We are still working hard to get your Christmas orders out to you. If it is a present for your loved ones or just a sneaky present for yourself we aim to get them to you asap. Christmas orders – any orders made and including 18th December will be dispatched by Royal Mail recommended Christmas […]
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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
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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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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
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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
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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
Happy Valentine’s Day from our Valentine Hare and of course all of us at Black Dog and Ginger Cat. Whether you celebrate Valentine’s Day or see it as a commercial hype you still maybe interested in the history of Valentine’s Day and why it is celebrated. Valentine’s Day, also called Saint Valentine’s Day or the
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Happy Chinese New Year. Each year the Chinese New Year is celebrated with a different animal. This year the Chinese New Year animal is a rabbit and it begins on 22nd January. Here are 5 facts you may not know about the Chinese New Year Celebrations. 1 It is celebrated by over 20% of the
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Needle felted dogs are one of our best selling kits especially the Jack Russell and Border Terrier. According to Team Dogs who feature lots of dog stories these were the most popular dogs in 2022 Dogs form a big part of our lives and making a small sculpture of your dog maybe important to you.
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