New! Felted Wool Baubles and Bits

We've got you covered for all your Holiday crafting needs. We are now carrying felted wool squares sold in color-coordinated 3 packs. These little bundles are perfect for applique onto a stocking, making hair accessories, or even small sewn toys.




Also available are beautiful felt balls. These come in 4 different sizes and beautiful colors. The possibilities are endless. How about felted ball jewelry, acorn ornaments, or colorful garlands?


We know you are crafting up a storm this holiday season and we are here to help! Stop by for tons of inspiration and of course, lots of eco-friendly and socially conscious supplies. See you soon!

Better Know A Crafter: Jenny Rosalky

Oh, how we miss our dear Jenny! She was like a ray of sparkling Australian sunshine--a regular at our Sewing Help Night during her summer visit from down under. She is an awesome seamstress, quilter and a super fun person.

Jenny Rosalky

1) What makes you want to be crafty?

I love to play with color and pattern so I quilt and embroider and do a little crochet. Now I've found Fancy Tiger--I have been inspired to make bags, soft toys and play with woolen felt. Hence the cushion.


2) Tell us about what you have been working on.
The whale was inspired by the Softies book, the pillow and the bags came out of my head.


3) How did you learn how to do what you do?
Christina helped me with the bags. Mostly I'm self taught.

4) What is your favorite animal?
It varies--this week it is the donkey and the camel.

Thanks Jenny! Come back and visit soon!

New! Bamboo Felt by the Yard!

Perfect for baby toys and handsewn softies, this new bamboo felt is 100% natural and made in right here in the United States. It is eco-friendly, vegan and so cuddly soft!

Craftastic Weekend Project: Fancy Felt Flower Pin

Here is a super cute, quick project perfect for felt scraps. A fancy felt flower pin! Make one for your best friend and she'll love you forever. Make one for your worst enemy and you'll have a new best friend!

Materials:

Wool felt in three colors
Felting needle
Foam safety cube or needle felting brush
Scissors

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1) Cut five cute hearts out of your petal felt. They should be about 1" high. Cut out a few green slivers about 1-1/2" long for leaves and a 1/2" circle for the flower's center.
2) Overlap all the hearts' points and needle felt them together where they overlap. Be gentle with your pokes so you don't bend or snap your needle.

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3) Place the leaves on the back of your flower and poke with the needle to join.
4) Needlefelt the circle onto the front center of your flower.
5) You can hot glue or sew your flower to a pin back or barrette, or carefully straight pin it onto your lapel like the olden-days!

Cute-tastic!!

More New Books!

We are so excited about tons of new books. Tons! Here is a peak of some of the newest and craftiest and hot-off-the-press craft books.

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These super cute little books were originally published in Japanese. They were just published for the first time in English. Sweet! Now you can get super hot Japanese craft style without having to learn Japanese!

I love knitting socks from the toe up, but finding cute patterns is not so easy. So, I'm really excited about this Socks From The Toe Up by Wendy Johnson. If I can nerd out for just a bit--I mean this is kind of amazing--this book has awesome instructions with diagrams for five different seamless cast-ons, three types of heels and three stretchy bind-offs for comfy fit. She goes over for knitting socks on double points, on two circulars as well as with the magic loop method. PLUS, there are tons of cute sock patterns. Dang. This book is super sweet.

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These quilts are adorable. Super adorable. We are in love with the baby bumper embroidered with woodland creatures. There are tons of modern quilt patterns simple enough for a beginner quilter. I kinda want to make myself one in grown-up size.

This may be the manliest crafting book ever. I mean, there is a chapter titled Axe Craft. Perhaps you'd like to make your lady a log cabin birdhouse with your axe? Or maybe she'd prefer some handcrafted dinnerware hammered from tin cans? No problem.

The sewing patterns in Felt Furnishings are modern and minimal, but oh so warm and cozy. The projects include tons of awesome throw pillows, blankets and lampshades, table linens and house slippers. The sculptural designs really show off the unique properties of working with felt. Wondering where to get felt? We've got loads of pretty colors of felt by the yard in the store and more are arriving this week!

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Well, those are some of the tons of new books. But, seriously, we got tons so come in and check out all the excitement.

Wool Felt by the Yard!

I love photo shoots that involve making tea!

We just received an order of felt by the yard--perfect for larger sewn felt projects. We immediately had to make ourselves the cute squirrel tea cozy on the front of the Zakka Sewing book. It only took about 20 minutes to make (once we successfully enlarged the pattern on our cranky old copy machine.) And, my, does it ever keep your tea nice and cozy!



Check out some of the many lovely colors we have in. There is no limit to the softie making potential!