The first project in the Winter 2022 Craftpod is a sweet soft sculpture Polar Bear. Once completed this bear stands about 6cm high and 12 cm long. He’s made with 100% wool felt and stuffed with soft Corriedale wool. He wears a smart felt scarf and a warm blanket, which is also made from wool felt, and embellished with embroidery.
In addition to the polar bear, we’ve included a beautiful free-standing backdrop for you to display him in front of. It’s an Arctic scene with magical Northern lights dancing in a celestial night sky. We’ve poked pin holes in the mapped out constellations so that they’re illuminated when placed in front of a light source. The constellations are shown in yellow and include Ursa Major and Minor (the bears), Taurus, Gemini, Leo and Virgo!
The second project is an embroidery of a wintry scene, featuring a cosy cabin, winter berries and seed heads. This embroidery is sewn onto brown linen and 100% wool felt, in a cute three inch wooden embroidery hoop, using four DMC cotton embroidery threads.
We’ve also included a stitch unpicker as a little extra. It makes a useful addition to any sewing box, and is very handy when it comes to unpicking unwanted stitches. And you'll find a delicious sachet of Earl Grey Tea to enjoy while you stitch.