Handmade felt crafts - step by step master classes for children and adults with examples of photos

Let's begin the work. The basic preparations

Having looked at various sites about making products from felt, it may seem that this is a labor-intensive and requires special skills. Delving deeper into the subject, it is easy to understand that in order to master the original craft, you do not need special skills.

To work with felt you need to prepare a suitable place. Suitable desk or any other flat, free of unnecessary things, surface.

It is necessary to take care of a good lighting of the workplace. Light will help the master to better see small details of the work and make neater.

The third important factor for a good result, is the preliminary preparation of the box of temporary storage of the product. There is a high probability that the work will not be finished once. It is not recommended to leave the unfinished product in a place accessible to children.

Varieties of felt

Felt is not difficult to recognize by its fibrous composition. It consists of layers of felted natural wool or synthetic fibers. It differs in thickness and density. It is necessary to look at the cost and properties of the material before buying:

• Woolen-sa very dense type of felt, does not sit down when washed, well holds its shape, sew large toys, slippers, shoes.
• Half-woolen-this type of felt contains up to 70% acrylic; soft and pleasant to the touch, but it is absolutely not designed for washing; for products with padding is not good, because it quickly begins to sprawl.
• Acrylic is the best for beginners; it is the cheapest; its structure is smooth to the touch and shiny in the light; it is suitable for all types of products.
• Bamboo is the most expensive; it has high strength and durability, and therefore is often used for sewing cases and bags.

Materials Preparation

Before preparing the material itself, a beginner is recommended to think of what he would like to do in the first place, and look on the Internet schemes for the intended product. Thus, the author of the needlework will get an idea of how much material he will need approximately, and will also be able to estimate the colors.

Then it will be necessary to prepare the following tools:

• scissors.
• Thread of the same and different from the selected color felt.
• needles of different thickness.
• different colored pieces of felt.
• 4 pencils (2 light shades, 2 dark shades).
• glue gun.
• stuffing with hollofiber or other stuffing material in case of volumetric handicrafts.
• decor components.

As for the last item on the list, it all depends on the ideas of the needleworker and can be chosen according to the pattern of a particular work. As a rule, buttons, rhinestones, decorative stones, coins, etc. are chosen for decorations.

Having prepared the necessary atmosphere and materials, you can begin to create a pattern.

Beginning to sew products from felt

Usually beginners prefer to start with items that are decorative in nature, such as small toys and Christmas tree decorations.

The method of making all items will be the same. It will be necessary to pre-cut blanks of felt of the chosen color, as will be specified in the selected scheme. Then you will need to thread and glue the cut out parts together. After that, you will need to leave the pattern for a while so that it can dry, and only then can it begin to be used.

Step by step instructions:

1. Cut out all the parts without seam allowances.
2. Staple all parts with pins, as in the picture.
3. Sew the small parts first. For example, if we have a cat, we start sewing from the muzzle; eyes, whiskers, etc. Sew always on the inside.
4. Then sew the body with a stitch around the contour of the figure.
5. If you intend to make a bulk craft, you need to leave a hole in the seam through which to stuff the figure. After this hole must be "patched" with a blind stitch.
6. At the end of sew or glue decorative detail.

Handicrafts are ready!

Crafts for children

If you want to spend some time in peace with a child, it is best to take his creativity. Schoolchildren love to create different toys, including sewing, while it is best for kids to start learning how to glue parts that have been pre-cut according to the pattern.

Marking and cutting felt can be offered to a child who is confident in working with scissors. For each of the holidays you can do something unique with your own hands, which will help your child to develop his imagination and fine motor skills. For example, for March 8, you can make florets or whole bunches of flowers from felt. After that, they can be used as hair ornaments or as a brooch.

On New Year's Eve you can make a felt Christmas tree, a snowman, Santa Claus, and use them as decorations for the Christmas tree or as a magnet on the fridge. For Easter, you can try to make an egg-shaped needle case or decorative chickens and cakes.

The tiniest babies love to play with toys that are stuffed with rustling cellophane, husks from seeds or buckwheat.

Products for adults

Adults can also come up with many interesting and useful crafts. Any woman can create a purse, a case for a phone and tablet, a key case, a purse, a pencil case, etc. Very unusual and beautiful look jewelry made of felt: rings, necklaces, brooches. Another option is to use felt instead of flavoring, because felt is good at absorbing odors. It is enough to drop 1-2 drops of any essential oil and a beautiful natural fragrance is ready. Ideas, options for the use of felt are many, it all depends on the imagination of the master.

Experienced needleworkers create exhibitions of handicrafts, post photos of work on the website and sell.

Work with felt is enjoyable and entertaining. Create original, beautiful and useful things easy for adults and children. The most important thing is not to be ashamed of the work: handmade is always valued highly. In any other case, when working with felt also needs practice and then a person has all chances to create something worthy of attention. Get felt can be both individual sheets, and a set of several or more sheets. Find it in sewing or other specialized stores. Buy patterns is possible in the same store.

Felt is a great way to create an original thing, fill the world with warmth and comfort, and help improve the mood of yourself and others. Dare!

Photo ideas of homemade felt crafts