Product Name: FABRIC FOLK KIT: Lord Orlando
Make your own Fabric Folk hanging decoration of Lord Orlando from the novel Orlando by Virginia Woolf (1928):
Orlando is a history of English literature in satiric form which spans almost four-hundred years in the lifetime of its protagonist, the Lord Orlando. Set over the course of four centuries, our Fabric Folk decoration depicts the ravishing 16th century Orlando, at the time he falls in love with Sasha, a Muscovite princess, during the Great Frost - an accompanying Fabric Folk of an ice-skating Sasha is also available in this collection.
ABOUT:
These charming Fabric Folk Kits are a collaboration between The Shop Floor Project and collage artist Amanda White. They celebrate figures throughout history.
SIZE: The finished dimensions are approx: 16.5 x 8cm
Each kit contains:
- A printed fabric folk panel
- Two sewing needles
- Thread and pins
- Length of ribbon for hanging
- Organic lambswool stuffing
- Instructions
- Story Card
You will also require scissors (not included)
PLEASE NOTE: This product is not a toy. It is designed as an adult craft project, and requires basic sewing skills. The kit contains sharp objects (pins and needles).
THE STORY
These charming Fabric Folk Kits are part of an ongoing collaboration between The Shop Floor Project and paper-cut artist Amanda White. Celebrating important figures throughout history the collection includes: Picasso, William Morris, Beatrix Potter, Caroline Herschel the astrologer, Charles Dickens, Emily Dickinson, Frida Kahlo, Marie Antoinette, Oscar Wilde, Queen Elizabeth I, Dido Belle, Mary Anning the fossil hunter, writers Virginia Woolf, Jane Austen and the Brontë sisters Anne, Charlotte and Emily.
Amanda White’s celebrated collages of portraits and historical houses bring together her love of old buildings and literature. Trained as a theatre designer, each paper cut feels like a set design or sketch for a costume, each one drawing you into the scene and finding more, as you take in all the detail.
