Learn the heritage art of English paper piecing (EPP for short), and turn your work into a beautiful little needlebook to keep all of your sewing needles safe and tidy.
Contents:
- Wool blend felt
- Printed cotton fabric
- Needle and thread
- Templates
- Ribbon
- Instructions and video tutorial
Choose from 3 colour variants!
English paper piecing is a quilting technique involving paper templates, folding fabric over the edges and sewing them by hand to create accurate and neat projects.
It's an ideal portable project and great for beginners as it doesn't require a sewing machine!
This DIY kit includes all the materials you need to make one EPP needlebook, with extra templates and instructions to keep for future reference.
The instructions include images and a link to video tutorial so you'll be able to master the technique in no time at all, even if you're a complete beginner.
Making this kit means you'll create your very own beautiful heirloom fabric needlebook from scratch - a perfect and handy place to keep your pins and needles neat and tidy!
The needlebook is made from soft wool blend felt, so your sewing needles are safe and secure.
This kit makes a great gift for a sewing beginner or a pro wanting to try something new!
You'll learn how to use paper templates to create EPP pieces, how to join them together using a hand quilting technique, and how to applique your finished EPP motif to the front of your wool felt needle book - you'll also learn how to construct the needle book!
This kit takes 2-4 hours to make dependant on experience.
Delivery Info:
Orders ship within 3-5 working days.
This EPP kit is postbox sized, so no need to worry about being at home when the postie comes!
About Rachel Anderson Textiles:
Rachel Anderson Textiles is a small art-led brand offering haberdashery and creative kits related to textile craft skills and techniques.
Passionate about bringing recognition and respect to craft disciplines, owner Rachel shines a light on techniques and skills that are often undermined in the art world.
Rachel curates and produces textile kits that encourage adventurous makers to try something new - with techniques ranging from hand sewing to machine embroidery to cloth bound bookmaking.
Kits are carefully considered from an artists perspective in their design with every element thought up and produced in house where possible, including fabric design - ensuring a completely unique kit. Lots more are always in the pipeline!
The ever growing haberdashery range aims to arm the modern maker with practical and beautiful tools for craft and art purposes.