On the eve of the upcoming birthday of a loved one, everyone thinks about how you can please or surprise him? Well, if there is an idea for the right gift, or a person has already expressed his wish. And if not? You can express your feelings by creating a charming soft toy with your own hands. An excellent way out in this situation is an angel from felt. The work is not troublesome, anyone can cope with it.
How to make an angel from felt
What materials need to be purchased to make angels from felt do-it-yourself:
- Colorful felt. Everyone chooses the color he likes. For example, flesh-colored material is suitable for making the arms, legs and head of an angel. Hair can be made red or golden. A scarlet heart will certainly draw attention to the craft. Wings and dress can be snow-white.
- Glue to fasten the necessary parts.
- The pastel is dry.
- Acrylic dye of black color.
- Tape - 1 cm wide (color chosen independently) will be used for making bows.
- Rhinestones or beads for decoration.
- The thread color is selected depending on which felt is taken.
- Stuffing for toys (you can use sintepon or holofiber (synthetic material that replaces feather and fluff and does not cause allergic reactions).
- Scissors.
- A few needles.
Completing of the work. Patterns of angels from felt
Now it will be discussed in more detail how to make a soft toy. The first stage is the manufacture of a pattern. A person with the ability to draw to make it according to the model will not be difficult, but for the rest there is a little trick. It is enough to copy the pattern from the article, paste it into the document on the computer, stretch it to get the required size. Then put a print document. The last step is to cut out the pattern.
For one-sided elements (wings and hair), you will need to make one piece. Handles, legs, head, dress and heart are two-sided. They will have to be stitched, which means that patterns of two parts will be needed.
Where to start
You can start work with the manufacture of the arms and legs of the toy. The threads should match the color of the material. Stitching is done with a buttonhole and a small stitch. One side must remain unstitched for stuffing the selected materials. Feet can be sutured, and hands can be put aside.
An outfit for an angel is sewn from the edge from above. And again, the threads are matched to the color of the material. From below, between the two patterns, you need to insert the legs and sew with the usual stitch. Use a synthetic winterizer to fill the body through the hole remaining in the place of future head fastening. To facilitate work, you can use scissors to push. After the packing is completed, sew the hole and cut the thread.
The head and hairs are most convenient to sew together. Details are carefully applied to each other. To make it easier to work, it is recommended to fasten them further using pins. Between the seams of the hairstyle, pieces of felt from which the head was made can be seen; for a more accurate appearance of the toy, hair is best done a few millimeters longer.
The thread is matched to the color of the hairstyle, and all the details are sewn immediately, starting from one ear and ending next to the other. At the very end, the thread needs to be fixed and cut. Then the part is stuffed, and then you can sew the head down.
What is glue for?
With this important tool, the main details of felt angels are held together. Glue is applied to the bottom of the head and to the outfit of the toy in the place where the neck should be. Then the parts must be joined for gluing. While the toy is drying up, you can do the next stage of work.
Scarlet threads will be needed for stitching the heart, which you also need to remember to fill with filler.
During this time, the toy will dry out, and it will be possible to sew pens to the side. At the next stage, the heart is glued to the palms of the angel. Apply glue to the inside of the hands and attach the heart.
The wings are attached to the back also using an adhesive solution. Bows are made of tape, and the eyes and mouth of the craft are painted with acrylic paint.
How to make a toy more interesting
Figures of winged babies will look more elegant if they are made using knitting technology. For knitted crafts, an angel from felt needs to be prepared:
- white felt or lace fabric;
- light wire (the length is calculated based on the size of the wings of the toy);
- thin hook;
- fluffy, not thick thread;
Work stages
All felt angels will need wings. Schemes are carried out individually, they must have a suitable size and shape. It must be remembered that each piece will need two pieces.
It is necessary to twist the wire from one edge. The thread is tied to a wire loop and then crocheted using a hook. The felt is pierced by a hook, then the threads are fixed, and you can continue to work.
The wing is tied to the edge with a wire grip. It is best to use columns without a cape. During operation, the wire must be bent along the contour. In places of bending, it is recommended to create several columns so that the harness does not tighten.
At the end of the work, the opposite end of the wire is inserted into the lower loop, fixed and trimmed. Then you need to hook the thread with a hook, and then break it off.
The second wing is tied in exactly the same way.
So, the wings are ready, it remains to fix them on the backs of angels from felt. Charming toys can serve as a cute gift for a loved one or act as an element of decoration, taking a worthy place on the Christmas tree.