Crafts for entertainment, home decoration, as a presentation for the festive events are best done on their own. For example, a chicken from felt, the pattern of which can be very different, will be a wonderful present not only for a child, but also for an adult.
Comfortable material
Sewing simple toys is most convenient from felt, because for such crafts this is a universal material. It holds its shape well, does not wrinkle, is easily processed with ordinary scissors, does not crumble and does not crumble, it can be sewn with a regular needle without any effort. And there is no need to talk about the colors of felt in today's market of textile products - such an abundance that your eyes just run up.
A sewn felt chicken, the pattern of which can be selected at will, will become a bright decoration of a children's room, an interior toy to match the living room, a functional element of the kitchen.
The principle of felt toys
Since felt is a badly creasing material, crafts from it are sewn mainly with seams to the outside. This can even serve as a peculiar plus to this type of creativity, because the seam can become an additional decoration of the toy. The seams used in the manufacture of felt toys are most often the simplest - forward needle, overcast. However, if desired, a felt toy can also be made voluminous by removing the seams inside, but first the allowances for them will need to be cut, and cut at the corners as close to the line as possible.
Pendant toy
It is convenient to make flat toys from felt, they consist of two identical halves, the space between which is a little stuffed with syntepuh. This is how you can make chicken from felt. Pattern it can be quite easy.
Need felt yellow or white, as the main one, and red, orange or brown - for small parts. According to the proposed pattern, the toy can be made bilateral, then all the details are cut out twice in a mirror image.
- body - 2 parts;
- wings - 2 pcs.;
- beak - 1 part;
- scallop - 1 pc.;
- paws - 2 parts.
Since felt is a fairly dense material, small fly-off parts can be cut and sewn one at a time. But if there is a desire to do painstaking work, then the scallop, beak, legs can be cut out double, and then sew together. First, the wing is sewn in place on the body, then the two halves are folded inside out, the beak, scallop and paws are laid at the location, and everything is sewn with selected stitches. On the scallop, you can attach a ring or make a loop from the braid to make a pendant.
Easter surprise
Easter is one of the brightest church holidays. And it was not without reason that a painted egg and chicken with chicken became the symbol of it as the beginning of a new life. You can give yourself a handmade souvenir for Easter. It would be very welcome as a gift will be a chicken from felt for Easter. The pattern of such a souvenir is simple and resembles an ordinary egg.
White and yellow felt is used - for eggs and chicken. The symbol of Easter can be arranged as your heart desires - bead eyes, a beak from a piece of felt. Although these same elements can be simply embroidered when the whole toy is almost assembled. Having decorated the front side, you can sew two halves of the souvenir with the needle seam forward along the front side.
Easter decoration
For Easter you can make a lot of interesting decorations for the home, for treats. Using the following pattern, you can sew an ornament for eggs - Easter chicken from felt. The pattern should correspond to the size of the eggs on which the jewelry will be attached. It is also made of two halves and sewn on the front side, and is complemented by an application of small details.
Parts are cut out of paper and then from felt. A similar pattern can be used for decorative decorations for a holiday cake, for example. At the same time, the lower part of the toy is also not sewn up, but a stick-base is glued inside, for example, a bamboo skewer or a straw for a cocktail.
Healthy chicken
Felt crafts can be not only beautiful toys or trinkets, but also useful things. For example, a chicken of felt is sewn quickly with its own hands and can become a pretty kitchen potholder. This household item is done quite simply. A yellow or orange piece of felt needs to be folded in half and, using a dessert plate, draw a circle, add 5 millimeters in a circle and cut two pieces. From a piece of batting, using the same plate, cut the preparation of the filling, add nothing. From felt cut wings and paws.
Fold all three blanks as a layer cake - the wrong side, the filling, the front side, put a piece of braid inside so that you get a loop. Place the wings and legs of the chicken in place. Sew all parts together with a back seam or needle forward seam. Decorate the front side with embroidery or applique. The tack is ready!
Home theater
You can make very small toys on the finger to display a home performance with children and for children. For example, a sewed chicken made of felt with your own hands can become a fairy tale hero . Patterns of such a doll are not difficult to do on their own - to circle the finger of the future puppeteer, add five millimeters to freedom of fit and sew a finger toy from two identical halves, complementing it with characteristic details.
A souvenir from the bottom of my heart
Cute handmade surprise gifts bring a little joy to everyday gray everyday life. Do not look for an excuse to say kind words and give a small sign of attention. A felt chicken, the pattern of which is universal, will become such a sweet reminder of friendship and love. For a presentation, you need to draw a heart on a piece of paper or use a simple pattern.
Harvested decorative elements - beak, tail, scallop, wings. They can be very different, it all depends on the desire to decorate the craft. Two main parts are folded together, decorative elements are placed inside. The whole toy is sewn with matching thread or contrasting. If such a toy is made small, then it can become a cute keychain. If its dimensions are sufficient, you can fill it with a synthetic pad before stitching it to the end. Such a toy will become a sofa cushion.
Needlework means to enjoy the creativity and work process. Felt chicken, the pattern of which can be very, very different, will be the reason for creating beautiful and necessary household items.