Hawthorn Handmade
Hawthorn Handmade packs its kits in Shillingstone, Dorset, and keeps the projects small on purpose: a fox brooch, a bird, a hare, most of them quoted at two to four hours for an average beginner. The instruction booklet walks through splitting the wool, shaping it, working the needle safely and adding eyes and details, which is exactly the part cheap boxes skip. Alongside felting, the brand makes embroidery and cross stitch kits, so the house style of neat photography and tidy contents carries across.
Best suited to someone testing whether the craft suits them at all, or looking for a present that will not sit unopened. Serial felters may find the projects modest: quantities are small, and the finished pieces are brooch or ornament sized rather than standing figures. Orders ship from the UK, and there is a separate US facing storefront, though stock and pricing differ between the two.
Pros
- Projects finish in two to four hours
- Booklet explains needle safety and shaping
- Neat brooch and ornament designs
- Packed by a small Dorset team
- Same brand also does embroidery kits
Cons
- Small wool quantities per project
- Phone support only part of the week
- Little for advanced sculptural work
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