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Lenka Vodicka-Paredes
and Asia Currie
FunStitch Studio
(Distributed in the UK by Search Press)
2 February 2015 / ISBN 9781607056904
Juvenile / Non Fiction/Toymaking
Reviewed
by Rachel A Hyde
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Fill your house with
fairies! There are twenty eight of them at least in here to
make and display, play with or give to fellow fairy fans. All
you need are pipe cleaners, wooden beads, felt and anything
else you can lay your hands on to make your creations special
and unique. This is a book specially aimed at the younger crafter
and the authors certainly take pains to make it as fun and accessible
as possible. For example all the materials come with a description
of why you need them and I love the fun ways of teaching stitches!
This extends to all the basics of the making process from using
patterns to a glossary of terms and the plethora of gaily colored
photos brings the learning process to life. I like the way the
basic fairy body plus how to put on hair, paint faces etc. is
covered first so this can be mastered before tackling the more
complex variations. It also means there is no repetition in
the projects, just a picture of the body so you know what colors
to use and then you can refer back to the basics as well as
follow the new instructions. These are usually illustrated and
broken up into easily digested sections, as well as having a
photo of the finished item, list of what you need and an attractive
layout. There are traditional fairies such as flower fairies,
leprechauns, Christmas, mermaid, witch, etc. plus some newer
ones to fit in with current trends such as zombie and ninja.
Breaking away from the pipe cleaner bodies there are some with
soft felt shaped bodies like a star and pumpkin plus one with
a wooden body and a set of keepers which are felt pouches. These
have animal faces (owl, dragon, unicorn etc.) or are shaped
like a moon, flower etc and can be used for keeping smaller
fairies or tiny treasures. In all this book is a lot of fun
for any young person who enjoys sewing or wants to have a go
at it and love fairies!
If you cannot find a good range of craft materials locally
try www.searchpress.com
for a list of suppliers.
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| UK Reviewer: Rachel Hyde's
work can be found in Sewing World, Sew Hip, Popular Crafts
and other magazines. Her craft blog is Green
Thoughts |
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