Crafts made of felt are soft and pleasant to the touch, it is easy and interesting to work with this material. Details can be sewn on a typewriter, by hand or glued.
Before starting work, prepare:
- shreds of colored felt;
- material that you will use as a filler;
- scissors;
- glue;
- sequins;
- beads;
- a needle;
- threads;
- cardboard;
- narrow ribbons for eyelets.
To make such cute New Year's toys, you will need to prepare patterns from paper or cardboard, outline the details on them, cut out and neatly sew them, as in the photo.
As a filler, you can use unnecessary scraps of fabric or foam rubber. Do not forget to sew narrow ribbon loops to the toys so that they can be easily hooked.
The bear is sewn, as in the previous version - according to the pattern. Tie his scarf separately with a crochet or knitting needles. Embroider the muzzle with threads and sew sequins on the back, which will resemble snowflakes.
Toys in the form of New Year's sweets are real cuties! Please note that in this case, the decoration elements are not sewn, but glued.
To sew a felt star, cut out an even number of identical parts, sew them in pairs with a hemmed seam (photo above), leaving one edge. Fill with filler and sew completely. Decorate your Christmas toys with beads.
To make such beautiful hearts with your own hands, you will need to work hard. First, make a blank of cardboard in the form of hearts and separately in the form of drawings that will decorate them. Take sharp scissors, cut out the hearts and ornament (they should be in contrasting colors). Gently stitch on a typewriter or glue the ornament to the hearts, sew a loop.
You can make crafts without volume and without filler, like felt snowflakes in the photo. In this case, the two layers of material can be simply glued or stitched together.
A master class on making a bell is understandable even for a child. A toy is made from several layers of felt, cut into strips of 1 cm, the cut is not made to the end, a strip of fabric should remain on top, which is attached to the lace-loop. Such a simple craft is also suitable for kindergarten.
The technique of making mittens is similar to making hearts, smaller details are fixed on the main canvas, a kind of collage is obtained.
You have to work hard with the bumps. Cut some flowers from brown and pistachio flowers. They should go like a pyramid, i.e. cut in different sizes: bigger and smaller. String the "flowers" on the thread with a pyramid, alternating colors. Make ponytails out of brown felt.
The felt herringbone is made of a single-layer material using the applique method.
A snowman is made according to the same principle as candy toys.
These were the basic principles of work. And imagination and photos will suggest new ideas, having embodied which you can boast of the most elegant Christmas tree and exclusive New Year felt toys.
Free patterns for felt toys
