Sewing help please

Wendy5704

Hi, I have bought my niece a little sewing machine to put away for Christmas and would like to make her a hamper of felts etc. I have got her cottons and glue and scissors etc but she has been making ipod covers and phone covers at school out of felt and has been putting cute liitle embellishments on like felt owl and things. I have looked online and cannot see anything like this. Could someone point me in the right direction?
Thanks

ERICS_MUM

E Bay is your best bet. I've just done a quick search for "felt embellishments" under the Craft section and got this result:

http://crafts.shop.ebay.co.uk/i.html?_from=R40&_trksid=p5197.m570.l1313&_nkw=felt+embellishments&_sacat=14339


Hope this helps - what a lovely idea as a present, it's great for kids to have a hobby rather than playing computer ganes.


Linda xx

moonpenny

Do you have a "Boyes" near you? They sell squares of felt and other fabrics and craft stuff.

Also, have a look in "The Works" they have quite a range too as well as £1 shops.

ERICS_MUM

Another thought. You can get all sorts of embellishments, such as ribbon, fancy buttons, sequinned and padded shapes etc that might appeal to your niece. This is one of my favourite craft sites, perhaps you could have a browse to see what takes your fancy.

PS you could get her some pins with brightly coloured heads - very snazzy.

http://www.debscardsncrafts.co.uk/index.asp


Linda xx

LJM

if you go in any fabric shop/habadashery they well ours always has sale baskets with things like fabric offcuts in and elastic,buttons seed beads etc worth looking to check also charity shops and car boots

Wendy5704

ERICS_MUM wrote: »

E Bay is your best bet. I've just done a quick search for "felt embellishments" under the Craft section and got this result:

http://crafts.shop.ebay.co.uk/i.html?_from=R40&_trksid=p5197.m570.l1313&_nkw=felt+embellishments&_sacat=14339


Hope this helps - what a lovely idea as a present, it's great for kids to have a hobby rather than playing computer ganes.


Linda xx

Thanks Linda. I have just picked up some bits from ebay. She will be over the moon and like you say its better to have a hobby than to spend all day on the computer. She really seems to enjoy making things so willl love this.

Wendy5704

moonpenny wrote: »

Do you have a "Boyes" near you? They sell squares of felt and other fabrics and craft stuff.

Also, have a look in "The Works" they have quite a range too as well as £1 shops.

I went to a local boyes but it is only a liitle store and didnt have much choice. I didnt think of the works so will look there tomorrow. I managed to pick up a pack of flowers in the poundshop today so will keep an eye out there too.

Wendy5704

LJM wrote: »

if you go in any fabric shop/habadashery they well ours always has sale baskets with things like fabric offcuts in and elastic,buttons seed beads etc worth looking to check also charity shops and car boots

Again we do not have any fabric shops but am have been just googles habadashery and have found one in the town i work in so will look there during the week.

ERICS_MUM

Wendy5704 wrote: »

Thanks Linda. I have just picked up some bits from ebay. She will be over the moon and like you say its better to have a hobby than to spend all day on the computer. She really seems to enjoy making things so willl love this.

Do you think she'd like cross stitch ? It's a lovely hobby and you can frame the results or make birthday cards from them. A small basic kit can be found for a couple of pounds.

http://shop.ebay.co.uk/items/__mini+cross+stitch+kit_W0QQ_dmdZ2?rvr_id=237908595101&clk_rvr_id=237908595101&crlp=28443251_228459_228459&UA=WXI7&GUID=0a77679c1300a0aa1305af75fed450a9&keyword=mini+cross+stitch+kit&MT_ID=504&ff4=228459_228459