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Hello and welcome to the September shopping newsletter featuring some of the new products added to our website in the last month. We were very excited to discover a great book by Laurie Sharp called Wool pets, which teaches readers how to create some absolutely gorgeous 3D-felted creatures. It is from the same author who brings us the fabulous felted kits you can also find on the site, so whether you want the book for inspiration or the kits so you can get started right away we can guarantee you will all have fun with these cute creatures!
Also new this month is a great new textile art book by Dawn Thorne, some fabulous fascinators for your autumn parties and a Halloween treat for the little ones!
If you have a product you would like us to stock, or you have recently read a book you would like to recommend then do let us know! You can reach us at textiles@thehothive.com |
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| Transparency in Textiles |
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By Dawn Thorne
£18.99
Achieving transparency and translucency in textiles is the major new trend and this great new book by Dawn Thorne will show you how to combine stitch and cloth with acetates, acrylics, perspex, resins and gels to achieve some great results in your own work. She also explains how to create the illusion of translucency through layers, reflections, shadows, lighting and stitch techniques. The techniques for combining stitch and cloth with these harder materials are covered in detail, along with stunning images of the latest transparent textile art. To get you started, there are projects to make a piece of jewellery, a three-dimensional object and a textile piece combined with lighting.
For more information or to buy this book please click here
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| Create your own Wizard kit |
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By Freya Perry
£19.95 including all materials
With Halloween on its way keep the little ones entertained with this fabulous new kit exclusively designed by artist Freya Perry. The Wizard is a simple sewing kit, perfect to get children started on their crafty adventures. The kit contains a 14 inch bendy body, felt for costume and hat, fabric for his scarf, wool for hair and beard, wood and wrapping yarn for his staff and full Instructions for making him up.
For more information or to buy this kit please click here
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| Homemade Vintage |
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By Christina Strutt
£12.99
From pillows to aprons, duvet covers to lamp shades, Homemade Vintage is the ultimate guide to creating an inviting, charming home. The book offers 40 simple-sew projects to transform every room into the romantic retreat you have always wanted. A skilled stylist and designer, Christina reveals how to create a look that is personal and unique, but not at all labour-intensive. Reusing old fabrics and accessories in new ways allows the vintage and modern to mingle beautifully and also saves money and time.
For more information or to buy this book please click here
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| Ribbon Bows Fascinator Kit |
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By HatsonHeads
£29.95
These gorgeous fascinators are perfect for the Autumn and Christmas balls that are coming up, or for that special winter wedding. This year why not wow your friends and family with something you created yourself? The kit includes a teardrop hat base, a plastic Alice band, Sinamay pieces for making bows, frills and Alice band binding, double satin ribbon, tissue paper, step-by-step instructions and a designer hat box for storage. It comes in four great colours: black, pink/ivory trim, kingfisher blue and black/ivory trim.
For more information or to buy this kit please click here
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| Wool pets |
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By Laurie Sharp
£12.99
Needle felting is a new craft that is gaining in popularity. There are only a few books written on the subject and most of those focus on flat needle felting on a surface. This book is about sculptural needle felting creating 3D animals and figures using the felting needle to sculpt wool. Wool pets shows the techniques and describes how the felting needle works with wool fibre to create felt, while explaining the differences between this art form and other forms of felting. The reader will learn how to hold the needle, what sort of materials to use, and why. There are lots of projects to try including various birds, bugs, four-legged animals and people – each one unique and irresistible! Laurie also shows the reader ways to display their felted creations as mobiles, ornaments, or arranged in shadow boxes.
For more information or to buy this book please click here
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| Ladybird Simples Kit |
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By Spellbound Beads
£9.95
This lovely ladybird necklace and bracelet set is made using a simple needle and thread technique. With clear instructions and diagrams this is a quick and easy kit and most people will find they can make both the necklace and bracelet in just one afternoon. This kit contains fully illustrated instructions and all the beads and thread you will need to complete the design so is a great gift for someone who loves jewellery but hasn’t tried making their own before.
For more information or to buy this kit please click here
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