Category: Crafts – Adults
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Manga Activity Sheets
We have a whole host of activity sheets for you to download, courtesy of Make Mine Manga!
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Make An Easy Homemade Vase
Watch the video or follow the instructions below to make a beautiful and easy homemade vase from a recycled tin and an old book! Carefully tear out the pages. Consider the size of the book compared to the can – an A4 book will need less pages than a paperback! Wrap the pages around the…
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Crochet a Christmas Stocking
Follow this pattern to crochet a Christmas Stocking! These crocheted stocking were been created for a Christmas Treasure Hunt around our Libraries by our Bath Stitch Social group. Each were numbered and had a Christmas item hidden inside. Scroll down to see the pattern or download as a PDF. Pattern is in UK Crochet terms…
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Make A Pinwheel
Learn how to make a pinwheel with this simple tutorial. Watch the video or read the instructions below. Using your ruler, draw two diagonal lines between the corners. Find the middle point where the lines cross over, and put a mark on the 4 lines 2/3cm from the centre. Cut along the lines from each…
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Make Your Own Seed Pots
No purchasing, storing or washing plastic plant pots when you make your own seed pots! Measure size of strip by aligning pot against edge, plus 2-4cm allowance for folding over pot bottom. Tear against ruler, or cut. If tearing, tear top to bottom in direction of paper fibres. Tip: use different colours for different seeds/seedlings.…
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Make a Candle in a Jar
Follow our video guide or read the instructions to make a candle in a jar! Clean out your jar and allow to dry. Attach the sticky tape to the base of the wick, then gently press to the inside base of the jar to stick it down. Fill your saucepan with two inches of water…
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Crochet a Rainbow
Learn how to crochet a rainbow with our video! Pattern is in UK crochet terms, remember to cut and tie off ends as you go! We used a 4mm hook and DK weight yarn. There are written instructions in the the video and below. Small amounts of DK yarn in violet, indigo, blue, green, yellow…
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Twiddle Muffs and Knitted Figures
Crafts for the Community! Sandy Hathaway, a member of Bath Central Library’s Fibre Arts group Bath Stitch Social, has shared with us her latest community minded make – Twiddle Muffs! They are sleeves that are worn over a wrist that have lots of different textures and added things to feel and play with. Designed for…