Get cozy with basic needle felting techniques, tools, and how-tos From bears to bunnies—Follow step-by-step instructions for every animal

Scottish Fairy and Folk Tales

Author: George Douglas
Publisher: Courier Corporation
ISBN: 0486119785
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 388

Book Description
Treasury of fanciful, picturesque narratives tell of brownies, kelpies, mermen, and other supernatural creatures that assist, annoy, and otherwise meddle in the lives of simple Scottish country folk. A delightful collection of imaginative and entertaining nursery and fairy tales, animal fables, witchcraft lore, and stories with a comic twist.

Mary Had a Little Lamb

Author: Salley Mavor
Publisher: HMH Books For Young Readers
ISBN: 9780618496372
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
An illustrated version of the famous nineteenth-century nursery rhyme about the school-going lamb. On board pages.

Wee Willie Winkie

Author:
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN: 9780618496402
Category : Board books
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
Relates the familiar nursery rhyme of a boy who runs through the town checking to see that all children are in bed.