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Sew Perfect Pets

18 Adorable Fabric Animals to Make for Your Home
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Sew Perfect Pets by Helen Rhiannon offers a delightful guide to creating your own charming fabric pets. The book provides step-by-step instructions for various sewing projects, enabling both beginners and seasoned crafters to fashion adorable stuffed animals. With detailed patterns and creative designs, it inspires readers to bring their fabric creations to life.
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This book may appeal to you if you enjoy crafting adorable, homemade projects and have a love of animals. It offers step-by-step guidance to create unique, sewn pet designs, blending creativity with practical sewing techniques. Ideal for those who take pleasure in hands-on activities and artistic expression in the realm of Arts & Culture.

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18 fresh and functionalΒ animal-themed designs to sew for your family and home.

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Want to show your love for animals in your sewing projects, but feel you need to sew more practical pieces for your home? Look no further than this gorgeous book by designer Helen Rhiannon!

In Sew Perfect Pets, 18 whimsical and imaginative animal-themed projects have been designed not only to add character and colour to your home, but also to serve as functional items that will last for years to come. From useful items such as an owl doorstop, a snake draught excluder, and a sheep hot water bottle cover through to an elephant tea cozy, fox pillow, and doggy oven mitt, there is a cute and handy little creature for every room. For kids (and the child within us), Helen has also included beautiful cat and dog toys and an animal-shaped apron.

Key techniques and basic materials are detailed at the beginning of the book, and all of the projects include easy-to-follow, step-by-step instructions. Templates for all the animals are provided on a fold-out sheet at the back of the book.

For sewers of all abilities, bring a touch of playfulness and practicality to your home today with these fresh faux animals that you'll soon love as much as the real guys!

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Reviews for Sew Perfect Pets by Helen Rhiannon highlight its charming animal-themed projects suitable for all skill levels, with clear instructions and vibrant photographs making each project approachable. The book includes full-size templates stored in a convenient pocket, and it covers a variety of adorable items such as doorstops, oven gloves, and soft toys. These well-presented tutorials make it an excellent gift for sewing enthusiasts, providing both new learners and seasoned crafters with creative inspiration through its delightful designs.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781782215370

Publisher: Search Press Ltd

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 08 October 2018

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Search Press Ltd

Illustration: 240 Illustrations, color

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 6.0mm

Width: 204.0mm

Height: 260.0mm

Weight: 424g

Pages: 80

About the Author

As a fully qualified teacher and lecturer, Helen Rhiannon set up the All Sewn Up sewing workshops in October 2010, designed to help people learn and develop new skills, and to be creative. She runs sewing workshops regularly, teaching people how to make items such as bags, cushions, toys and garments. Her expert tuition has attracted students from as far afield as Spain and Saudi Arabia. For more information on Helen’s work, visit www.allsewnupwales.co.uk where you can also find a wide range of tutorials and Helen’s YouTube channel.

Helen is also an award-winning fashion designer specializing in bespoke wedding dresses. She creates beautiful, timeless, handmade gowns from her home in Swansea, Wales. Helen has gained a solid reputation for her superlative dressmaking skills and her bespoke bridal wear website can be viewed here: www.helenrhiannon.com.

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