Treasures from the sewing box

Seasonal decorative touches to bring the outdoors in

Have some embroidery fun with this easy project and create a gorgeous decoration for your home

■ Canvas sneakers ■ Yellow wool felt ■ Black and white stranded cotton ■ Scissors ■ Fabric glue ■ Chenille needle ■ Size 5 embroidery needle ■ Vanishing ink pen ■ Basic sewing kit ■ Download the templ

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Decorating the home in cobwebs, pumpkins and novelty skeleton bones always adds to the Halloween spirit, and who can say no to some more fun things to furnish the house with for the spooky festivities

■ Rico Baby Cotton Soft DK (50% cotton, 50% acrylic, 50g/125m) Yarn A Navy Blue (037) Yarn B Blue (079) Yarn D White (001) Yarn E Turquoise (056) ■ Rico Ricorumi DK (100% cotton, 25g/58m) Yarn C Raspb