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The Soapmaking Kit
By Victoria Pilar Horner $25
chroniclebooks.com
For years I loved making little handmade
soaps for friends as gifts. The Soapmaking
Kit makes it easy with this complete set
that includes two reusable soap molds,
soap coloring, an illustrated booklet on how
to get started, and dreamy lavender oil to
scent your soaps. It’s a great quick craft and
perfect when you need to make gifts. —NZD
*Moxie’s Flower Flair
Pin Needle Felting Kit
$16
madebymoxie.etsy.com
A year ago, Moxie taught me how to needle-
felt wool fiber, and I became addicted. She
was also a huge hit with curious crafters at
Maker Faire — she’s the ultimate needle felting
teacher. The next best thing to attending one
of her events is to snatch up one of her kits, like
this one, to make flower flair pins. Plus, Moxie’s
kits use vegetable-based Green Cell Foam for
felting (most use polyurethane foam, a non-
biodegradable petroleum by-product). —NZD
Check out more of Moxie’s kits at our own
makershed.com.
Knitter’s Block
$48
cocoknits.com
I never used to block my knitting projects, but finally tried
it after some baby booties came off the needles looking
pretty twisted. Blocking those was a breeze, but then my
outlook soured when I tried to put the finishing touches on
a blanket. Enter Knitter’s Block! This kit is a great resource
— the modular, textured tiles fit together for different-shaped projects and come with a little vial of straight pins
and a cotton cover for steam or dry blocking. There’s also
a handy booklet that clarifies the techniques and advises
which method to use for which yarns. Rejoice!
