Way back in 2011, I was gifted this gorgeous Tilda kit by a very kind Norwegian blogger called Hanne, who knew I loved Tilda products. I must admit when I first saw the instructions - which were written in Swedish, Danish and Norwegian, with very limited diagrams, I felt completely overwhelmed, so packed it awy to make "one day" and finally that day has arrived! I decided I'd procrastinated long enough, so with the help pf Google translate I decided to make a start...
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...the first thing I did was to make the Santa body - I really do love his smart stripey legs! Once the body was made, and all the pieces carefully through and stuffed, it was time to make Santa's outfit. This beautiful woolfelf was lovely to sew with. I dooesn't fray, so the hems didn't need to be neatened. The trim around the jacket and trousers is finished with a neat red running stitch, and I've embelished the jacket front with red buttons, rather than crosses that were suggested in the original pattern...
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...this Santa really does have a very big, fluffy beard - the yarn to make this was included in the kit. His hat is embellished with a couple of holly leaves, and red beads for berries. I've used a black Micron Pigma pen for his eyes...
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...the reindeer was next - again, the construction was reasonably simple thanks to Google translate! And this is obviously a female reindeer, as she has antlers, and male reindeer lose their antlers when they're rutting during the Autumn. I've also used the black Micron Pigma pen to mark her eyes, and her nose has been hand embroidered using satin stitch. The final flourish for her is a sweet wreath adorned with more red bead "berries" - again, all the bits and bobs for mking this were included in the kit...
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...and here is the finished Santa and his sweet reindeer - I have absolutely LOVED making this kit.
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