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The Wind in the Willows Felt Friends
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13 September 2022

Bring The Wind in the Willows to life with beginner-friendly sewing patterns for felt animals.
Kenneth Grahame’s The Wind in the Willows is a classic that has entertained adults and children alike for over a hundred years. Characters such as Ratty, Mole, Badger and the irrepressible Mr Toad, have influenced children’s stories ever since.
This book instructs you in the joyful craft of hand-stitching wool felt animals, made posable thanks to interior wire armatures. It will teach you basic sewing and the specialized techniques required to create these charming felt friends that will provide hours of play.
The book includes five key characters from the classic Kenneth Grahame tale, with interchangeable clothing, accessories, and a few small furniture pieces. Interwoven throughout the book, a collection of magical photographs and quotes from the original book highlight the animals and their accessories in natural settings to spark the imaginations as you create.
This book will transport you to a light-hearted, creative world of charming wool felt animals, imagination and mindful hand-stitching. Through its pages, you can explore your stitching practice while letting your storytelling thoughts wonder.
This book will inspire beginners and delight experienced makers with its designs. While creating enchanting felt animals, you will learn to enjoy every stitch from beginning to end, no matter your level of experience, with detailed illustrations, full-size patterns and step-by-step instructions for each project.
Cynthia Treen is a fiber artist, author, and sewing instructor based in Providence, Rhode Island. Cynthia Studied at Rhode Island School of Design and has worked and played in her creative field ever since. Cynthia worked with Martha Stewart Living in product design, photo styling, and craft development, and was a frequent on-screen guest for MSLTV. Her first book Last-minute Fabric Gifts was published by Abrams in 2006.
Before You Begin
Tool and Materials
Basic sewing kit
Creative materials
Basic Body
Choose your patterns
Make the limbs & torso
Stuff the head
Attach & prepare the head
Basic Jacket
Basic Pants
Adding Details
1:12 Dollhouse Scale
The Animals
Mole
Ratty
Badger
Toad
Accessories
Luncheon basket
Picnic blanket
Fish and drop line
Galoshes
Wingback chair
Notebooks
Slippers
Basic Techniques
Starting & finishing
Stitching
Construction tips & tricks
Patterns
Pattern layouts
Animal patterns
Accessories patterns
About the author
Resources
Acknowledgments
Index