Hansa Crafts by Charmaine

Summer table mat 🧁🍒🧁🍓🧁
Although there were some challenging parts in stitching small areas, I remember having fun working with all the colourful yarn in this design 😊
Kick off the summer holidays by learning the Hansa Technique with me 😊 learn everything you need to know to get started, creating work of art of your own. You’ll come away with pillows, table-top decorations, wall-hanging…. you imagine, you create! 😊

Hello Summer 😎☀️👒🌻

Sometimes I need a break from stitches! ... so I worked on this Diamond Painting summer wreath ... it's so colourful 😊

This is a piece of work that I've been working on lately, I created a difference in pile height and texture, by using wool for the cat and cotton thread for the flowers.
Please note 💥 If anyone wants to ask or is willing to learn the Hansa Technique, let me know, just leave a comment or send me a private msg. and I will be more than happy to help you 😊 Let's keep this beautiful art going!

A welcome gift to the new parents of baby Norah 🎀

• worked in hansa technique
• stitched with ♡

I used soft mute tones, twinkle wool, to create this gorgeous hot-air balloon, I personalised it as a welcome to a baby girl and sewn a simple cute cushion 🎀

Personalized wedding card, for a couple who both drive and has a passion for Mini 😊😊 Congratulations for the start of a new beginning 💕

June is here too! 🌞 Spring flowers continue to bloom through the Summer season 😊... I have been thinking, about what other ways might the hansa technique needle, be used! So I decided to give it a go and work on this floral design in a different way than usual, always using the same hansa needle. Currently I am working on the second part of the project but hopefully it will soon be ready 😊 Will keep you posted! 😊

Update: 🤩
The leaves glow in the dark! 🤩

● New week, new design!
Just finished this piece 🙂 something different than usual hansa work... I mixed the front and back of the hansa stitches, to create a different height, making the flower stand out from the background, where I used varrigated wool. Another curious thing, is the type of wool I used in the leaves...guess what will happen to them later on!! 🤭

Mother's Day cards 💗💗
Felt flowers add a soft look to these cards for our special Mamas! 🌸🌸

Hello May with a gloomy day! 💁🏻‍♀️
Let’s brighten up with some flowers and butterflies 😊

• all worked in hansa technique
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This is an example of how the Hansa craft technique, can be combined with different materials 🙂 …there is room for so much creativity!
The girl with the red dress is my creation while the girl in purple dress was created by one of my creative friends attending my crafts sessions 😊

The work in progress of the Spring flower pillow 🌸🌻🌼🌷
Hansa technique. Always starting from the outlines and fine lines…then fill in the rest.

Hansa Technique - Tips
You need a high quality needle, a pair of scissors, good material and various shades of cotton thread…. With just these few items, one can create a huge range of work, even with so much detail as this design has 💛

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🔸️Good morning all 😊
🔸️Hippity Hoppity, Easter is on it's way!
🔸️(all items are worked in plastic canvas and yarn)

Good morning & Hello Spring 🌼🌺🌸

Good morning all 😍 it’s the feast St.Joseph! Happy holiday 😊
Today I will be decorating home for Easter, and I started from this area.
Picture frame worked in Hansa basic technique, which represents the Holy days ahead 🙏🏻

A pretty Easter Basket pillow 🐣

Scrolling my photo gallery and found so many beautiful Easter projects that I worked in past years…. A mix of memories! … some worked during the Covid time… some worked as gifts to my loved ones, a few recent ones, and some worked more than 10 years ago which nowadays I see many defects in them but I still love them and deserve to be in my album called “The Easter Collection”

Happy weekend from this cute plushy rabbit 🐰 isn't she sweet?
She is worked in basic hansa, and so is her colourful blanky 😊

As we are in Lent, I am sharing some of my work in Hansa, all related to these Holy days of Easter 💛
First picture is worked in basic Hansa, which is the first stage to learn when one start practicing this beautiful craft 🧶… It is amazing how from a design on a piece of cloth, using the appropriate needle and some yarn, one can create such beautiful wall hangings, frames and more!

Charmaine Balzan

Happy start to March, everyone!
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The month that brings Spring 😊 these floral designs in hansa technique, that I worked a while ago, bring us some joy of this colourful season 🌸🌼🪻🌺🪷

Good morning all 👋
Have you been thinking about what other ways might hansa craft be combined with different materials? In this case, I used felt, silk-embroidered appliques flowers and wooden letters. There is so much room for creativity!
Keep following my fb page… more to come! 🤗 please note:
Feel free to contact me, whether you already practice this craft and need to know more or you would like to start learning 😊