Hawthorn Handmade Blog
Hand Embroidery for Beginners: A Perfect Craft to Start Your Creative Journey
Embroidery has been a beloved craft for centuries, offering a relaxing and rewarding way to express creativity through needle and thread. If you’re new to embroidery, this guide will introduce you to the basics and show you why starting with an embroidery kit is a fantastic choice for beginners. Whether you’re looking for a new hobby or a mindful way to unwind, hand embroidery might be the perfect craft for you.
5 Festive Craft Kits for a Handmade Christmas
If you're looking for the perfect present this Christmas, why not give the gift of creativity. Here's 5 of our favourite Christmas craft kits to get you inspired.
How to Get A Smooth Needle Felted Finish
I often get asked how to get a smooth finish on needle felted animals. This is a great question so I'm sharing one of my recent answers for you!
5 Autumnal Embroidery Kits for Cosy Crafting
Autumn is the perfect time to start a new craft project, and our collection of Autumn embroidery kits is the ideal place to start. Perfect for beginners, these kits come with everything you need to create a seasonal hoop to bring some Autumn flair to your walls.
6 Easy Needle Felting Projects for Christmas
Needle felting is the perfect craft for cosy winter evenings and crisp cold weekends. Sculpt the felting wool into a unique festive creation that you can bring out year after year. Not only does a needle felting kit give you everything you need, you’ll also learn how to carry on with this addictive craft in your own time. Here’s our top 6 easy needle felting project for Christmas…
7 Must-Know Embroidery Tips for Beginners
Embroidery is the ideal relaxing way for you to connect with your inner creative soul and enjoy the process of making something beautiful. Here’s our top tips for embroidery which will help prevent you from getting in a tangle and boost your stitching confidence!
Needle Felted Brussel Sprout Tutorial
Whether you love them or hate them, needle felted sprouts are seriously cute and a fun way for beginners to get familiar with simple needle felting techniques. Our step-by-step guide will show you all you need to know about how to make these adorable characters.
Needle Felted Avocado Tutorial
Learn how to make needle felted avocados! Perfect for anyone who loves crafting or would like to try needle felting for the first time and an ideal way to use up left over wool from other crafty projects.
