String Art: Turn string and pins into works of art

10yr old daughter loved this kit. She is obsessed with string art now and has drawn out and made her own designers after doing a few of these. Very easy to follow along and use. Once we walked through the basics and instructions she was off on her own creating the designs. Designs were fun but may not be as up to date with what is “in style” overall great purchase considering we have burned through the supplies and will be off to buy more and keep creating designs.

The birthday girl loved this.

Good product. Fun for grandchild/preteen.

I got this as an introductory kit for my daughter and I to 'learn' how to make string art so we can branch out and do special art shapes. As far as the size of each thing, you get two 'big' cardboard backings that are about half the size of a sheet of paper each, and four 'small' cardboard backings that are about 1/4 size a sheet of paper. The paper you use to cover the cardboard is typical scrapbooking paper, but it has markings on the back to help you line up where the cardboard needs to go. We did the heart shape to start and only used half the blue string (embroidery thread) in the kit. There's plenty left for other projects! We had extra craft ribbon to attach to the back once we were done, but if you don't have any ribbon you might want to get some. My daughter is 7 so we did this together - I stuck the pins in place on the cardboard backing and let her use the tool to push them down. She was able to run the string between the pins for a while, but as soon as it got stuck she'd let go of the string and it would undo the previous times she'd gone around pins. We noticed that the designs pop a bit more if you outline the shape with string once you're done filling the middle, but that wouldnt work on every design. I really wish the cardboard pieces to use were bigger, but we'll just reuse the box Amazon delivered it in and go by the scrapbook paper section in the store if we want to make a really big one. Basically this is the perfect starter kit!

I remembered doing this as a child, so when I saw it, had to have it for my 10 year old. She loved it, then all her friends wanted one, so we got three more! This is so much fun for the kids and each one turns our different. The directions are super easy and really the hardest part is wrapping the cardboard. It has every single thing you would need to make any of the projects on the box. This is a great craft! We loved it!

It is written mostly for kids (and beginners). Simple, clear instructions and all illustrated. Cute. Older people with larger or unsteady hands may have trouble with small size projects.

The children liked this activity. The instructions were great and the projects were really nice. My 9 year old was able to do it entirely on her own from the get go, but my 7 year old had a little trouble with putting too much tension on the pins. Pretty nice project for bored kids.

Great concept and the 8 yr old we gave it to has already done the first project - the heart. The problem is that there's nothing holding the pins in place because they're just pushed into cardboard. So if you can imagine taking a thin sewing needle or thumbtack and pushing it into a piece of cardboard, you can imagine how easily the slightest bump (from young fingers) will knock those pins astray or push them in too deep, or worse - make them loose such that they fall out of the board. Then you get stuck having to disentangle your thread and remedy the situation and begin again. It's a test of patience for a little kid. I love the look of the product and the concept of empowering the kids to do neat crafts. But the flimsy cardboard backing makes it feel cheap and then often fall apart under the stress of the constant push & pull of the string and the constant bumps from little hands. I wish the makers had come up with a pin & backing solution that was firmer. It might require a little more dedicated use of the insertion tool that helps you get the pins into the base but in the end you would wind up less frustrated and with a craft that's more durable.

As expected

Great book allows for some easy projects to get you started with patterns included and the kit has all you need to make small treasures.

Tutto bene. Progetti carini ma la mia nipotina di 12 anni non è riuscita a fare niente perché non conosce abbastanza l'inglese! (Era precisato che si trattava di libro in inglese ma speravo che la grafica fosse sufficiente a comprendere tutto!). Per il resto tutto ok

Article correspondant bien à la description. Le mode d'emploi est facile à comprendre, pas besoin de parler anglais. Les modèles sont très sympas et le kit est vraiment très complet. Il permet de réaliser 6 Modèles de votre choix. Ensuite il suffit de trouver des cartons épais pour plus de réalisations. C'est un bon rapport qualité/prix. Envoi rapide et soigné.

My daughter (9) loved this. Did not need help, and made all the projects within a day or two. Wants more!