It is impossible to imagine a new year without its symbol - a Christmas tree. In many countries, it is an integral part of decor in offices, homes, and streets. What only Christmas trees you will not meet! They are made of different materials, they come in different sizes, but invariably carry a holiday.
Do-it-yourself mood
Handwork brings satisfaction on its own, and if it is preparation for the holiday, then the pleasure is twice as much. You can make a Christmas tree from do-it-yourself felt. Handmade items are an ideal souvenir for your friends. You can even decorate a real Christmas tree with such crafts from felt.
Getting started, it is worth choosing for yourself a suitable Christmas tree pattern from felt. It is very convenient to use felt fabric for work. The edges do not crumble, the material is dense, the finished product holds its shape well. And those who are aces in needlework, and those who do not have any skills in manual work, are happy to work with felt.
How to make a pattern for a Christmas tree
You can use the finished Christmas tree patterns from felt, taken on the Internet, or make them yourself. This is nothing complicated. You need to take a sheet of paper, fold it in half and draw on the sheet one half of the Christmas tree. The edge of the folded sheet will be its center.
It is necessary to determine what the branches of the tree will be: sharp or rounded. The pattern of the Christmas tree from felt is drawn from top to bottom. The upper branches have a small scope, each next branch below has an ever larger size.
The difference in the length of the branches should be approximately the same so that there is not much contrast. You can also adjust the size of the tree.
The simplest Christmas trees
If time is running out, and some crafts still need to be done, then you can stop at the simplest pattern of a Christmas tree from felt. To do this, draw an equilateral triangle, stretched up. One Christmas tree will take two such triangles.
Cut two parts from green felt. For the trunk we use brown felt. Two small rectangles stitched together will become the trunk.
Before stitching the details of the Christmas tree among themselves, the front part needs to be trimmed: sew on it sequins, buttons, ribbons, braid or simply embroider it with colored threads. It will be very difficult to sew them on a stitched Christmas tree. The wrong side of the tree should be smooth and beautiful, without threads and knots. When the “face” of the tree is embroidered, you can stitch two parts together, while remembering to insert a satin loop on top. Triangles need to be folded with the wrong sides and stitched on the sides. The bottom needs to be left open, through it fill the crafts with a synthetic winterizer. It is not necessary to fill the product very much, it is enough to create only a small volume.
Between the details of the Christmas tree below, you need to insert the stitched halves of the trunk and flash all the elements together. The Christmas tree is ready!
Fabric Christmas trees
The patterns of the Christmas tree made of fabric can be used the same as for felt. There are advantages to working with fabric. The felt has a limited size, but with a fabric you can use a width of 1.5 m, and adjust the length as you wish, usually in rolls about 20 m of fabric. If the tree is voluminous and needs to be filled, then it is worth using dense fabrics so that the stuffing does not appear.
You can please the craft not only yourself and friends, but also your baby. A full-length Christmas tree is amazing! Choose a fabric with a small pile, Velcro should hold well on it. Fix the cut giant tree on the wall. Make New Year's toys from felt, sew on one side Velcro. Now the child himself can decorate the tree, and do it as many times as he wants.
If the tree is already sewn, and the idea of decorating it arose later, then it is better to refrain from sewing on the decorating elements. In this case, it is better to use hot-melt adhesive and stick the parts. This craft will look neater.