Remembrance Sunday is not a public holiday. It falls on Sunday, November 12, 2023 and most businesses follow regular Sunday opening hours in the United Kingdom. It marks the day World War One ended, at 11am on the 11th day of the 11th month, in 1918. A two-minute silence is held at 11am to remember the …
Are you someone who likes to plan their Christmas well in advance or a last minute person running around the shops at last minute collecting gifts? We are giving you some ideas to help you think of Christmas presents or Christmas Decorations all with a Christmas theme. We have two Christmas kits the Robin kit …
Happy Birthday to us – today is our 10th birthday and let’s celebrate together. Black Dog and Ginger Cat was first launched on October 20th 2013 so today we are 10 years old. We started with a few ideas and have now have over 20 needle felting kits, Needle felting wool and accessories that are …
Our Camper Van needle felting kit incorporate needle felting with electronic textiles – adding LED’s to create lights to our camper van projects. This new 3D camper van uses two white LED’s as their headlights. You make a circuit to make the lights work. The instructions are picture instructions with separate diagrams for the sizes …
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There are many types of wool used in needle felting projects including natural wool and dyed wool from sheep and goats. Depending on the project you are doing will determine what type of wool you need. In all our kits we use wool tops or roving and some raw fleece. Generally wool and fibres fall …
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Herdwick sheep are widely considered to be the most hardy of all Britain’s breeds of hill sheep. Probably 99 per cent of Herdwick sheep are kept in commercial flocks in the central and western dales of the Lake District. These fells run to over three thousand feet and facing the westerly rain bearing winds they …
If you are not hanging your birds as a decoration you may want to finish your birds with legs we have a free step by step guide the link is at the bottom of this blog. There are many ways you can make legs with clay or a wire armature, paper covered florist wire or …
Thinking of your holidays and camper vans then this maybe a project for you. Our needle felt camper is one of our popular needle felting kits and is ideal for needle felters with some needle felting experience. With a choice of 6 colours or if you prefer another colour please let us know. The camper …
This month’s Kit of the Month is the Jack Russell dog kit. This kit is one of our most popular kits. We are now making hand made collars to suit your tiny dog. Every dog kit purchased this month will receive a petite collar of your choice The collar is available in red, aqua, light …
Mother’s Day is always an important day in the yearly calendar. Mother’s Day is a celebration honouring the mother of the family, as well as motherhood, maternal bonds, and the influence of mothers in society. Make this a special day for our mum’s. For more information about Mother’s Day Wikipedia may have some more interesting …
