Cat Lover's Craft Book
Cute and Easy Accessories for Kitty's Best Friend
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- $16.99
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- $16.99
Publisher Description
Unleash Your Inner Crazy Craft Lady!
Here a cat there a cat, everywhere a crafted cat! Cats to decorate your home, to wear, or to give to someone you love. The Cat Lover's Craft Book is dedicated to those who craft and those who are in love with all things cat-related! Whether you like to embroider, crochet, sew, knit or felt, there's a cat-tastic project inside this charming book you'll want to try your hand at, including: Turn your umbrella handle into a furry cat's tail Sew and embroider a personalized cat book cover Make a lovely hand embroidered brooch or earrings Make a cute cat door stop using a bottle and fabric Make cuddly cat pouches, purses and bags Knit, crochet or sew a charming cat-shaped pillow Sew a chic cat badge or button cover using cross-stitched fabric Sew an adorable cat doll and dress her up And so much more! Super simple, step-by-step instructions, diagrams, and templates make these adorable cat crafts accessible to knitting, felting and embroidery beginners. These purr-fect needlework crafts will delight cat lovers of all ages, and provide many hours of fun creating cute and kitschy cat-inspired items—the perfect handmade gifts with lots of purr-sonality.
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Cuteness abounds in this compendium of feline-themed pillows, purses, and pins with a distinctive Japanese pop culture sensibility. The author is actually a collective of Japanese crafters who own (or admire) cats, and their feline muses are depicted on a delightful author credit page. Cat silhouettes bordering the pages add to the book's pleasing design. From catryoshka pouches an imaginative take on Russian nesting dolls in graduated sizes to knitted umbrella handles resembling cats' tails, this collection proves that almost anything can bear a feline motif. Projects require appliqu , embroidery, knitting, sewing, and/or crocheting, so it helps to have multiple skills, as well as a shelf's worth of such craft supplies as seam sealant and really sharp scissors. The project sizes are small, which makes them less taxing but also demands accuracy. The guideline noting that metric measurements are exact and their translation into U.S. standard inches is approximate might cause some to work more slowly or with magnification on projects where the scale requires one-eighth inch precision. Beginners beware: the lessons here are cute, definitely. Easy, not so much.Cat fanciers who also have a number of needlework and fabric art skills will most enjoy these quirky projects.
