Old MacDonald had a farm – E-I-E-I-O!

With a snip snip here, and a stitch stitch there, bring this beloved nursery rhyme to life in tactile, easy-to-sew felt!

From a playful pig and a cheerful chicken to Old MacDonald herself, this fun play set – perfect for rhyme time and story time – also includes a fold-out farmhouse for playing with and storing the characters! Based on the popular stop-motion animation by Little Woolly Vision, Old MacDonald and her farmyard friends will provide hours of interactive, hands-on play. Simply follow the step-by-step instructions and use the simple templates to create your own irresistible collection.

The book features:

• easy-to-follow patterns for Old MacDonald, the farmhouse and all the animals, including a cow, pig, horse, sheep, cat, dog, chicken, duck, mouse and rabbit;
• basic stitches, simple sewing techniques and very few materials;
• full-size or easily scalable paper patterns for all the makes;
• a fold-up farmhouse playmat to play with and store your new farmyard friends.

Visit www.littlewoollyvision.com or @LittleWoollyVision on YouTube to watch (and sing along with!) the original animation. Or visit nudinits.com to discover the author's best-selling cheeky knits for grown-ups!

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This is a wonderful little hardback book containing patterns and templates to make your own small fabric farmyard including a farmhouse which opens out make a farm play mat and barn and can be used to store all the characters inside and make it a soft portable toy.  This is exactly the sort of toy I loved as a child and will happily make for my grandchildren. The set is based on the Little Woolly Vision animated nursery rhymes. The characters and the farmhouse can all be made of polyester felt with toy stuffing so safe for small children. I would consider adding some stabiliser to the house walls and roof to make it more stable. The book is colourful and well illustrated with easy to follow instructions. The templates for the animals and farmer are in the back and can be traced. There are even suggestions for additional accessories such as hay ales fences and animal poo! Brilliant book at excellent value for money I will definitely be making use of this one.  

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This lovely little book actually looks like a children's nursery rhyme story book. However, within the pages are the instructions needed to make the characters, their clothes, and bring the Nursery Rhyme to life. Each character has full, easy to follow instructions, with the Nursery Rhyme running through the book. The illustrations are colourful, with many close ups of some of the more intimate details. Instructions are included to make a farmhouse with a play mat, to both play with and store the animals in. Details for hay bales and piles of animal are also included! All the pattern pieces are included at the back of the book, which can be traced or photocopied.  They are also available as a download. Information relating to materials and tools needed, and example of stitches used are available at the front of the book. This book provides a very tactile way for young children to bring a favourite Nursery Rhyme to life. A lovely idea!

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