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Crafting techniques

Start with a simple skill and see where it takes you. Follow illustrated guides to folding, weaving and making with paper—then bring those skills to your next project.

Colourful folded and woven paper with simple craft materials in teal, coral, cream and mustard.

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A smiling handmade felt pizza squishy with a golden padded crust and colourful sewn toppings.
Make a Pizza Squishy: A Smiling Felt Pizza to Sew
Sew a smiling pizza squishy with a golden padded crust, colourful felt toppings and a soft centre. Follow 16 detailed steps, measured pattern pieces, close-up illustrations and three beautiful topping... Read more...
Loggan, a handmade cream felt baseball-player squishy with a navy and red cap, smiling stitched face, embroidered jersey and raised brown mitt.
Make a Baseball Player Squishy: A Felt Team-Mate to Sew
Sew a cheerful baseball-player squishy with 22 detailed illustrated steps, measured patterns and beautiful colour ideas. A creative felt project for children and an adult helper. Read more...
A cuddly handmade apricot cockapoo cushion with caramel floppy ears, a soft ivory muzzle and embroidered eyes.
Make a Cuddly Cockapoo Squishy: A Little Puppy to Sew Together
Sew a cuddly cockapoo squishy with curly fleece, floppy ears and embroidered features. Follow 18 detailed illustrated steps, measured patterns and three beautiful puppy colour ideas. Read more...
A finished teal felt Ocean Buddy pendant with a coral-and-leaf crown, smiling face, shell cheeks, dolphin and three curling waves.
Ocean Buddy: Make a Colourful Squishy Felt Pendant
Create a softly stuffed Ocean Buddy pendant with felt, a coral-and-leaf crown, shell cheeks, a dolphin and curling waves. Follow 20 detailed steps, printable templates and three colourful examples. Read more...
Finished glacier-blue felt whale pendant with snowy mountains, embroidered details and a short navy hanging loop.
Make a Squishy Whale Pendant: A Little Felt Ocean to Sew Together
Make a softly stuffed whale pendant with felt, embroidery and a short reinforced hanging loop. A detailed family craft with 15 illustrated steps, printable templates and three beautiful colour ideas. Read more...
A handmade red strawberry balloon squishy with black seed marks, a smiling face, a green felt crown and an intact red knot.
How to Make a Balloon Squishy: A Sweet Strawberry
Create a cheerful strawberry squishy from a red balloon and dry cornflour. Follow ten illustrated steps, from adult-led filling and tying to shaping, optional seed details and a green felt... Read more...
A smiling handmade paper burger squishy with golden bun, colourful drawn fillings and a clear taped edge.
How to Make a Squishy at Home: A Brilliant Paper Burger
Make a smiling burger paper squishy with everyday materials. Follow ten illustrated steps, discover the secret to soft filling and learn how to finish neat taped edges. A creative make... Read more...