New Years is soon! Sew from shreds of bright fabrics, loden, felt, silk, velvet, satin, new elegant toys for the Christmas tree. And be sure to complement them with your gifts.
You will need:
✽ felt;
✽ beads;
✽ hot glue crystals Swarovski;
✽ filler;
✽ pencil;
✽ rep tape;
✽ thread for sewing;
✽ manual needle for sewing;
✽ tailor pins;
✽ clothespins;
✽ scissors;
✽ chalk;
✽ iron;
✽ ruler;
✽ templates
Do-it-yourself Christmas ball "Snowflake"
Step 1
Using a pencil, transfer the toy template to felt and cut it out without allowances.
Step 2
Mark the middle of the circle (or another shape) and use a ruler to draw diagonal lines at right angles at the same intervals.
Step 3
Along the lines with gold thread, lay hand stitches.
Christmas soft toys from felt
Step 4
Sew one bead at the intersection points of the lines. The thread is well fixed.
Step 5
Instead of beads, you can iron hot-melt crystals.
Step 6
On the back side of the embroidered part, pin a slightly larger felt flap, at the top of the suspension between the layers of felt, fasten a loop for hanging.
Then insert the filler and grind the felt layers along the contour of the suspension to the edge.
DIY New Year Gifts
Step 7
For a brush on two fingers, wrap the thread repeatedly.
Step 8
Tie a bunch of threads and sew to the bottom of the suspension. Cut the thread to the desired length.
Source and photo: Burda Style 11/2019