If you are a fan of needlework and creativity, then you will be interested to learn how to make a hot stand with your own hands. It is easy to make from the materials available in the house. Even a novice can master the execution technology. So, get acquainted with the options, choose the ones you like.
Do-it-yourself hot stand: interesting ideas
If you decide to make such a souvenir, first of all decide which way suits you best. It will depend on your personal preferences and skills. Stands can be:
- from wood;
- sewn from fabric using the patchwork technique;
- crocheted;
- made of felt;
- made on the basis of computer disks, buttons;
- made using decoupage technique on ceramic tiles or wooden workpieces.
Any of the ideas is easily finalized and has many options and interpretations. Choose, complement, create.
Use cuts trunks and branches
It’s very beautiful to make a hot stand with your own hands made of wood, made of round pieces of the same or different diameter. It is not difficult to prepare them; an ordinary saw and a suitable tree are enough. The saw cuts of apple and cherry look good, as they have an original structure. But you can choose any option you like.
The technology of work is as follows:
- Harvest saw cuts of branches with a diameter of 5-6 cm. If the bark is firmly attached to the wood, you can not remove it. Be sure to sand the front of the round to smooth.
- Make a composition of saw cuts. The fewer parts, the stronger the product. In any case, the parts should be in contact with each other in several places.
- Connect the joints with glue.
- For greater strength, the stand can be made of two layers. Accordingly, the plane of the saw cuts are also connected with glue.
- Leave the workpiece for several hours under load until the product has completely dried.
All is ready! If desired, coat the surface with varnish, although the naturalness of the texture is no less beautiful.
Another way is to use one large saw cut, which can be decorated with burning, carving, contouring, watercolor patterns, followed by varnish. If you don’t know how to draw, use decoupage (the technology will be described below). As you can see, one material can be used in different ways.
We sew a souvenir
A do-it-yourself hot stand made of fabric is also sewn in different ways. There are a lot of ideas. First, decide on the size and shape of the product. This can be a souvenir of diameter corresponding to a cup, mug, as well as a full-fledged rug or napkin. And those and other options are performed in the form of:
- vegetables;
- fruit
- berries;
- colors;
- animals;
- fairy tale characters;
- abstract patterns in the patchwork technique.
If you’ve ever done potholders, then the technology is similar. The product is made of two layers of thin fabric with a dense material between them.
Of particular interest is felt. It is easy to work with it, since it does not require overlapping edges, because this material does not crumble. In addition, it is quite dense, and when using several layers of felt, stacked on top of one another for decorative purposes, no additional layer is required. From felt, coasters are made in the form of slices of oranges and lemons, animal faces, hearts and any other subjects. This material is represented by a rich color scheme of bright shades, so a large field for imagination is provided.
Beauty from old drives
When making a stand, you need to take into account that it must be dense, durable and resistant to temperature. If you intend to use a thin fabric on the front sides, you need a dense base.
It is very easy to make a hot stand with your own hands from computer disks, which will play the role of a blank. The technology of work is as follows:
- Take two disks and cut out circles of fabric larger by a couple of centimeters in diameter.
- Place the disk on the fabric blank with the wrong side facing the disk (you can also lay a layer of padding polyester).
- Sew stitches around the circumference of the circle at a small distance from the edge (1 cm), and then pull the threads. The disk will turn out "sewn in". Do the same with the second workpiece.
- Take a strap that is equal in length to the perimeter of the disc. Trim the part with tape, oblique trim or tape.
- Connect all three elements by sewing two “covers” on the strap.
The product is ready. Fast, simple and beautiful.
Knitted fantasies
A spectacular and original do-it-yourself hot stand can be made using this technique. As a rule, all products are knitted round-round according to the principle of napkins.
To make such a souvenir, it is enough to find the appropriate pattern, yarn and hook. If you are good at this technique, then you can knit any product even without a pattern. Some people like to bundle existing blanks, for example, the same computer disk, covers, corks, beads. From small details collect flowers and fantasy geometric shapes.
Decoupage
This technique is suitable for those who are remotely familiar with needlework or have little experience, but want to immediately get a masterpiece.
The meaning of the work lies in the fact that a napkin (special or single-layer dining room) with a decorative pattern is glued onto a dense base made of saw cut wood or, for example, ceramic tiles (previously peeled and non-fat). After drying, the surface is covered with several layers of glue or varnish. The reverse side of the ceramic tile is covered with a layer of glued felt or fleece.
So, you saw how to make a hot stand with your own hands. Choose what is closer and more interesting to you. Create table decorations or just original gifts from improvised materials.