{"id":1844,"date":"2018-02-19T16:23:04","date_gmt":"2018-02-19T16:23:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bakerross.co.uk\/blog\/2018\/02\/19\/felt-leek-brooch\/"},"modified":"2026-06-22T14:12:36","modified_gmt":"2026-06-22T14:12:36","slug":"felt-leek-brooch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bakerross.co.uk\/craft-ideas\/kids\/felt-leek-brooch\/","title":{"rendered":"Felt Leek Brooch"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"eplus-wrapper wp-block-paragraph\">Wear this classic <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bakerross.co.uk\/craft-supplies\/craft-blanks\/felt-blanks\">felt<\/a> leek brooch with pride on St. David\u2019s Day! The leek is one of the official symbols of Wales dating back to the 7th century, when King Cadwaladr of Gwynedd had his soldiers wear the leek on their uniforms during the battle against Saxons to make it easier to identify them.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p class=\" eplus-wrapper\">Wear this classic <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bakerross.co.uk\/craft-supplies\/craft-blanks\/felt-blanks\">felt<\/a> leek brooch with pride on St. David\u2019s Day! The leek is one of the official symbols of Wales dating back to the 7th century, when King Cadwaladr of Gwynedd had his soldiers wear the leek on their uniforms during the battle against Saxons to make it easier to identify them.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":72590,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"editor_plus_copied_stylings":"{}","footnotes":""},"categories":[3,233,27,262,263,338,227,356,239],"tags":[691,726,698,608],"class_list":["post-1844","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-kids","category-activity","category-grown-ups","category-felt-fabric-activity","category-felt-fabric-design","category-jewellery-making","category-occasions","category-st-davids-day","category-techniques","tag-felt-fabric","tag-felt-fabric-design","tag-jewellery-making","tag-st-davids-day"],"acf":{"age":["6-9","10+","Adult"],"skill-level":["Beginner"],"time-to-make":["1 hour"],"idea-type":["Craft Projects"],"free-printable":"","ID":"K184","time":"1 hour","skill_level":"Beginner","how_to_make":"","shopping_list":"<ul>\r\n \t<li>Double sided tape<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Scissors<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>","shopping_list_2":"","top_tip":"Colour in the felt in forward directions rather than back and fourth to keep the felt flat and easy to colour in.","image_01":72591,"step_instruction_01":"Cut the white string or cord into several short pieces to use as the leek's roots. Then, cut a rectangle from white felt measuring 12 cm by 8 cm. Stick strips of double-sided tape along one long edge of the felt and another strip halfway across its width. Peel off the tape backing and press the short string pieces onto the felt so they stick out from the end to form the roots.","image_02":72592,"step_instruction_02":"Carefully roll the felt into a tight sausage shape, making sure the string roots are sticking out from one end. This creates the body of the leek.","image_03":72593,"step_instruction_03":"Using scissors, cut slits into the opposite end of the felt roll, about halfway down, to create the leek tops.","image_04":72594,"step_instruction_04":"Finally, peel off the backing from a brooch pin and stick it onto the back of your leek. Your leek brooch is now complete and ready to wear on your clothes! Use a light green felt-tip pen to colour the middle area just below the slits. Then, colour both sides of the slitted leek tops with a dark green pen, blending it into the lighter green below. 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