My book "Wind in the Willows Felt Friends" includes the patterns needed to complete Mole ****
This listing is for a SUPPLY PACK ONLY to make Mole from my book Wind in the Willows Felt Friends.
Use the supplies in conjunction with your new book (purchase on Amazon or your favorite independent bookseller)
THE SUPPLY PACK INCLUDES:
Wool/rayon felt - Six 9x12 sheets
Stuffing
Embroidery floss (5 skeins)
4mm eyes x 2
5 Pipe plush cotton cleaners
Embroidery needle
Long darner (eye installation)
4mm button x 1
6mm snap x 2
Jump Rings x 2
Teal Super Duo beads x 2
26g wire x 14 inches
Glass-head pins (Little house brand) x 3
Wonder clip x 1
After making Mole, you will have plenty of extra felt (and some stuffing too!) to make more Wind in the Willows creations!
Use it to make clothing, the Wingback chair, boots, slippers, or a 1:12 scale friend!
Did you know Badger is made with the same Charcoal (smoke in my color card) colored felt?
Why not make a tiny Badger as a Christmas ornament for a friend?
OTHER MATERIALS NEEDED TO COMPLETE BADGER:
Felt Stiffener (head)
Stiff hold Hairspray and a fluffy
watercolor brush #4 quill (or similar) for application.
Face Markings:
Pink acrylic paint (FolkArt 413 pink)
Or a blend of white and red acrylic paints to achieve a bubble gum pink.
Fine grit sandpaper or an emery board (optional)
3 small mixing dishes
#6 watercolor paintbrush
Nose & Mouth:
Pigma Micron Pen 005 black
Basic Sewing Kit
Scissors
Stuffing tool: Bamboo skewer or stuffing fork
Pattern paper: Printer paper or freezer paper for iron-on patterns
Optional: Narrow Washi Tape for taping paper patterns to felt (alternative to pinning, basting or freezer paper)
ABOUT THE BOOK:
Kenneth Grahame’s The Wind in the Willows is a classic that has entertained adults and children alike for over a hundred years. Characters such as Ratty, Mole, Badger, and the irrepressible Mr. Toad, have influenced children’s stories ever since.
This book instructs you in the joyful craft of hand-stitching wool felt animals, made posable thanks to interior wire armatures. It will teach you basic sewing and the specialized techniques required to create these charming felt friends that will provide hours of play.
The book includes five key characters from the classic Kenneth Grahame tale, with interchangeable clothing, accessories, and a few small furniture pieces. Interwoven throughout the book, a collection of magical photographs and quotes from the original book highlight the animals and their accessories in natural settings to spark the imaginations as you create.
This book will transport you to a light-hearted, creative world of charming wool-felt animals, imagination, and mindful hand-stitching. You can explore your stitching practice through its pages while letting your storytelling thoughts wander.
This book will inspire beginners and delight experienced makers with its designs. While creating enchanting felt animals, you will learn to enjoy every stitch from beginning to end, no matter your level of experience, with detailed illustrations, full-size patterns and step-by-step instructions for each project.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR:
Cynthia Treen's felt animal designs are classics in the making! Her passion for teaching comes through in detailed instructions and illustrations - perfect for beginners and advanced makers alike. Let your imagination wander as you stitch new adventures into life!
For over 25 years, Cynthia Treen has designed and taught makers everywhere, from Martha Stewart Living magazine/TV to a PBS home & garden show, through her books and line of threadfollower hand-stitching kits, and finally, to her growing community of maker friends on Patreon. Her ability to organize, illustrate, and distill projects makes them approachable and inspiring to makers of all experience levels, giving them a feeling of success and mastery.
Visit her Etsy shop, YouTube, & Patreon via her link tree: linktr.ee/threadfollower
By joining her growing community of friends on Patreon, you'll have access to exclusive patterns, meet-ups, zoom workshops, and her entire library of monthly projects and video tutorials.