Do you like to make souvenirs and gifts with your own hands? Looking for new opportunities? Read on. Take ideas, follow the recommendations. You will get a beautiful sheep from kapron. A master class will help to make different versions of this cute accessory.
Souvenir sheep ideas
Kapron is very convenient for work, because it is flexible and takes on any shape that the frame or filler dictates. Some use regular nylon tights, socks, or footsteps. It's cheaper, but they have to be painted. Now they are selling sets of different colors of kapron, designed specifically for needlework, in particular the manufacture of flowers and figures.
Whatever method you choose, the possibilities for creativity will turn out to be very wide, because kapron can take the form of a ball, ellipse, "sausage", and, accordingly, you can think of many options for making lambs. Take the following as a basis:
- souvenir magnets in the form of a sheep’s head with a semi-volume base circle;
- flat and convex Christmas toys and pendants;
- 3D figures and interior dolls dressed in different outfits.
After reading the article to the end, you will find out what needs to be done so that you get the same sheep from kapron. A master class on the implementation of individual elements will help you. These cute souvenirs are often used as a decoration or a nice gift, in addition, they may well fulfill some functional purpose: to be a magnet, a Christmas tree toy, part of a garland, and a pencil box.
First stage
The master class (MK) "Lamb from kapron" will begin with a list of what you need to prepare for work. So, buy or get the following from the cabinet:
- kapron (factory production or ordinary tights - both beige and color);
- synthetic winterizer;
- threads
- pins
- cardboard;
- wire;
- scissors;
- glue;
- decor (textured yarn, beads, bows, braid, eyes, cilia);
- magnetic base if necessary.
What you need depends on the kind of souvenir you need to make.
Manufacturing technology
No matter what idea you take as a basis, so that you get a beautiful sheep with your own hands from kapron, you need to do the following:
- take kapron and cut it into elements of the appropriate size;
- the nodule is pulled together on the reverse side, the fabric surface is fixed;
- all the details you have to create by wrapping the material around the filler or base;
- each part can be given additional relief, making thread stitches in appropriate places;
- combine all the blanks into a single object, stitching them or gluing them (depending on their size and ease of use);
- you can paint some details with a brush and paint, and so that the pigment does not “fall through” the nylon layer, the material should be pre-coated with PVA glue;
- Use embroidery and decorative elements to decorate your souvenir.
How to make a face
So, you decided to learn how to make a lamb from kapron. You'll have to start with making the head. It will be an indispensable part of any souvenir. Even in a small magnet, one cannot do without it. The process will consist of the following steps:
- Take the capron of the right size and put a synthetic winterizer on it.
- Fold it all into a rounded shape resembling a pouch.
- Tie the loose ends together with a thread and sew.
4. To make the ears, make a loop of the desired size and shape of the wire, twisting the ends into a single rod. Wrap the blank with capron and secure with thread or wire at the base of the loop. If you put a synthetic winterizer inside, the details will be softer and more voluminous.
5. Draw, embroider the expression of the face. It is good to use purchased eyes and cilia. Beads are also suitable.
The head of the animal is ready. Decorate it with a bow, attach it to a fluffy base - and the souvenir will be made.
Kapron lamb magnet: workshop
The simplest souvenir is easy to make in a few minutes. The sequence of work will be as follows:
- Cut a circle of the desired diameter from the cardboard according to the dimensions of the future magnet.
- Take a capron and put a blank on it, and on top a little sintepon, then connect the free sides of the material, giving the product the appearance of a bag, tie or sew the ends with threads. You can collect the "knot" on the front side, if you have it covered by the head of a lamb. If it will not be centered, then, so that the nodule is not visible, run it on the back. Glue the magnet to it.
- Make a head with ears and a muzzle according to the technology of the previous section.
- Connect the parts.
- Sew decorative white yarn to simulate the texture of the wool.
- The legs can be made of thread, at the ends of which beads are fixed that act as hooves.
By changing the color of the capron and decor, you can make different versions of such magnets. Souvenirs on the refrigerator are a nice gift for any holiday. In addition, this animal is a symbol of this year, respectively, such souvenirs can be presented to all born in the Year of the Sheep or under the sign of the zodiac Aries.
In addition, it is perfectly acceptable to combine materials, making the basis of any other fabric, and the muzzle and ears of nylon.
DIY sheep toy from kapron
Very popular gifts and home decorations are interior dolls, which are made including in the form of humanoid animals. For them, you can come up with a variety of clothes and accessories.
In fact, you will have a sheep from kapron and sintepon, since filler is used inside the volumetric parts. Most often it is from the material mentioned above. Also take holofiber or scraps of shreds.
All elements are made using the same technology as for the manufacture of the head (the process was described above). The difference is only in the size and proportions of the nylon blanks that you will use. As a basis or frame for a large object, you can use an ordinary plastic bottle.
You saw how easy it is to make a lamb from kapron. A master class in the manufacture of such figures makes it easy and quick to master any needlework technique. Prepare materials and begin a pleasant creative process. Perhaps this activity will be your new hobby.