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EDITOR’S LETTER Hi crafters, You only have to spend a mere two minutes in my company and I will inevitably bore you with countless stories of Roxie, my too-cute- for-words toy poodle. Oh, and not to mention all the pictures I’ll make you coo over. With that in mind, you’ll understand how overjoyed I am to be bringing you a pet crafting special. Since the lockdown pet boom, we’ve all enjoyed spending more quality time with our fluffy friends, in fact, Roxie is cuddled up on my lap as I write these very words. So, it’s no surprise that for us craft lovers, creating for them has become top of our to-make list. According to Pinterest, searches for ‘luxury dog room’ have risen by 115% and ‘catify your home’ has quadrupled! So, without further ado, inside our pet crafts special you’ll find 70+ projects to get tails wagging: a lead (p34), cat toys (p37), beds (p32), cards (p35) and the first part in our three-issue pet blanket-along (p44). Plus so much more. If you’re crafting for those of us on two legs, we’ve got plenty for you too! We grab a cuppa with Bethan from Pretty In Paper By B, AKA iris folding extraordinaire (p26). Once she’s inspired you to give the craft a go, try her easy-to-follow project (p28). Keren Baker combines traditional motifs with modern colours (p57) for a showstopping greeting collection, Sarah Jackman Read pushes the cardmaking boundaries with ever- so-impressive folds (p19) and new designer Vicky Chilcott makes her CB debut with a cross-stitch that you simply have to try (p76). See you next time, Jessica Jessica Elkin, Editor MEET THE CB SQUAD JULIE TATCHELL BETHAN MELISSA AND AMANDA ASPLAND, HYLAND, DEPUTY MIDDLEDITCH, PRETTY IN EDITOR TEDDY BEAR LADIES PAPER BY B Our columnists Discover how our Hear all about Julie (p15) and crafting journey my Iris folding Stuart (p40) began and head behind the scenes of The Repair adventures and craft-along have been busy, catch up with Shop with us! Turn to page 90 to read our story with me over on page 26 what they’ve been up to! Subscribe today! Head to page 30 for a special offer price We’d love to hear from you... facebook.com/craftsbeautiful @craftsbeautiful @craftsbeautiful pinterest.com/craftsbeautiful Or write to us: Crafts Beautiful, 1 Phoenix Court, Hawkins Road, Colchester Essex, CO2 8JY © Aceville Publications Limited No part of this publication or its content may be reproduced for public display or commercial usage without prior written permission of the copyright owner 9c236b28-87c3-c4ra0ftse-b9ea-ubtif0ul.fceom-88f40b5739e9 3

INSIDE: JULY 2022 64 57 LEARN SOMETHING NEW 28 Iris Folding Masterclass Craft-along with us to sucseed at this fun technique 63 Boost Your Craft Skills Create a bright swinging card full of summer sunshine 64 Next Level: Aperture Cards Give your greetings added depth with Kitty Day’s cute designs 66 Ask the Experts Got a crafty question? The answer could be within these very pages... BE INSPIRED 87 Coming Next Month GET MAKING A sneak peek at what’s in store for 15 Supercrafts at Sea you in August 19 Fancy Folds A peek at crafty Pembrokeshire Create extra-special and a pair of stylish new 90 Teddy Bear Ladies cards with these easy, yet Supercrafters! The Repair Shop’s Julie Tatchell striking designs & Amanda Middleditch take us 16 Stop the Press behind the scenes 50 You’ve Got Mail Don’t miss our top Bring interactive fun to this crafty picks for July COLOUR CREATIVE greeting with slider elements 18 The CB Book Club 54 Colour Notes 52 Friends Forever Grab a cuppa and check Switch up your stash Show someone special how out our top reads this month with our favourite picks... much they mean to you with this sweet card 22 Your Craft Chat 56 Colour Your World See the latest makes Create this vibrant greeting STITCH IT from the CB community using paint mixing techniques 75 The Stitching Edit 26 Keep on Folding 57 In the Frame Treat yourself to our top fabric, Bethan Aspland on the Use die-cuts and bright layers haberdashery and notion picks! comeback craft that changed to make stunning greetings her life for the better 76 Beach Hut Cross-Stitch 60 Flower Crown Celebrate summer with this 48 WI Craft and Community Make someone queen for colourful stitched wall art Discover what the crafty WI the day with our paper headpiece members have made! 78 Cuddly Cutie 62 On Test: Royal Talens Pens Sew Jasmine, a sassy rag doll, for 83 Template Tasters Create stunning images with this your little sweetheart! Use these to recreate all the versatile range of artist’s tools projects that appear in this issue 81 Vanity Case Keep your beauty essentials safe in this elegant storage solution! 4 9c236b28-87c3cr-a4fts0-beea9ut-ibful0.cofem -88f40b5739e9

63 34 PET CRAFTING 78 60 19 SPECIAL 5 32 70+ Projects to Craft for Your Pets! Use your creative skills to make handmade treats for your four-legged friends 34 Lead the Way Pretty and practical, craft our patchwork leash for your furry friend 35 Cat Café Wish someone a happy purrthday with this cute greeting 36 Top That! Give your cards the meow-factor with our cut-out toppers 37 The Cat’s Whiskers Treat your favourite feline to a fun set of toys and food bowl mat 40 Stuart Hillard’s Craft Diary Stuart loves to craft projects for his pets – sometimes with a little help... 41 Pet Portrait Immortalise your darling dog or cute cat in a tapestry wall hanging 44 Make a Pet Blanket... ...with your three-part craft-along YOUR FREEBIES 69 Giveaways 37 Enter to win incredible prizes! 8 Your Gift Get romantic with your 70 Reader Offer Tattered Lace heart die Claim your bonus Tattered Lace bouquet die today 12 Craft-Along Try something new and 73 What’s New Online take your gift even further! Head to crafts-beautiful.com for an extra dose of inspiration 24 Puzzles Put your mind to the test with these puzzles 30 Subscribe Today Never miss an issue of your favourite magazine 9c236b28-87c3-c4ra0ftse-b9ea-ubtif0ul.fceom-88f40b5739e9

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PROJECT FINDER Find every project featured in this issue a little easier with our helpful index PET CRAFTING SPECIAL Lead the Way Cat Café The Cat’s Whiskers Pet Portrait Craft-Along Pet p34 p35 p37 p41 Blanket p44 YOUR FREEBIES Your Tattered Lace Craft-Along with your What’s New Online Heart Die p8 Kit p12 p73 COLOUR CREATIVE Colour Your World In the Frame Flower Crown p56 p57 p60 LEARN SOMETHING NEW Cuddly Cutie p78 Iris Folding Boost Your Craft Skills Next Level Masterclass p28 p63 p64 GET MAKING STITCH IT Fancy Folds You’ve Got Mail Friends Forever Beach Hut Cross- Vanity Case p19 p50 p52 Stitch p76 p81 9c236b28-87c3-c4ra0ftse-b9ea-ubtif0ul.fceom-88f40b5739e9 7

YOUR GIFT YOUR GIFT YOUR GIFT YOUR GIFT YOUR GIFT YOUR GIFT YOUR GIFT YOUR GIFT: WITH LOVE ALWAYS DIE Stuck for the right words? For those moments when we want to make a card ‘just because’, it can be tricky to find the right sentiment. Well, not anymore. This issue’s gift is incredibly versatile and allows you to craft for every occasion. Dynamic designer duo Colette Smith and Kitty Day have shown that a die isn’t just a die. Oh, it’s so much more. It can be a stencil, allow you to mask and create clever apertures too. Take a look at their impressive designs and get creating! MAKE 14 CARDS WITH YOUR KIT! Create a “Make your die go watercolour further by utilising it background using as an aperture, snip pink and blue inks. away sections from Once dry mount the inside and add onto coloured your own sentiment” card and glue onto a card base. Die-cut the heart COLETTE SMITH, CB DESIGNER from white card and add a little blue ink onto it. Glue onto the blank and decorate with sequins. Create a 12.5cm circle blank and cover with a circle of black card. Die-cut an 11cm circle of pink card, then die-cut the heart from the centre to leave a heart-shaped aperture. Back with black and white spotty paper. Matt onto the blank. Die-cut ‘hugs’ in black card and add to the centre of the heart. Position six gems to finish. 8 9c236b28-87c3cr-a4fts0-beea9ut-ibful0.cofem -88f40b5739e9

YOUR GIFT YOUR GIFT YOUR GIFT YOUR GIFT YOUR GIFT YOUR GIFT ONLINE INSPIRATION For more papercrafting projects, check out our free video tutorials at youtube. com/TheCraftsChannel Cut half the front away from a 12cm square blank and cover with patterned paper. Cover the inside with raspberry- coloured card. Die-cut the heart from white card and glue onto aqua card, cutting around the edge. Matt onto the front panel, attaching the left side of the heart only. Find the full instructions at crafts-beautiful.com Die-cut pink heart paper using the heart die and attach acetate on the back. Die-cut the heart from white card and glue onto the front of the acetate window. Add foam tape to the back, add sequins and fix a piece of card on top to create the shaker. Mount onto a white card blank and add twine and gems. Create a 10cm x 14cm landscape blank, cover the right-hand side with a 10cm x 11cm piece of floral-patterned paper. Die-cut the heart from white card, snip away the sentiment and attach to the patterned paper. Print a simple sentiment onto a piece of grey card and glue to the left of the heart. 9c236b28-87c3-c4ra0ftse-b9ea-ubtif0ul.fceom-88f40b5739e9 9

YOUR GIFT YOUR GIFT YOUR GIFT YOUR GIFT YOUR GIFT YOUR GIFT YOUR GIFT Attach a piece of ribbon across the bottom right corner of red dotty patterned paper and glue onto a card blank. Layer a strip of pink stripy paper and glue across the middle. Punch the corners from a piece of pink card and matt onto a slightly larger piece of white card, punch the corners of the white card. Die-cut the heart from white card and glue onto this piece. Add a bow with a pearl plus three pearls to the corner. Glue purple floral paper onto a card base. Layer a gingham purple ribbon onto lace ribbon, mount onto a purple stripy paper strip and glue onto a piece of card. Position in the centre of the card. Die-cut the heart from lilac card and glue onto blue patterned paper. Cut around the heart and fix onto the top of the greeting. Attach a bow with a gem. Glue on three paper flowers and three gems. Cut the heart out of three pieces of scrap card. Snip a section from the bottom of each heart to create a heart shaped balloon. Use each heart as a stencil to blend pink, yellow and orange inks over a 14cm square piece of white card. Cover a 15cm square blank with black card and matt the balloon panel onto it. Die-cut the word ‘Yay!’ from lettering and the cheers, both in black card and add the front of the blank. Finish with some gems. 10 9c236b28-87c3cr-a4fts0-beea9ut-ibful0.cofem -88f40b5739e9

YOUR GIFT YOUR GIFT YOUR GIFT YOUR GIFT YOUR GIFT YOUR GIFT Experiment with different card shapes Die-cut a repeat pattern onto white card using a background die. Mount onto black, then red card leaving a narrow border. Glue onto a card base. Die-cut the heart using white card, cut off the sentiment and mount onto red card. Fix to the greeting with foam pads. Glue the tiles across the heart. Add three black gems below. Score 10cm x 28cm of white card at 7cm and 21cm, then fold to create a gatefold blank. Cut a piece of blue floral-patterned paper to 9cm x 13cm, cut down the middle and attach to each side of the blank so they align in the centre. Die-cut the heart in white card and glue onto a piece of orange card, cutting around the edge. Snip down the centre and add to the floral- patterned blank as with the patterned paper, so the edges meet. Tr y masking and inking! NEXT MONTH IN CB… INCLUDES: ★ Brand new designs ★ 28 all-occasion must-have stamps ★ Five precision- cutting dies WORTH £19.99! TURN TO PAGE 87 TO FIND OUT MORE! FIND THE FULL INSTRUCTIONS AT CRAFTS-BEAUTIFUL.COM 9c236b28-87c3-c4ra0ftse-b9ea-ubtif0ul.fceom-88f40b5739e9 11

YOUR GIFT YOUR GIFT YOUR GIFT YOUR GIFT YOUR GIFT YOUR GIFT YOUR GIFT YOUR YOUR GIFT: CRAFT-ALONG Make use of your magazine kit and learn new skills along the way We used... Ready to soar to new crafty heights with your brand new Tattered Lace die? Well, strap in because Your Tattered Lace With Love Always die Pink Fresh the creative maestro Kitty Day, has really made it Studio In the Meadow: washi tape, coordinating die shine with these four stunning designs. Although Patterned papers Coloured card Tag shaped die impressive, these makes are actually simple to Paper bag Kraft card box Embellishments: ribbons, replicate. Gather together your patterned papers and gems, pearls Adhesives: glue, foam pads, foam tape some adhesives and let fancy layering take effect. “Don’t be afraid to cut your die-cuts and use the heart or sentiment separately” KITTY DAY, CB DESIGNER Vintage Tag Kraft Box 1 Die-cut the tag shape from stripy and 1 Cut a piece of floral paper to fit onto the box floral-patterned papers. Die-cut the front and two pieces for the sides. Mount each floral piece with a stitched edge. Die-cut the one onto white card, leaving a narrow border, then sentiment from your Tattered Lace die and fix glue onto the box. Die-cut the heart from bright onto cream paper. Mount onto a piece of red pink card and glue onto a piece of light pink card. card and glue onto the centre of the tag. 2 Cut around the heart and fix onto the centre 2 Add distress ink onto the tag and assemble of the box with foam pads. Add blue scalloped with foam pads and glue. Thread twine ribbon and a pink gingham bow at the top of the through the top of the tag. Add a paper box. Place three gems on each side of the front of heart embellishment and pearls to finish. the box and a peg to the top handle. 12 9c236b28-87c3cr-a4fts0-beea9ut-ibful0.cofem -88f40b5739e9

R GIFT YOUR GIFT YOUR GIFT YOUR GIFT YOUR GIFT YOUR GIFT YOUR GIFT JUST ADD THESE! JOIN OUR CRAFT-ALONG WITH JUST A FEW EXTRAS… Add flowers with ease thanks to the Pink Fresh Studio In the Meadow washi tape, £12.99, bumble berrys.co.uk This Violet Studio paper pad will pair perfectly with your die, £6, hobbycraft.co.uk WATCH US MAKE THIS ON facebook.co m /c r a f t s b e a u t i f u l Gift Bag Floral Card 1 Mount floral paper onto pink card and glue onto a paper 1 Die-cut a stitched diamond background panel bag. Trim a smaller rectangle of dotty paper and punch the from white card and glue onto another piece corners. Mount onto pink card with punched corners. Layer a of white card. Mount onto plum coloured card thin strip of glitter paper onto pink card, position at the bottom leaving a narrow border and glue onto a card of the dotty panel and add three heart embellishments. base. Die-cut the heart from white card and glue onto plum card. 2 Die-cut the heart from dotty paper and coloured card. Cut off the sentiment from both and glue together so you can 2 Cut around the heart and fix onto the centre of only see the coloured card slightly. Glue onto the panel and fix the card with foam pads. Die-cut flowers from to the bag with foam tape. Die-cut a hello sentiment from floral washi tape and attach around the edges of white and pink card, assemble and attach with foam pads. the heart. Add a few pearls to the flower centre. 9c236b28-87c3-c4ra0ftse-b9ea-ubtif0ul.fceom-88f40b5739e9 13

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SUPERCRAFTS AT SEA A peek at crafty Pembrokeshire and a pair of stylish new Supercrafters! Who’s a pretty boy then? I was instantly captivated Your perfect by the wonderful pocket buddy creations of my newest Supercrafters Katie Rachel Bath (L) and Katie Bergin (R) Bergin and Rachel Bath when I discovered them For more info about online. Further investigation revealed they were already paper flower- our upcoming followed on Instagram by quite a few of my regular making kits, sailings visit team, so when they joined us on a recent Saga cruise beading and supercraft Felted flower wreath kit to the Caribbean they fitted in seamlessly. jewellery- cruises.com Many passengers bought their lovely making kits, Bergin and Bath kits to take home, and both my husband Patrick and felting basics, felt visit Melin Tregwynt, a small I enjoyed it so much we ended up flower and embroidery boxes, whitewashed woollen mill in a remote needle felting into the night! My beginners’ macramé kits and a wooded valley near the coast. “There little budgie Eric now sits proudly variety of needle-felted animal has been a family-run mill there for on the felted flower wreath I made kits that I find enchanting. See if generations producing traditional in a separate workshop; they just you can resist the charms of their weave, deeply rooted in Welsh folk seemed to work together somehow! hedgehog or budgies! history,” they tell me. “The colours and patterns are just glorious. After Meet Supercrafters Bergin and Bath champion all- a delicious afternoon tea, you can natural, biodegradable materials look around the mill and the lovely Bergin and Bath and are working towards zero shop where we always buy offcuts waste. In their hometown of of fabric, wonderful for craft projects Katie and Rachel are two creative Berkhamsted, a lovely old market back at home. They also stock friends who started working together town in Hertfordshire, they also run gorgeous Welsh blankets, throws, back in 2013, producing editorial regular craft workshops. For more cushions, clothes and gifts.” for women’s lifestyle and craft details check out berginandbath. magazines. For several years, they co.uk or @berginandbath on Pembrokeshire offers a wealth of dreamed of creating their own craft Instagram, Facebook and Pinterest. crafty workshops: enjoy lino printing, brand – one that would make a difference, using sustainable products This month’s Crafty stamp making and creating leather that provided not only a mindful journals, tote bags and belts in challenge but also a high-quality finished result. City: Pembrokeshire Narbeth, learn the art of hand dyeing with ancient natural dyes in Boncath They could see there was room in the market for craft projects that Rachel and Katie have always been and try spoon carving in the Pengelli were unusual, beautiful and had wide-ranging appeal. So, in 2019 inspired by the big open skies and Forest (visit craftcourses.com for Rachel and Katie created their first range of planet-friendly craft kits rugged coastline of Pembrokeshire, more info). Or design your own for adults. They now have a large catalogue of products including which they often visit with family and traditional Welsh carving at the friends to go kayaking, bodyboarding Lovespoon workshop in Kilgetty – and walking. Whilst there they always from log to lovespoon in style! SUPERCRAFT FACTFILE: Melin Tregwynt, 01348 891 225, melintregwynt.co.uk • The Lovespoon Workshop, 01834 812152, thelovespoonworkshop.com 9c236b28-87c3-c4ra0ftse-b9ea-ubtif0ul.fceom-88f40b5739e9 15

H LATEST NEWS H LATEST NEWS H LATEST NEWS H LATEST NEWS H LATEST NEWS H LATES STOP THE PRESS Don’t miss our top crafty picks for July Although we usually think of crafting being done indoors, the long summer days are perfect for setting up a table in the garden to enjoy some al fresco creativity! You’ll find plenty of inspiration within these pages, from embroidery and calligraphy to adult colouring and making paper flowers, plus a free wellbeing digital magazine packed with ideas to boost your dopamine levels even further. COLOUR & CRAFT Pairing cardmaking with adult colouring, the Crafter’s Companion Card Front Colouring Pads boast a choice of stunning illustrations suitable for multiple occasions. Pick your favourite set of colouring pens for professional blended results, or leave the design blank for your recipient to colour in. crafterscompanion.co.uk FAB COOL CONCRETE FREEBIE! Give your craft space a bright new look with this concrete desk tidy, Claim your free available in pastel pink or green. downloadable wellbeing Handcrafted in London by Daniela magazine today! Looking Rubino, this sleek and simple design is after our mental health is ideal for holding pens and pencils, crucial and we’ve got the perfect companion to paintbrushes and more. £25, help. A Happier You For notjustashop.arts.ac.uk 2022 includes craft projects, health and beauty ideas, gardening how-tos and spirituality methods to give yourself a boost. Download it at crafts-beautiful.com. 16 9c236b28-87c3cr-a4fts0-beea9ut-ibful0.cofem -88f40b5739e9

ST NEWS H LATEST NEWS H LATEST NEWS H LATEST NEWS H LATEST NEWS H LATEST NEWS H TREAT YOURSELF! The Modern Calligraphy Co. is offering you lovely CB readers a whopping 30% discount off their best-selling Essential Calligraphy Kit and/or beginner nib book Secrets of Modern Calligraphy. These easy-to-use products give you everything you need to try your hand at calligraphy. This offer will run until 11th August. (Buy as many as you need. Not to be used in conjunction with any other offer). Visit themoderncalligraphyco.com and use the code CB30 at the checkout. BUSY BEES! The elves at Bothy Threads are picking up speed as they prepare for the next new product launch of 2022! 39 new kits are due for release on August 18th. Here is a sneak preview of one of the designs, Botanical Bee Tapestry, created by brand new artist Jade Mosinski, which is stitched on 10 count full-colour printed interlock canvas in Anchor tapestry wools. Keep an eye on bothythreads.com for more sneak peeks. ANIMAL MAGIC DoodleCraft Design creates both traditional and contemporary cross-stitch and blackwork embroidery kits, designed by Debbie Harding and made up by hand at their studio in Fife, Scotland. Their designs are also usable, such as their blackwork embroidery animals which can be stitched onto clothing. These include a wolf, a skull and a flying owl, with more coming soon. doodlecraftdesign.co.uk BLOOMING 17 LOVELY Wedding season is here, but rather than buy fresh arrangements, why not make your own? Paper Flowers by Jesse Chui reveals how to make blooms that look like the real thing for a gorgeous reminder of the special day. £19.99, visit gmcbooks.com for stockists. 9c236b28-87c3-c4ra0ftse-b9ea-ubtif0ul.fceom-88f40b5739e9

THE If your bookshelf BOOK is looking a little empty, don’t panic. We’ve handpicked four must-read recommendations that will provide CLUB you with insightful top tips on speedy painting, cutting machines and joyful living, the crafty way FEEL THE JOY QUICK CRAFTING AND... RELAX LET’S GET DIGITAL Even the most committed Feeling the pressures of There is a clue as to the Recently got your hands crafter sometimes needs the pandemic, Hannah spirit of Angelica Torres’ on a Cricut? Not sure Podbury found solace in art watercolour guide in its a little nudge to get and has now decided to title. Her book is all about how to use your Brother going. Laura Brand’s new help you do the same. Her using painting as a way to ScanNCut? Well, Laura glorious gouache guide relax, but also painting in book The Joy Journal features projects inspired a relaxed way. Angelica Strutt is here to help For Grown-Ups offers a by her daily walks during aims to take away the with her comprehensive host of crafting prompts lockdown, all of which guide. First, she explains for a variety of moods are quick and accessible. nerves that beginner and occasions. Laura’s Recognising that many artists might feel by how a digital cutting focus is on the process, crafters only have a few keeping things simple with machine works, talking rather than the result, with minutes a day to embrace easily accessible projects you through using your exercises for your creativity their creativity is the beauty and one instruction: crafty contraption. Then and wellbeing. Everything of Hannah’s book, offering breathe. Throughout her the fun starts, as Laura book, Angelica reminds offers up some gorgeous is accompanied with you a way to unwind you to be mindful and projects to ensure the delicate line drawings, to without the commitment. keep yourself at ease. infinite possibilities of round out Laura’s relaxed, £12.99, waterstones.com £11.99, blackwells.co.uk digital cutting aren’t too comforting vision. £13.59, overwhelming. £12.99, whsmith.co.uk searchpress.com OVER TO YOU… Here’s what you’ve been reading this month! ROSIE SAVAGE... MELISSA HYLAND... WANT TO APPEAR HERE “I’m about a third “I’ve just finished The IN OUR NEXT ISSUE? of the way through Heron’s Cry, the latest Head over to our How To Kill Your Ann Cleeves crime novel Facebook, Twitter or Family by Bella starring her new character, Instagram and let us Mackie. It’s so engrossing Detective Matthew Venn. It was utterly know what you’ve been reading and – though it’s strange gripping and kept me guessing right recently. You might find your comment to say – very funny!” up to the very end!” here or even your book club pick! 18 9c236b28-87c3cr-a4fts0-beea9ut-ibful0.cofem -88f40b5739e9

Fancy Folds Create extra-special greetings with these easy, yet striking designs Are you bored of making 2D cards and ready for a 19 challenge? Take your crafting to the next level with Sarah Jackman Read’s cleverly folded designs, which are relatively easy to master but will draw gasps of admiration from your recipients! She has paired these techniques with Maggie Holmes’ gorgeous Round Trip collection, featuring travel-themed prints in scrumptious pastel shades. 9c236b28-87c3-c4ra0ftse-b9ea-ubtif0ul.fceom-88f40b5739e9

We used... The indentation side of the score line should always be on Maggie Holmes Round Trip the outside when you fold it, so collection: 12” x 12” Paper Pad, take this into consideration for Chipboard Stickers, Ephemera, valley and mountain folds” Stationery Pack, Stickers, Enamel SARAH JACKMAN READ, CB DESIGNER Dots, Clips, Washi Tape Thickers Explore Foam and Cardstock Letter Stickers White card Dies: square, rectangle 2.5cm circle punch Adhesives Wherever Hello Beautiful Csrmafatrt We Go 1 Trim a sheet of A4 white card down Use a bone folder or 1 Trim 15cm x 25cm of white card to 28cm then draw a line down butter knife and a then score down at 4cm, 8cm, from 7cm and 21cm. Draw a ruler to score the 17cm and 21cm. Mark the centre at horizontal line 7cm up from the card and create the top plus 3cm down from the top bottom then trim away both corner crisp folds of all four score lines. Mark 7cm down panels above the line. Score down from the top corners then draw a line the remaining pencil lines then You Are Lovely from the centre mark down each valley-fold. Score across, 7.5cm down side to the outside marks and trim from the top then valley-fold. Adhere 1 Cut two 12cm x 14cm pieces of off the excess. 13cm x 13.5cm striped paper inside. white card. Cover one with floral paper trimmed slightly smaller and 2 Mountain-fold the outside score 2 Trim 7cm x 13.5cm of heart paper die-cut a 10cm x 16cm rectangle lines then valley-fold the inside and two 6.5cm square pieces of through it. Punch a semi-circle either ones. Cover each panel with three scenic paper then adhere to the front end. Trim two 1.5cm x 15cm strips of different papers trimmed slightly panels. Add stickers in the top-right white card, score and fold 1.5cm in smaller. Cut a sentiment into a and bottom-left corners, trimming from each end, then glue just the rectangle then attach a clip to the to fit. Wrap washi tape three times folded ends to the back of the white top-left corner. Fix to the top of the across an envelope then add card, either side of the aperture to central panel with foam pads then toppers. Attach a sentiment with create card loops. add stickers. foam pads then attach an envelope shaped clip in the bottom-left corner. 2 Trim two 11.5cm x 13.5cm pieces 3 Trim 4cm x 17cm of white card, Finish with stickers. of white card then score down at cover with star paper trimmed 7cm and 11cm. Mountain-fold the slightly smaller, then wrap washi tape first score lines and valley-fold the across the middle. Adhere to the second ones. Lay the pieces of card bottom of the outside panels then so they mirror each other with the embellish with stickers. 20 9c236b28-87c3cr-a4fts0-beea9ut-ibful0.cofem -88f40b5739e9

largest panels next to each other. Best Day Ever 3 Stick 7.5cm Cover the large panels with matching x 14.5cm of paper and the central panels with 1 Cut 15cm x 28.5cm of white card striped paper matching paper trimmed slightly then score at 9.5cm, 17.5cm, 19cm to the central smaller. Cut a 2mm x 2.5cm slit, 2cm and 27cm. Valley-fold all the score panel then trim up from the bottom of the central lines. Turn the card over so the 1.5cm a sentiment panel. Turn them over then run flap is on the left-hand side. Trim from a tag and add it towards the double-sided tape down the flaps. 7.5cm x 14.5cm of floral paper then top. Trim two 1cm x 14.5cm strips of adhere to the left-hand panel. contrasting paper and glue either 3 Draw a line down the centre of Die-cut two 5cm squares through the side. Run double-sided tape on the the other piece of white card. left-hand panel. flap on the left-hand side of the Place the folded pieces of card on apertures. top so the first fold lines lie next to 2 Trim 1cm x 14.5cm of contrasting each other down the central line paper then glue next to the floral 4 Lay the apertures on top of the then remove the backing from the paper on the right-hand side. Turn striped paper so the flap is in line double-sided tape and attach. Glue the card over so the apertures are with the first score line. Remove the 8cm x 11cm of patterned paper in face-down on the right-hand side. backing from the double-sided tape the centre. then fold the left-hand panel on top. When you open the card, the inside 4 Trim 3cm x 10cm of white card will pop up. Trim a bouquet topper then create a 5mm x 1cm tab to fit in the bottom aperture, then in each corner. Cover the centre of add stickers. Decorate the front the strip with floral paper then push panel, using alphabet stickers to the ends through the slits. Add a complete the sentiment. flower topper then fix part of the sentiment and stickers to the top of the central panel. 6 Take the card with the aperture and push the ends of the folded panels through the card loops at the back. The panels should sit folded behind the aperture. Pull each end to reveal the inside then decorate the end panels with stickers. Add the rest of the sentiment and butterfly to the front. Craft Shop HOLIDAY FUN We love American Crafts’ Round Trip collection by Maggie Holmes, including a 12” x 12” paper pad, £17.99, and stationery pack, £10.99, heylittlemagpie.com 9c236b28-87c3-c4ra0ftse-b9ea-ubtif0ul.fceom-88f40b5739e9 21

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Keep on folding Bethan Aspland on the comeback craft that changed her life for the better WORDS BY AMELIA BOLTON M indful, joyful, and me feel pride and accomplishment, results,” laughs Bethan. The complex, beautiful.” These are the that my condition had taken away camera lens look appears somewhat three little words Bethan from me,” Bethan explains. “Iris intricate and even impossible to uses to describe iris folding has become a kind of achieve, but Bethan confirms that folding. What was once a dated and therapy. By relaxing into the mindful it’s easier than you thought. “It’s not forgotten method is now a modern process my worries just fade away.” as complicated as it looks! Having and contemporary technique thanks a professional pattern with clear to creatives such as Bethan, who has Joyful. “Iris folding triggers instructions to guide you is brought iris folding back to the emotions in me that nothing else especially important for beginners.” forefront of the craft scene. “It was quite compares with,” admits Bethan. like a time capsule from a century “By paying attention to colours and ago,” she smiles. “I’ve adapted and textures, I become so immersed in evolved the technique over time by the repeated folding process.\" At adding my own unique style.” this point, Bethan reminds us why we Mindful. Bethan received a craft in the first place. “Remember to sudden diagnosis of chronic fatigue enjoy yourself and don’t overthink the syndrome (ME) in 2015 and used a end result. Practising a mindful craft wheelchair to get around for two like iris folding is more about self years. “My mental health nose-dived, care and personal enjoyment.” but I remembered the hobby my mum had once shared with me.” Beautiful. After admiring Bethan’s Cue iris folding! “It was the perfect work, we can’t think of a more escape, a mindful practice to help suitable word to sum up the aesthetic. “It’s a bonus that the technique creates such stunning 26 9c236b28-87c3cr-a4fts0-beea9ut-ibful0.cofem -88f40b5739e9

Bethan’s dos and don’ts Folding without a template – don’t even go there! It’s extremely hard to obtain an even spiral and it just doesn’t look effective at all Be careful with the sticky tape so it doesn’t encroach on the aperture window. You can end up with bits visible on the good side of the card Don’t be tempted to peek before you complete the pattern. Once you move it, it’s really hard to put it back in the right place and pick up from where you were Lockdown didn’t stop Bethan. experience, from the microphone We felt privileged to have Quite the opposite. During the midst testing, to getting set up for filming, featured on Bethan’s monopoly of a pandemic, her business Pretty In and even teaching Kirstie how to iris Paper By B took off and wow did it fold.” Bethan’s ‘Christmas at home’ board – how exciting! soar. “I needed a way to keep busy design combined iris folding with and find a sense of connection from quilling and paper flower rolling, but loved the TV experience and have the walls of my own home. I started she admits that it was a huge more exciting media opportunities recording my work and posting it challenge. “I gave myself so much to coming up, but I can’t say too much online. It turns out, other people do that I wasn’t sure I would finish in just yet,” she whispers. “I’ll be hosting found as much comfort and joy in iris the assigned four-hour time period. workshops too and have a stand at folding as I do,” Bethan giggles. My little fingers have never worked so several of The Creative Craft Shows Within just a few months, she had fast in all my life.” She completed her around the UK. I can’t wait to meet built a community of 20,000 design on the very last second of the crafters in person.” That’s exactly Instagram followers and now, with countdown timer... phew. what Bethan is all about... forming a following of 63,100, she continues connections and creating a friendly to inspire people far and wide. From one challenge to the next, community of creatives both online “I empower others to create their Bethan decided to put her skills to and in real life through her beloved own mindful craft experiences by the test and recreate a board game craft. We couldn’t agree more! providing specialised iris folding using iris folding techniques. “I liked kits, digital templates and online the idea of a monopoly board with Follow-along with Bethan at tutorials. I receive messages every iris folded tiles and thought prettyinpaperbyb.com day from people across the world papercrafting destinations would be telling me how much of an impact fitting,” she explains. “I spent over two I have made on their life. It’s these months designing and making each messages which fuel my motivation individual square before finally to help more people manage their piecing it together to create a board mental health through craft.” almost as tall as me!” And guess what... Crafts Beautiful magazine has From phone screens to TV screens, its own square. We know which Bethan featured on none other than destination we’ve got our eye on. Channel 4’s Kirstie’s Handmade Christmas, the show that every So, what’s next for Bethan and her professional crafter dreams of brand Pretty In Paper By B? “I’m really starring on. “I enjoyed the whole keen to develop the business and design my own paper packs. I also TURN OVER TO TRY AN IRIS FOLDING PROJECT! 9c236b28-87c3-c4ra0ftse-b9ea-ubtif0ul.fceom-88f40b5739e9 27

LEARN SOMETHING NEW! Iris Folding Masterclass Craft-along with Pretty In Paper By B to sucseed at this fun technique Now that you’ve read Bethan’s Csrmafatrt iris folding story, it’s time to When choosing your give it a go for yourself. At first coloured paper, try to glance, this project might look use those between complicated, but never fear, 80-120gsm as these Bethan has designed this easy- to-follow template for complete are best for iris newbies. And guess what? You folding can make it using supplies Fcrereafttesm-bpelaatue t+ifudol.wcnolmoad you’ll already have laying around at home! We used... One sheet of A5 card One sheet of A5 plain paper Coloured paper: one dark green, one light green, three pink and red One small piece shiny card Adhesives: sticky tape, double-sided tape, Blu Tack 1 Using the template provided on 3 Gather your five papers, and cut card, cut your piece of A5 plain the pattern pages, cut along the two long narrow strips of each paper slightly smaller than the card dashed lines to cut out the iris folding pattern, card template, and pattern paper, approximately 2cm wide. Fold template and fold in half. Add a guide. With your A5 piece of card landscape, lay the template on top each strip over lengthwise to make a border of double-sided sticky tape of your card, lining up the edges of card and template. Using a blunt long border roughly 7mm wide. Start around the back of the left side of pencil, trace the bold outline of the watermelon slice (press down hard). with a strip of paper colour A (dark the insert. Stick this in place over the This should leave a score line on the card below. Remove the template green) and place the folded edge messy paper folds in your card, lining from the card. along line number 1 on the iris folding up the insert fold with the card fold. 2 Place your A5 piece of card on top of a cutting mat. Then, pattern. Trim the strip so that it covers Finish with gems and a printed or following your score line, use your craft knife to cut out the watermelon section 1 with a little overlap at each handwritten sentiment. shape. You should now have a watermelon card aperture. Place end. Use sticky tape to secure each a couple of bits of Blu Tack on the reverse side of the watermelon iris end of the strip in place. Craft WINGING IT folding pattern and gently secure to the table. Next, place your 4 Repeat by adding more folded Shop Continue your iris watermelon card aperture over paper strips. Follow the pattern folding journey the iris folding pattern and secure in guide, placing the strips carefully with a huge place with Blu Tack. Your watermelon along the lines in numerical order. selection of kits, shape should be on the left-hand When all of the strips are in place, our favourite is side of the card. cut a small piece of shiny card, this butterfly set! large enough to cover the hole in £16.99, prettyin the middle (the iris) and stick this paperbyb.com face down with some sticky tape. Turn over your card to reveal your watermelon design. 5 To form the back, fold your card in half. To make an insert for the 28 9c236b28-87c3cr-a4fts0-beea9ut-ibful0.cofem -88f40b5739e9

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70+ PROJECTS SLEEPY TIME TO CRAFT FOR Give your pooch some panache with Lucinda Ganderton’s adorable dog bed and coat! Every YOUR PETS! hound deserves to unwind in comfort and style Use your crafty skills to and this project includes a padded dog bed, create handmade treats for suitable for a medium-sized pooch, and a your four-legged friends fetching outer garment for when they wake up ready for walkies. Choose a quirky dog print WORDS BY MELISSA HYLAND fabric for maximum cuteness! PICTURE PERFECT Celebrate man’s best friend with Carolyn Letten’s dog lover’s set! Create a cute piece of framed wall art for someone who’s crazy about pooches, using simple appliqué and machine embroidery, then sew a matching cushion as well. We’ve used bright Liberty prints to add some retro appeal and paired these with traditional calico and linen. DINNER DATE If you’re more of a cat person, FELINE FUN Jane Kharade’s set of stencilled pet accessories will be right up If you have a beloved moggy or are trying to win the affections of a friend your street. She takes you or family member’s cat, Nicola Valiji step-by-step through crafting has created three patterns that they will love. Choose from a thrifty toilet a food bowl, placemat and greeting card, adorned with roll cover, a stripy fish, and a cute fishbone motifs, plus a cat collar mouse featuring a useful strap – so and bracelet which feature a you can join the fun and help bring cute silver kitty charm, hand sculpted from PMC clay. You out your pet’s inner kitten. could also adapt this collection for a dog, by replacing the fish stencil with a bone. 32 9c236b28-87c3cr-a4fts0-beea9ut-ibful0.cofem -88f40b5739e9

CANINE CARDS PURRFECT COSY COAT PRESENT In addition to makes for your It may be sunny outside now but if pets, we’ve included some in your Personalise a gift for someone you make an early start on Susie download pack that are inspired special with Jane Kharade’s cat Johns’ Fair Isle inspired dog coat, you by our trusty companions as well. lover set. This gorgeous quick- should have it ready in plenty of time for the colder months. This lovely What could be better than make appliqué cushion and design is knitted in pure Shetland sending a dog-loving friend a picture, with pretty button detail, wool and lined with fleece fabric, ‘pawsome’ card? These kennel is perfect for a fan of felines but which is sure to keep your pooch greetings are easy to make and snuggly on chilly walks. Susie also you can even create your own would also make a wonderful explains how to adjust the size, so birthday or anniversary gift. you can make this for a Pomeranian 3D dog and bowl. Choose your recipient’s favourite all the way up to a cocker spaniel. colour scheme and coordinate all FABULOUS the fabrics and embellishments. FELTING If you’re after a really quick and easy make, treat a kitty to these easy no-knit balls from Drops. This super simple project turns pure wool into toy balls, and you don’t even need to knit a single stitch! They’re so easy that non-crafters will love them too and they’ll be greatly appreciated by the furry recipients. FASHION WAIT, BEFORE YOU GO! STATEMENT Check out Corinne Bradd’s How cute does editor Jess’ toy video tutorials over at The poodle Roxie look wearing this smart Crafts Channel for even more ideas to spoil your pets rotten, bow tie collar? This simple sewing including a dog bone toy, project is the creation of Amanda personalised bandanas, Walker, who has also teamed it with a and a rag rug snuffle mat. matching dog bed, perfect for a youtube.com/thecraftschannel beginner sewer looking for a challenge. Amanda shows you an alternative method of applying piping cord that ensures neat and sharp corners every time. Download your free Projects to Craft For Your Pets pack at crafts-beautiful.com 9c236b28-87c3-c4ra0ftse-b9ea-ubtif0ul.fceom-88f40b5739e9 33

Lead the Way Pretty and practical, make our patchwork leash for your furry friend If you demand only the best for Sstimtchart your precious pup (we don’t Make the patchwork blame you), then nothing short pieces smaller to use of a bespoke dog lead will do. up leftovers from Follow in Chloe Hailwood’s your stash footsteps and stitch up a harness to give your dog a new leash of life! Something to consider before you get started... for extra strength, thread a length of 12mm rope or cord through the centre cavity before attaching the ring and clip. We used... Five contrasting 20cm x 35cm cotton fabrics 1m heavyweight interfacing Strong sewing thread Topstitch needle 40mm D ring 30mm dog lead clip with a straight edge loop Knitting needle Sewing machine NOTE: 1cm seam allowance used throughout, unless otherwise stated. 1 Iron interfacing to the reverse of all hem inwards on the raw edge, stitch five fabrics. From each fabric mark a rectangle shape through these and cut two strips, 10cm x 35cm. folds with a cross through the centre From these strips cut a selection of for extra reinforcement. Place the lengths, varying from 10cm to the full clip on the opposite end of the lead, 35cm. Stitch alternate strips together, 8cm down from the top. with right sides facing and stitching the shortest edges to make one long 4 Fold a 2cm hem inwards on the length. Sew each seam twice for raw edge, pin in place and stitch strength. Press open all the seams. from this hem up to the top, directly underneath the clip loop and back 2 Fold in half lengthways with right down again stitching a rectangle, sides facing and gently press to again with a cross through for hold the fold. Pin and stitch down the extra strength. entire length twice. Leave a 5cm gap on one end to help with starting to turn through. Turn inside out using the blunt, top end of a knitting needle if necessary to help gently push out. When turned through, press again before topstitching down each side, using a 5mm seam allowance. 3 Position the D ring buckle over one end, 5cm down. Fold a 1cm 34 9c236b28-87c3cr-a4fts0-beea9ut-ibful0.cofem -88f40b5739e9

Cat Café Wish someone a happy purrthday with this cute greeting Well, what could be better than to Csrmafatrt “I’ve made this be seated somewhere comfy with as a square a cup of tea or coffee? Having an Measure and score stepper card, adorable cat to cuddle, of course! the card pieces but a rectangle Thanks to the phenomenon of the would work just as well” cat café, you can do just that, and carefully to create the perfect SARAH JACKMAN READ, CB DESIGNER these super-fun establishments stepper card are celebrated in a delightful set of must-have free papers, borders and sentiments designed by Millicent Venton. Use them to make this sweet stepper greeting by Sarah Jackman Read, or experiment with different folds and papers to create your own fun designs. We used... Free Cat Café patterned papers (papercraftermagazine.co.uk) Cardstock: white, yellow Circle dies Spotty organza ribbon Adhesives: 3D foam pads, glue Die-cutting machine 1 Create a 14.5cm square top- across the front. Attach a sentiment KITTY CORNER folding white blank. Trim white on top with 3D foam pads. card to 13cm x 14.5cm, then score We all love a freebie and down from the long edge at 6cm 4 Die-cut an 8cm circle from white these Cat Café printables and 12cm. Fix the flap to the front card and checked paper, then of the blank, then mountain fold glue together. Die-cut an 8cm circle are so versatile, you’ll the other score line. from yellow, followed by a 6cm circle want to use them over through it to create a frame. Fix on and over again! Find 2 Matt doughnut paper, 13.5cm top of the circle with 3D foam pads, them at papercrafter square, onto yellow card and then stick above the sentiment. adhere to the back panel. Cut out a magazine.co.uk/ café counter and sign, then attach 5 Cut out a lady in a chair and downloads on top. Secure a sentiment above the attach on top of the circular counter with 3D foam pads. frame with 3D foam pads. Add a cat either side. Adhere a ribbon bow on 3 Trim two contrasting papers to the left-hand side of the circle. 5cm x 13.5cm, layer onto yellow, and fix to the other two panels. Adhere a 1cm strip of checked paper 9c236b28-87c3-c4ra0ftse-b9ea-ubtif0ul.fceom-88f40b5739e9 35

Top That! Give your cards the meow-factor with our cut-out toppers WANT MORE? Head to papercrafter magazine.co.uk and search ‘Barking Mad’ and ‘Cat Cafe’ to find stunning papers designed by illustrators Jane Farnham and Millicent Venton 36 9c236b28-87c3cr-a4fts0-beea9ut-ibful0.cofem -88f40b5739e9

The Cat’s Whiskers Treat your favourite feline to a fun set of toys and food bowl mat Cat lovers rejoice, Sophia Palmer has created a fantastic gift set that any furry friend would love, including cute toys and a personalised food bowl mat. Using simple sewing techniques and machine zigzag appliqué, this project is great for beginners, and you can have so much fun personalising your food mats. Why not add two fish instead of a name or a bone to make it for a dog? We used... Craft cotton, two colours Felt scraps Bondaweb Sarille interlining Rope or string Toy stuffing Catnip (optional) Scissors All seam allowances 10mm unless stated otherwise. Fcrereafttesm-bpelaatue t+ifudol.wcnolmoad 37 9c236b28-87c3-c4ra0ftse-b9ea-ubtif0ul.fceom-88f40b5739e9

Felt Ball 2 In the centre of each circle cut a a narrow zigzag stitch to machine tiny cross shape or hole no thicker appliqué the pieces in place. 1 Cut a series of different sized than your rope or string. Tie a knot in circles from felt. The largest is one end of your string then start 3 Once you’re happy with the roughly 7cm in diameter and the threading the felt circles on, creating appliqué front, lay the second smallest is 2cm. You will need to the ball shape as you go. Tie a knot cotton piece, right sides together, cut enough of each size to make a in the other end of the string to followed by the interlining piece on ball shape which will depend on the secure the felt shapes in place. top. Sew around all four edges, thickness of the felt – try making at leaving an 8cm gap. Trim the corners least two of each size and stacking Food Bowl Mat and turn right side out through the them in a half ball shape to see if gap. Press flat. Topstitch around all you need to add more, then repeat 1 Cut two 22cm x 42cm pieces of four sides, sealing the gap as you go for the other side. your main cotton fabric, plus a and press. piece of interlining the same size. Trace the fish template provided on “If you struggle the pattern pages onto Bondaweb. with zigzag If you want to add a name, print it appliqué, you off from your computer and trace can hand sew onto the Bondaweb as well. Make a blanket stitch around sure you trace your wording on the your wording and glue side first, so it ends up the right shapes if preferred” way around. SOPHIA PALMER, CB DESIGNER 2 Loosely cut the fish and lettering out then lay them glue side down on the back of your contrasting fabric. Iron in place, following the manufacturer’s instructions then cut out neatly. Lay the cut shapes onto one of the cotton pieces, peel off the backing paper and iron in place. Use 38 9c236b28-87c3cr-a4fts0-beea9ut-ibful0.cofem -88f40b5739e9

Stuffed Mouse 1 Cut two mouse side shapes, four a small eye shape from felt and ears and one base shape from hand sew this in place on each your chosen cotton fabrics, plus a head shape. Sew the fish shapes, 4cm x 15cm rectangle for the tail. right sides together, all the way Press this in half lengthways, fold around leaving a small 5cm gap the two outer edges inwards towards in the side of the tail. this halfway line, then fold in half lengthways again to conceal the 2 Clip into all the curves to help raw edges. Sew the tail down the create the shape. Turn the fish long open edge. right side out through the gap and press flat. Stuff the fish with 2 Cut a small eye shape from felt toy stuffing and add some catnip if and hand sew this in place on preferred. Hand sew the gap closed each side shape near the point. Stitch with a ladder stitch. two ear shapes, right sides together, leaving the bottom straight edge open. Clip into the curves, turn right side out and press flat. Repeat for the second pair of ear shapes. 3 Place both side shapes, right sides together, and sandwich the ears in place on top making sure the raw edges are together and the ears are inside. Sandwich the tail in the back, again making sure that it is inside and the raw edges are aligned. Pin in place. Sew all the way along the top curve leaving the straight bottom edge open. 4 Sew the base of the mouse to the bottom of the curved shapes, leaving a small gap. Make sure the ears and tail are inside and won’t get caught in the sewing. Clip into all the curves to help form the shape. 5 Turn the mouse shape right side out through the gap. Press lightly if you can. Fill the mouse with toy stuffing and some catnip, if you have it. Hand sew the gap closed with a ladder stitch. Stuffed Sardine 1 Cut two fish heads and two tails from your chosen cotton. Sew a head and tail shape together, then repeat for the other two pieces. Cut CSrhaofpt FABULOUS FABRIC A WEE NIP WAIT, BEFORE YOU GO! Hobbycraft offers Make your cat Want to make a matching a wide range of toys extra- greeting as well? Check appealing by out this cute Decoupage felt and fabric, such as adding some Cat Card project over at this Aqua Essential dried catnip – Trend cotton fat they’ll love it! £6 for crafts-beautiful.com quarters pack. £8, 50g, nealsyardremedies.com hobbycraft.co.uk 9c236b28-87c3-c4ra0ftse-b9ea-ubtif0ul.fceom-88f40b5739e9 39

CRAFT DIARY Stuart Hillard Stuart loves to craft projects for his pets – sometimes with a little help... W e all enjoy making Treat your pet pooch to this things for the ones we Simplicity S8861 dog coat pattern love, but I think it’s time we start crafting for our favourite members of the family, and there’s no doubt that we are a nation of animal lovers, with 51% of UK adults owning a pet. Crafting for our pets is a lovely extension of what we already do, and it doesn’t hurt that it’s cute and lots of fun too! If you enjoy sewing, it’s great to make a little quilt for your furry friend. Embroider your dog’s portrait with Hoop n Loop by Carol Tai, I’ve made several for my cats over hardiegrant.com the years, mostly driven by sample pyrography if sewing isn’t your thing making for magazines and books. or if you fancy trying a new craft... Find this cute cat block I’ll create a few blocks, try out a new just make sure that the materials and quilt at sewmag.co.uk technique or colour combination techniques are pet friendly. then turn the results into a mini quilt. table directly in front of the machine, Your animals can also supply staring at me and meowing at the It’s a great way to use ‘orphan’ top of her voice, so now I try to get inspiration, using photographs and her involved with my crafting as blocks or something experimental much as I can. Mrs Mills is brilliant digital art to create fantasy portraits, at holding paper sewing patterns that you’re less than happy with. in position by laying on top of them make up scrapbook pages or craft and is the very best quality controller Who knows, you might when it comes to the softness of precious mementoes fabric. What’s more, if I ever need grow to love your “Crafting for pets is from paw prints or wool or ribbons ‘sorted’ into a creation when you big tangle, I know just who to see it being used! a lovely extension shed feathers. Many call upon! cpyllafamoiokoolnavsaTeruudtoehnptlolmedeyaybelrrdcteiocnsegcebrfsjmheeeawewbtaasradiuhesnhntdosetigasc,lero.tvchcihpeFtefoosaroacsoaltatoltrtoa’mttosnfmseroahrtuon,daaprsalgefcpstyuhtcwoneeleuidtfxfdshiuusowntriatie.nelhasYgmpiofnaneusuottdsnrwitteo’sbehdfmroaaeuaoelrtslmoi!ldygtI”roehmjtteorhstsaebeptaodnoiarnda.es.sf.pgasytluieenhnldsdetsitfyystnhrwikifeestsoiganbotaaoameinryrrtnwerds’asasdgscoearhwrnowfrgmgeole.oolseeoloIyerohtpra,mtceserwhm’nstiriscemdnaoytfuddlegsfeuaesonrfehcahsl’ugdwtkchieorseeaearnsd,nst Stuart x who sniffed, pawed and growled at the cushion forevermore! My lovely friend Maxine is a brilliant artist and crafter who has created 3D portraits of pets in a variety of mediums including polymer clay, cartoon and caricature drawings and more recently, painted wooden pegs. Lending a helping paw... Some people even craft with their pets at times, whether they like it or not! My cat, Mrs Mills likes my full attention and doesn’t appreciate me spending more time with my sewing machine than with her. Her favourite trick is to perch on the edge of the 40 9c236b28-87c3cr-a4fts0-beea9ut-ibful0.cofem -88f40b5739e9

Pooch Portrait 41 Immortalise your darling dog or cute cat in a tapestry wall hanging In addition to making projects for your pets, why not use them as the inspiration for a piece of art as well? Kristin Carter shows you how to turn a treasured photo of your beloved companion into a template for this personalised tapestry weaving that will look lovely hanging on any wall. The dog in this example was quite fluffy, so mohair yarn was used for the fur, but you can substitute a standard worsted yarn for a less hirsute hound! 9c236b28-87c3-c4ra0ftse-b9ea-ubtif0ul.fceom-88f40b5739e9

We used... Yarn: chunky, 80g; light/medium, 40g; mohair/bouclé, 40g 10g cotton warp thread Embroidery cotton Pet photograph Computer and printer Tapestry loom Tapestry needle Scissors Shed stick Beater Round wooden dowel rod 1 To create the template, use a the weave, and just focus on Csrmafatrt programme such as Microsoft getting a good base down. Excel to crop and resize a photo from Choose a pet photo your computer [1] to the right size for 4 Keep working up the template, that gives a bit of the loom and print it in greyscale. weaving in the details of any Tape the poster pieces and draw clothing, the facial features and the colour contrast, some over the image outlines with a felt-tip collar until you are past the subject movement and lots pen [2]. With the template in place, shape, and back to full background of personality double string your loom to size. weaving. Leave a good 6cm-7cm gap between the subject and the top of the weave so the design isn’t going 2 Using the background colour, lay to look too jammed in at the top. the first six to eight rows of tabby Check the piece is even, and weave weave – this is the base layer of your in your hemstitch to lock it off. tapestry that the rya fringe will be secured into (see How To panel). 5 Remove the backing from your To make the subject the hero for loom and weave in all the ends. this piece, half-sized rya knots were Before you start overweaving in the added along the bottom for the fur, it’s handy to lay down a rough fringe. Do this by using a 10cm rya guide of which direction you should guide and cutting those strings in half again before laying the full row onto the loom. 3 Start weaving up the loom following your template. As this design will be over-woven with fluffy bouclé and mohair, you just need to do a standard tabby weave over the shape of the subject to start with. Be sure that you’re using white for the white areas, black for black and so on, but you can relax on the look of 1 23 42 9c236b28-87c3cr-a4fts0-beea9ut-ibful0.cofem -88f40b5739e9

be working in. Grab a marker, and contrast areas such as spots by How To.. with the template next to you, draw weaving in the darker colour over Tabby Weave in any areas where the fur needs to the patch you marked up earlier, change such as spots on the chest, then overweaving the original fur 1 Thread your needle with a and any shapes the fur should colour over the sides of the shape length of the fringe yarn, six curve around like the hair around on your next pass to fill in any times the width of the frame. With the snout [3]. missing patches in the fur. the shed stick in the middle of the loom, turn it to the narrow side, 6 Using the primary fur yarn, start 8 As you use each colour for the creating an open space that overweaving the shape of those fur and facial details, for example pushes every second warp thread curves and patches onto the base wet/darker hair around the mouth, up and the alternating threads [4]. While overweaving, you want to you will be layering and re-layering down. Slide the needle through have as little yarn criss-crossing the colour over colour and in between this gap from left to right, keeping back of the weaving as possible, threads to get that depth of colour a 5cm tail at the end, but down so try to weave it in continuous and contrast. Once you’re happy pull tightly. lines up and back across the area, with how the fur is looking, the ends passing the needle through to the can be woven in and trimmed at 2 Roll the shed stick flat to close back of the weaving through only the back. Remove the weaving the gap. Take the needle one or two warp threads or rows from the loom. under and over the threads in the instead of jumping right across side opposite direction and sequence, to side so you have long trails of 9 Embroider features such as the aiming 10cm-15cm above the yarns on the reverse. Also pay eyes and a shiny highlight on a bottom row in an arc shape. attention to the tension of your wet nose [5]. For this example, dark When the needle is back to the overweaving. If you pull the yarn pupils were embroidered for the eyes left, hold the last warp thread too tightly, it will pucker the piece with black thread, so that they had together with the end of the yarn when it is taken off the loom. some direction in the glance followed on the previous row and pull by two little white accent stitches, so through the excess, keeping it in 7 If your subject’s fur has a large they had some shine to them. Some a smooth arc shape. amount of colour change, build pink shades were also layered onto in the next colour along the shape the tongue, using the original source 3 Using the beater and working lines of the first, and where your picture as a guide to where the light in quarters, push the centre of template shows the darker or lighter and dark areas of the shape were. the arc down to the bottom row, colours of the coat will be. Be sure Measure and cut the dowel, attach then push the front quarter down, to trim the ends of the overweaving your weaving to the rod and trim up then the third quarter. Once the as you go. Weave in any high the rya fringe. three points are touching the bottom row, work along to flatten “Remember that your photo is only the entire arc to the bottom row. a guide – feel free to change an Continue this tabby weave until intricately detailed collar to a plain you have 6-8 rows to anchor one, or simplify several nuanced your weaving. colours in the fur to just a few” MELISSA HYLAND, DEPUTY EDITOR 45 bookGET THE Discover more woven wall hangings to make in Tapestry Weaving for Beginners and Beyond by Kristin Carter (David & Charles, £16.99), davidandcharles.com 9c236b28-87c3-c4ra0ftse-b9ea-ubtif0ul.fceom-88f40b5739e9 43

Make a Knit, Crochet & Pet Blanket... Stitch! ...with your three-part craft-along Our make along series is back and we can’t wait to show you what’s in store this issue! In part one of our latest three-part make, our crafty queen Amanda Walker shows how to work the centre square of her patchwork doggy blanket, which combines knitting and crochet with a fabric centre square. And don’t miss the second part next month, when Amanda shows how to make up and add the surrounding fabric squares – your furry friend will be so glad you did! We used... Hayfield Bonus DK: Silver Mist, Primrose Cotton fabric 4mm knitting needles 4mm crochet hook Sewing machine Matching thread Darning needle KNITTED SQUARES Make eight, measuring 11.5cm Using 4mm needles and Silver Mist cast on 26 sts Cont to plain knit until the work meas 11.5cm long; approximately 38 rows, although this may vary depending on the tension you knit at. Slip the first st of every row to ensure that the edges stay neat Cast off and weave in all ends CROCHET SQUARES “If the crocheted or knitted squares become a little distorted, pin them to Make eight your ironing board correcting the shape, Using 4mm hook and Silver Mist make steam with an iron and leave to cool” a chain foundation ring, 5ch, one sl st into first ch st, forming a ring AMANDA WALKER, CB DESIGNER Rnd 1: 3ch, work 2tr into ring, 2ch, (3tr into ring, 2ch) three times, join with a sl st into top of first 3ch Note: 2ch between the tr become the corners Rnd 2: 3ch, 2tr into first corner, (1ch, [3tr, 2ch, 3tr] into next corner) three times, 1ch, 3tr into first corner, join with a sl st into top of first 3ch Rnd 3: 3ch, 2tr into corner, (1ch, 3tr into next gap, 1ch [3tr, 2ch, 3tr] into next corner) three times, 1ch, 3tr into next gap, 1ch, 3tr into corner at beg 44 9c236b28-87c3cr-a4fts0-beea9ut-ibful0.cofem -88f40b5739e9

Sstimtchart When sewing the fabric corner at beg of rnd, join with joined. Cut a 12.7cm square of fabric, to the granny squares, a sl st into top of first 3ch then fold and press in 7mm around make sure that just the all four edges. Lay this in the centre TO MAKE UP of the knitted and crocheted squares outer chains of the and pin in place. Machine edge stitch crochet are Take four knitted and four crocheted this fabric square onto the edges of caught squares (the rest will be used at a the crocheted squares. later stage), and weave in all the of rnd, join with a sl st into loose yarn ends. Lay them out with CSrhaofpt BLUE AND top of first 3ch the knitted squares on the corners Change to Primrose and the crocheted squares in YELLOW Rnd 4: 3ch, 2tr into corner, (1ch, 3tr between. The squares are joined into next two gaps, 1ch [3tr, 2ch, 3tr] with a double crocheted seam Hayfield Bonus into next corner) three times, 1ch, 3tr which forms a ridge on the right DK in Silver Mist into next two gaps, 1ch, 3tr into side of the work. Pick up a knitted corner at beg of rnd, join with and a crocheted square and with the (678) and a sl st into top of first 3ch wrong sides of the work facing, join Primrose (957), Change to Silver Mist the edges together by picking up the Rnd 5: 3ch, 2tr into corner, (1ch, 3tr edge stitches of both the knitted and £2.50 each, into next three gaps, 1ch, [3tr, 2ch 3tr] crocheted squares then work double hobbycraft.co.uk into next corner) three times,1ch, 3tr crocheted stitches across the join. into next three gaps, 1ch, 3tr into Repeat until all eight squares are Next issue we’ll show you how to create the outer fabric squares! On sale 14th July 2022. 9c236b28-87c3-c4ra0ftse-b9ea-ubtif0ul.fceom-88f40b5739e9 45

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©Tasha Best Time to Celebrate CRAFT & COMMUNITY Terling WI, Essex is a new WI that was working hard on the June Royal celebrations. “Over the last few months, we formed a Jubilee committee and organised four days full of fun and activities to celebrate the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee,” Lucy Harrison tells CB. “We each took on various tasks such as table decorations, games, a church fete, leaflets and more. I started the momentous task of making metres of red, white and blue bunting.” “All our meetings are on Zoom which can pose a few challenges, but the benefits outweigh that” Discover what the crafty members of the WI have been making! OUR CRAFT Sharing Skills HEROES During the lockdowns when WIs were meeting virtually, This beautiful yarn bomb Fox Hatch WI shared pictures on social media of their craft project is the work of Zoom meeting in which they made kusudama flowers. the members of De “We saw these on social media and got in touch to Beauvoir WI for find out more,” explains Judith Thompson of International Women’s Radwinter WI. “Sue Cripps of Fox Hatch WI kindly Day. It was inspired by the agreed to come and show Radwinter members how #Rosesagainstviolence to make the folded flowers and the evening was movement that uses terrifically successful, attracting several newcomers.” purple knitted and crocheted roses to highlight and call for an end to violence against women and girls. You can find out more about the WI’s own campaign, No More Violence Against Women by visiting the Current Campaigns page at thewi.org.uk 48 9c236b28-87c3cr-a4fts0-beea9ut-ibful0.cofem -88f40b5739e9

Get Creative! And finally... Celebrate the arrival of summer (it’s Some of the cute corgis made here, honest!) with this holiday- with the WI’s Jubilee pattern! themed greeting. Featuring a young “WInnie the corgi lady lounging in the pool, this is a fun has been dressed up for a Jubilee project that you can whip up in an Trail in town, afternoon. You’ll find the full courtesy of Bingley 5 Rise Frocks instructions at thewi.org.uk/what- WI’s craft group, we-do/craft Crafty Beggars.” Jean Robinson, Spin a Yarn Bingley 5 Rise Frocks WI When Louise Plumridge isn’t working as the treasurer of Baking, Making & “Here’s a picture of my WInnies, Shaking WI in Gloucestershire, she’ll I have just finished WInnie no 4!” be busy with yarn and needles or a Lin Harpur, Gin & Jam WI crochet hook. “I was taught to knit by “These corgis are all my own my grandma when I was seven and work but other members in our am still using the same stitch counter WI have their needles out too.” in my current projects 40 years on! Anne-Marie Littlewood, I taught myself how to crochet St. Issell’s WI several years ago and loved learning new techniques. In March 2020 I decided to challenge myself and created this Rozetta blanket over the following few months with a Northern Lights inspired colourway.” Winning Result When Andrea Ball, a member of Tatham Fells WI and a keen horse rider spotted a brand-new tail dressage coat on Facebook Marketplace for just £20, she just had to buy it and give it a face lift. “Unless competing at the higher dressage levels, you’re only allowed to wear a short jacket,” she explains. “I cut the tails off, added some braid and gold buttons, and plan to compete wearing this on my wonderful Pink Pony.” We think the finished result is very dapper! Long Distance “I thought members might like to see a litter of corgis, made from The lockdown saw the rise of many virtual WI the WI pattern, that are destined groups which opened them up to members for Poland where they will be given around the world, such as Lisa Greenly in Victoria, BC Canada. “Recently my WI, to Ukrainian children.” The Hampshire Cloud’s craft subgroup, was taught iris folding by one of our members, Kaye Wadey, Blackmore WI which was great fun,” she enthuses. “All our meetings are on Zoom which can pose a few challenges, but the benefits outweigh that. It has been amazing for me to discover a new group of friends and all the amazing opportunities offered by belonging to a UK WI – next month I am teaching box making!” TO FIND YOUR LOCAL WI... Use the postcode search tool at thewi.org.uk where 49 there’s a list of federations and details on how to contact your local WI Advisor. 9c236b28-87c3-c4ra0ftse-b9ea-ubtif0ul.fceom-88f40b5739e9

You’ve Got Mail Bring interactive fun to this greeting with slider elements This cute design celebrates the joy of receiving something personal in the post rather than a text message or email, plus it includes a slider element for that extra wow-factor! Interactive cards are guaranteed to raise a smile, and Ingrid Vichova’s design is nice and simple to make, using clever dies and slider discs. We used... Lawn Fawn Slide On Over Lawn Cuts dies Lawn Fawn Love Letters stamps Ink pads: Altenew Crisp Dye Iceberg, VersaFine Onyx Black Faber-Castell Mixed Media cardstock My Favorite Things Spin & Slide Discs Brush pens Ink blending tool Adhesives: 3D foam pads, double-sided tape, glue 1 Cut mixed media cardstock to CSrhaofpt 10.5cm x 15cm and stamp a sentiment in the centre. Use an ink blending tool to softly apply blue ink around the edges, blending lightly towards the centre. Die-cut a straight slider element above the sentiment. 2 Stamp two chicks and an envelope in black ink, colour in with brush pens and adhere the chicks either side of the slider element. Fix a Spin & Slide disc to the back of the envelope and insert into the slider element. 3 Attach white cardstock behind the disc to hold it in place. Take a 10.5cm x 15cm white blank and add blue ink to the centre. Fix the panel onto the card front with 3D foam pads. “You can make ALL YOU NEED do without the straight slider Make someone’s day using Lawn die by carefully Fawn’s Lover Letters stamps, £11.95, cutting your and Slide On Over Lawn Cuts dies, own slits with a ruler and craft knife” £12.95, sevenhillscrafts.co.uk INGRID VICHOVA, CB DESIGNER 50 9c236b28-87c3cr-a4fts0-beea9ut-ibful0.cofem -88f40b5739e9