The dog is a symbol of the year 2018. What to make cute New Year's souvenirs from, if not from felt? Felt is a wonderful pliable material that needlewomen fell in love with for its ease of use and a huge number of colors. If you love sewing felt Christmas toys - this article is for you. We have collected a large number of Dog pattern templates, as well as photos of felt cuties for your inspiration.
What do you need to sew a dog?
- multi-colored felt sheets;
- colored threads (regular);
- needle;
- scissors;
- paper and ballpoint pen,
- colored sheet felt.
After you choose the template you like, you will need to make a pattern on paper. Print it out and cut along the contour or carefully and lightly trace "in the light" directly from the monitor with a simple pencil.
After that, lay out the paper pattern on felt sheets and circle with a ballpoint pen. It's okay if there are traces left, turn it inside out. Pencil on felt draws very badly.
It's time to cut out the details of the future dog and sew. You can use any of the seams shown in the diagrams below, or you can sew the parts on a sewing machine (then the dog should be larger).
When you have almost finished two pieces, leave a small hole to fill. You can fill the toy with padding polyester or cotton wool. It is convenient to do this with a wooden pencil (the part where its lead is located is rougher).
After fastening all the details of the doggie together, it remains only to give it a "live" look. Beads, buttons and triangular plastic “noses”, which are sold in handicraft stores, are useful for this. You can decorate the dog with embroidery, buttons, sparkles, tie a collar ribbon.
A little secret. To make the dog look more natural, you can tint the felt in the right places. For example, if a dog has white ears, the inside of them can be shaded with pink. Or make a smooth brown transition on the face. To do this, use a sharp blade to trim the lead of a colored pencil. You will get a dry coloring powder. Gently rub the powder into the felt in the desired areas and blow off any excess.
The New Year's dog is ready! Such a cute souvenir can be hung on a keychain or made as a bookmark for a book. There are a lot of options! Choose what you like and enjoy your creativity!
And here - Bulls made of felt for the New Year 2021!
