Pattern monkeys will help to sew a beautiful toy. For its manufacture, use felt, plush and cotton fabrics.
Materials
What material to choose to create a monkey pattern? You can use a different fabric in this case:
- Felt is perfect for sewing with children. It is soft, easy to cut with scissors. Felt has a wide palette of shades.
- Plush fabric is soft and has a small pile. Making patterns out of it is a little more difficult, but the toy is pretty beautiful.
- Cotton is a universal fabric. Both beginners and experienced craftswomen sew from it. A white cotton toy can be painted with acrylics.
When choosing fabric for a monkey pattern, you need to build on craftsmanship, as well as what you want to sew.
Felt toy
To make patterns of monkeys with your own hands, you need a little patience and materials for creativity. Children must complete all steps under the guidance of adults.
Necessary materials:
- felt (brown, white);
- White paper;
- pencil;
- scissors;
- threads in tone to felt and a needle;
- some synthetic winterizer or filler for toys.
How to sew a monkey? This process consists of the following actions:
- First you need to transfer the pattern to white paper. Then it is cut out and applied to the fabric.
- Cut out the pattern, making allowances for seams of approximately 5 mm.
- Each part is sewn together, putting a little sintepon inside. It is important that felt toys are sewn on the front side.
- When the body of the animal is sewn, make up the muzzle.
- Eyes can be sewn, embroidered or glued ready to a hot gun.
- You can tie a bow from a satin ribbon on the monkey’s neck .
The toy can be hung on a Christmas tree for the New Year or presented to a small child for his birthday. The felt monkey is beautiful and soft.
Cotton toy
The pattern of the monkey from the fabric is done very quickly, and the result will delight everyone who wants to sew such a toy. Cotton can be bought at any needlework store; it has a wide palette of colors and shades.
So, in the process, you will need the following:
- cotton fabric in two shades;
- scissors;
- threads matching the fabric and needle;
- synthetic winterizer;
- pattern and chalk for cutting.
Step by step sewing process:
- The finished pattern is applied to the fabric, fixed with tailor's pins and outlined with chalk, making allowances for seams of 5 mm.
- Carefully cut out the details with scissors.
- You can sew the toy on your hands or on a sewing machine.
- Each detail is filled with padding polyester.
- The finished monkey is decorated: they sew on her eyes, sew in her mouth.
A toy made of cotton is hypoallergenic and suitable for small children. If you wish, you can put wooden beads in your paws or add buckwheat, useful for fine motor skills.
Advice
The recommendations of experienced needlewomen will help to avoid mistakes in the formation of a monkey pattern and sewing toys. Helpful hints:
- Be sure to make allowances for the seams. Using them, the size of the toy will be respected, and the details will be able to keep in shape.
- The color of the fabric and thread should match. As a result, the product will be beautiful and neat.
- The scissors must be sharp so that the fabric does not tear and the details are even.
- For young children choose natural materials, without the addition of synthetics. Cotton does not cause allergic reactions and is safe for the child.
- Do not rush while sewing. It is necessary to allocate time for each item of the product.
- If there is no experience, you do not need to come up with a pattern yourself. In various magazines for needlework there are many ready-made toys with a description and drawing of each detail.
Finally
A self-made monkey will become the best friend for the baby. Toys are filled with love and warmth of the craftswomen. The sewing process always begins with a pattern, and then a unique product is born.