Felt Wee Folk New Adventures by Salley Mavor

Create a magical world using wool felt, pipe cleaners, and simple embellishments

Salley Mavor’s book Felt Wee Folk inspired tens of thousands to handcraft dolls from simple materials. Now, she invites you to return to the wee world with Felt Wee Folk—New Adventures, an all-doll edition expanding on the original book, with 160 pages of pictures, directions and patterns for making multi-sized characters with a variety of hairstyles, outfits and armatures.

Favorites, like the acorn capped fairies and other fanciful wee folk make a return appearance and with the new inclusion of more challenging techniques the book is appealing to needle workers of all skill levels, from the beginner who is learning the blanket stitch to the experienced embroiderer who craves fine stitching.

Bursting with inspirational photographs of little characters set up in miniature worlds, from woodland scenes to doll houses, to fairy gardens. A certain type of person enjoys creating and looking into tiny, enchanting worlds and this book is for them!

Detailed, illustrated instructions. Full-sized patterns. 

Softcover: 160 pages.

Author: Salley Mavor

Recommended supplies for projects in book:

• 100% Wool Felt - Holland or Organic Plant-Dyed - 8" x 12" sheets
• Corriedale Wool roving or Organic Fairy wool for hair
• Sheep's Silk Wool Thread if you will be embroidering hair on felt "wig caps"
• Real Acorn Caps
• Unvarnished Wood Beads in these sizes (10mm, 12mm, 14mm, 16mm, 20mm)
• Standard Cotton Pipecleaners
• Jumbo Cotton Pipecleaners
• Cotton floss for embroidery and wrapping arms and legs
• Clover Felt Sewing or Cross Stitch needles

You might also want: DecoArt Craft Paint for face color and features if desired, Paint Brushes, Tacky Glue and good fabric scissors.