The Crafty Kit Company

On an East Lothian farm, The Crafty Kit Company turns wool, thread, and fabric into projects that fit inside a box. The business designs and assembles craft kits in Scotland for beginners and experienced makers. The offering starts with a specific object to create: a small wool animal, a cross-stitch scene, or embroidery to frame.

Needle felting has its own section, with kits, wool, needles, tools, and work mats. The technique shapes fibers into figures. Video guides accompany the steps, while woodland animal, bird, and other creature collections offer different approaches to working in three dimensions.

Mini Matchbox Kits bring together small cross-stitch projects in matchbox-inspired packaging. Motifs include flowers, the coast, travel, food, and celebrations, alongside animals and seasonal scenes. Bundles of boxes can provide several gift designs or build a collection of short projects.

Peanuts, Paddington, Beatrix Potter, and Moomin add recognizable characters to the collections. The catalog also includes embroidery, appliqué, batik, and felt bundles. Offerings differ by technique and design, allowing someone to choose a three-dimensional wool figure or a composition stitched onto a surface.

Individual supplies extend work beyond a kit: scissors, needle minders, felt fabric, and Stick & Stitch adhesive patterns. Project bags include quilted, reversible, and differently sized formats. These accessories keep tools and materials together when a piece is worked on over several sessions.

The book and digital pattern library covers needle felting, crochet, knitting, textiles, and paper crafts. Jo’s needle felting art book has related materials for following its projects; 100 Tiny Things to Stitch develops small embroidered compositions. Beginner guides and videos explain specific techniques and complement kit instructions.

The team works at Prora Steading in Drem, near North Berwick, and handles product and order inquiries. The shop has gift cards and a wholesale channel. The Crafty Kit Company organizes a gradual entry into crafts: start with a prepared box, learn a technique, and then expand the materials to create personal pieces.