Handicraft lovers often end up with unnecessary yarn. Do not rush to throw it away. The leftover threads can be used to make stylish interior decorations and funny toys.
You just need to have a desire and a little free time.
Nuances
People began to create crafts from threads with their own hands for a long time. This type of creativity is very practical and therefore in demand all over the world.
Despite the widest assortment of goods in stores, priority will always be given to author's works, because they are unique and contain a particle of the master's soul.
The yarn is suitable not only for making dolls and animal figurines. Today, paintings, vases, and decor for lighting devices are made from it. And if you involve a child in the process, then the time spent at the creative activity will give the child warm memories for life.
Decorative balls
One of the most popular ideas is balls made of threads of different thicknesses and colors. They can be made in various sizes, which will expand the scope of their application.
Necessary materials:
- PVA glue;
- Any yarn;
- Balloon.
Instructions on how to make a craft from threads:
- Inflate the balloon to the required size.
- Pour some glue into a bowl.
- Dip yarn in it.
- Wind the threads soaked in glue around the inflated balloon in random order.
- After the craft dries, remove the unnecessary base, cut the required holes and decorate to your liking.
Where can you use these balls?
If you make many small balls in different colors and hang them on a New Year's garland, you can get an original decor.
There are other uses as well:
- Snowmen, hares, mice and other characters of children's cartoons;
- New Year's compositions for home decoration;
- Lampshades for lamps.
Thread patterns
If you want to give the leftover yarn a new life, you can create a picture out of them. Such crafts made of woolen threads require a minimum of materials. All you need is cardboard, glue and wool left over from knitting. Here is the algorithm for the steps:
- Transfer the desired drawing to the cardboard. You can print the finished image and stick it on.
- Finely chop the yarn. This business should be entrusted to the child.
- Sort all the pieces by color.
- Grease a section of the picture with glue, lay it over the thread of a suitable tone.
- Repeat this action until all parts of the image are covered with thread trims. After the product must be allowed to dry for several hours.
The finished work should be removed under glass and hung on the wall.
Pom poms
There are three methods for making pom poms:
- Using a cardboard base. Plus - splendor. Minus - cardboard is required for the base.
- On a fork. Plus - there is no need to spend time creating a foundation. The downside is the modest size of the balls.
- Without cardboard base. Pros - simplicity, the ability to get a lot of blanks at a time. Minus - a little splendor.
Each method has its own advantages and disadvantages. Therefore, you should choose based on your own needs and preferences.
How can you apply the made pom-poms?
Photos of thread crafts clearly show all possible uses:
- As festive decorations (garlands, wreaths, letters and numbers).
- To create interior accessories (flowers, miniature trees).
- For the manufacture of rugs for the bedroom, nursery, bathroom.
Separately, it should be said about toys made of pompons.With just a little effort, you can get funny little animals for children's games: sheep, hares, bears. A pig craft made of threads is especially popular.
Bullfinches
Birds made of yarn will perfectly decorate any room and are suitable for participation in a school competition. To create a toy you will need:
- Threads of three colors (gray, black, red);
- A piece of cardboard;
- Scissors;
- Toothpick;
- Almond nuts.
Work algorithm:
- Cut a small rectangle out of the cardboard. Wind gray (30 turns), black (50) and red (60) yarn around it.
- In the center, tie all the turns together.
- Throw the black threads to one side and knit together with the red yarn.
- Put the gray threads under the red ones.
- Tuck the remaining red yarn to the tail of the bird, and then tie the gray yarn behind it. Tie everything with one thread.
- Glue a piece of almond on a toothpick and place it in the center of the bird's head. This will be the beak. The craft of a bullfinch from threads is complete!
If you wish, you can have a whole flock of birds, and if you choose a material of a different color, you can get an exotic bird from the tropics.
Christmas tree made of threads
The basis of this New Year's thread craft is a cardboard cone. Here's a detailed master class:
- Make a cone from a sheet of cardboard using glue as a fixing agent.
- Glue the tip of the green thread to the base of the cardboard blank.
- Wrap the cone so that it is completely covered with green yarn. Fasten the end of the thread with glue.
- Decorate the green beauty according to your own preferences.
There are a lot of options for creating festive thread crafts for children. The adult's task is to help the child choose the most unusual idea. But don't rush.
The kid must figure out what kind of work he likes best. Children's preferences are the main thing in creative pursuits.
Wicker tableware
Are there any threads left after knitting a sweater? You can make decorative utensils from them for storing little things.
To make a wicker bowl, you need:
- Small base plate;
- PVC film;
- PVA glue;
- Yarn.
Instructions:
- Take a plate, wrap it in foil.
- Turn the prepared base of the future craft upside down.
- Roll up a piece of thread 0.5 m long in a spiral and glue it to the bottom.
- Continue winding the yarn in a circle. Stop 3 cm before reaching the edge of the dish.
- Coat the product with glue and dry.
- Remove the base and film. The wicker bowl can be used!
Creating crafts from threads will be interesting not only for children, but also for adults, because with a little effort, you can get a stylish decor or an original toy.
Moreover, such creativity does not require expensive materials and complex tools - only desire and developed imagination.
Photo of crafts from threads
