In 1880 Margarete Seiff made a pincushion shaped like an elephant.

It was a hit with the kids and became the first stuffed toy. These days everyone’s making their own stuffed toys. And now we’re going to join in the felted revolution!

Call them plushies, or softies, or stuffies, or felties – call them whatever you like – just make them quirky and cute and weird. Softies can be of anything you like…a cupcake, a whale, a robot, a tooth, an alien, or a raw steak. 

Check out these for inspiration:

http://www.mypapercrane.com/

http://softiescentral.typepad.com/

www.shawnimals.com

http://www.herzensart.com/

Come along to our workshop, 23rd April, 2-4pm. Bookings essential. Phone 9936 8400. Strictly 10yrs and over. 

Oh, and here’s some we prepared earlier…

Munkeh!

and Squiddy!

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