Quite often, in the classroom with children at school, labor lessons from felt sew cute colorful birds. The main advantage of such crafts is that the creation of such a bird does not require the mandatory presence of a pattern in a child. From this article you will learn how birds are made of felt and how to make a good pattern with your own hands.
Why exactly felt
Felt is suitable for children's creativity for several reasons. Firstly, this material has a huge palette of colors and shades. Secondly, when cut, it does not crumble. And thirdly, it is relatively inexpensive. Felt is produced in rolls and sheets the size of thirty by forty centimeters. The thickness of the felt ranges from one to five millimeters. It can also be hard and soft. For flat toys and letters, a hard felt from a millimeter to three thick is suitable. And for volumetric toys, it is better to take a soft felt from one to three millimeters thick. Thick felt will do for creating bags, wallets and slippers.
The simplest birds from felt. Pattern
To make a simple bird from felt, you do not need much time and materials. Take a felt of different colors, a pad, two small buttons, threads and a needle. To make a pattern for the bird, take paper and pencil. First draw a simple bird on paper and cut it out. Then, in the same way, make a pattern of paper for the wing in the form of a red heart.
Attach patterns to felt and circle them with chalk or pencil. Cut out. You will need 2 large parts for the felt bird and 2 small parts for the wing. Also make a small felt beak. Then sew two large pieces, do not forget to put a little padding of padding polyester or fluff into the bird. When stitching large parts, do not forget about the small beak. It also needs to be sewn to the bird. Then sew wings and buttons-eyes to the bird. The product is ready!
Round felt bird with bead legs
For the bird itself, take a felt 1-2 mm thick, thread, needle, scissors, rope, two beads. For decoration, take beads and sequins. You do not need much effort to create this bird from felt. DIY patterns are pretty simple. Just draw either directly on felt or on paper two circles. One is large (this is the body of the bird), and the other is small (this is the eye of the bird, to which you then sew sequins). For the beak and tail you need two felt triangles. One must be large (this is the tail), and the other small (this is the beak). Also prepare two strings. Tie one knot at their ends and thread them through the beads.
First you need to decorate with sequins and beads large circles of felt. Then sew or glue small circles to where the eyes of the bird from felt will be, a photo of which you can see in this article. Then sew two large circles, remembering to insert bead strings and two triangles into them. Beak and tail with ropes can be glued if desired. It will be stronger. Similar felt birds can decorate any interior! And what to do for the New Year?
Birds from felt. Christmas tree patterns
If you want to decorate the Christmas tree with felt birds, then most likely you will have to make a lot of toys. Therefore, the pattern should be as simple as possible and consist of two or three details. For example, the felt birds shown in the photograph below are made of two large parts and eight small ones (six for wings and two for eyes). If you have a simple felt, first cut large parts and sew wings and eyes on them. Only then sew. If you have a self-adhesive felt, then you can first sew two large parts, fill them with fluff, and then glue the wings and circles for the eyes. Make the eyes themselves out of beads or beads.
Of these birds, you can make not only a beautiful Christmas tree decoration, but also a children's mobile. Some needlewomen even make curtains of them. For quick production of birds it is better to take a self-adhesive felt. Do not forget to sew thin ropes to the birds so that they can be hung on the Christmas tree. In addition, if you take a hard and thick felt, then such birds will last you much longer.
Improvise! Felt Appliques
And now we will tell you about the most interesting. Try drawing a bird or any other animal on paper first. Then cut it into pieces, attach them to the felt and cut it out. Take the base, carved in the shape of a bird, and glue the components to it. The bird is ready! Eyes can be made from beads. Such felt birds can be used not only in children's art. They can decorate bags and clothes. In addition, with such birds you can make cards and even books if you wish.
What you need to create a more complex model
To create such options, you need curly scissors with wavy edges. First draw a bird and its components on paper and cut it out. Then attach all the parts to the felt, circle with a pencil or chalk and cut. Your curly scissors should be very sharp, otherwise you can ruin the felt.
Then sew all the pieces and make the decor. For decor, you can use all the same sequins, beads and embroidery. To create an eye, take small black beads or beads. Make a beak from a small triangle of black felt. You can fill such a toy with either down, or scraps of old felt, or artificial filler. You can also take the old synthetic winterizer for this purpose. For the base under the eyes, cut small circles. The bird is ready!