Name: Carrot & Bunny Garland
SKU: 93004L
Price: 126.06 AUD

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Step 1Print and cut out the templates provided. Adult supervision is recommended when using scissors. Lay them on your choice of coloured felt and use a pencil to trace around the templates. Cut out your felt pieces.
Step 2Cut a length of embroidery thread at least four times the size of the outer edge of the carrot shape. Thread through a needle and tie a knot at the end. Adult supervision is recommended when using a needle. Align the front and back carrot pieces and use a blanket stitch around the edge to begin sewing the two pieces together. When you get to the top of the carrot, slip the carrot leaf in between the two carrot pieces and continue stitching, making sure to stitch through the leaf to attach it to the carrot.
Clever tip: Click here to see how to sew a blanket stitch!
Step 3Leave a small gap in the carrot and use this to fill the shape with wadding before continuing to stitch the gap closed. Finish your stitching by going back into the first stitch before tying a knot. Remove the needle and trim any excess thread.
Step 4Choose a colour of embroidery thread for the bunny’s eye. Cut a 20cm length of this thread, thread onto a needle and tie a knot in the end. Thread through where you want the eye of the bunny to be and pull all the way through. Loop the thread around the needle two times and insert your needle back through the hole. Tie a knot in the thread and trim any excess.
Step 5Cut a length of embroidery thread at least four times the size of the outer edge of the bunny shape. Thread through a needle and tie a knot at the end. Align the two bunny pieces together with the loose ends of the eye on the inside and begin sewing them together with a blanket stitch around the edge.
Step 6Leave a small gap in the bunny and use this to fill the shape with wadding before continuing to stitch the gap closed insert wadding into the bunny. Finish your stitching by going back into the first stitch before tying a knot. Remove the needle and trim any excess thread. If you wish, you can add little cheek details to the bunny using coloured pencils.
Step 7Repeat steps 1 to 6 to make as many bunnies and carrots as you would like along your bunting.
Step 8To create your garland, cut a long length of yarn that will fit all your bunnies and carrots spaced out along the length. Thread the yarn onto a needle. Decide on the order and spacing of your carrots and bunnies, then string them onto the yarn by threading through the tops of the bunny ears and base of the carrot tops.
Step 9Your Carrot & Bunny Garland is now ready to hang for Easter!