All children love stuffed animals. Why are there children, even some adults are not averse to getting a furry friend as a gift. The love of soft toys can be so great that sometimes the entire children's room is packed to capacity.
What is common between a sock and a children's toy?
Why spend money on another toy, which will not particularly differ from existing acquisitions, when you can make it yourself.
Did you know that some of the elements of our everyday wardrobe can make a very nice toy - a kitten from a sock with your own hands! What could be more exciting than turning a pair of small socks (but in good condition) into a soft kitten?
Making a kitten toy
If you are already intrigued, then it's time to get down to business. To learn how to make a kitten out of a sock with your own hands, it is enough to simply perform the following algorithm of actions without losing anything. Well, let's get started.
- We need a pair of identical socks in good condition, ideally - new ones. Choose your own color, but the brighter they are, the more attractive the toy will look in the eyes of a child. You also need to prepare threads for the color of the product, needle, scissors and filler.
- Cut one cuff from one of the socks. Then make two cuts: from the cuff and the toe.
- Turn the sock inside out. Pass the thread into the needle and sew the edges from the side of the sock to the very end, and leave two holes on the cuff so that the sock can be turned on the front part.
- Then, in fact, do this manipulation - twist the sock.
- Take the filler. Vata, latex, other fabric, beads or anything else can play its role. Fill the future soft toy with the material of your choice.
- Sew the hole carefully. Try to make the seam less visible or hide it inward.
- Take the sock at number two. Separate the cuffs and the toe directly. The heel will play the role of the cat's face.
- On the one hand you need to cut out the ears.
- Sew the resulting ears and twist the product.
- Fill the head with the soft filler just like before this torso.
- Walk the thread along the edge of the hole on the head, pulling off the fabric. Connect the head and torso. One can already guess how a toy kitten from a sock will look like.
- With your own hands you create a work of art from almost nothing. Cut the tail out of the rest of the sock.
- Sew it around the edges and twist it, stuffing with filler.
- As in the case of the head, pull the edge of the tail and sew to the body (where the heel of the first toe was located).
- A do-it-yourself kitten is almost ready. It remains to make a face to the animal. Use sticky plastic eyes or make them with buttons or beads. Cut the nose out of black fabric (you can use felt) and sew to the face. Embroider the mustache and mouth with black thread.
What is such a toy for?
So your kitten from sock is ready. With your own hands, you were able to easily and quickly sew a soft toy. It can be a good gift for the baby, and older children themselves can easily be taught to make a kitten, with whom they will play themselves or give to younger family members.
So it’s very simple and interesting to make such a toy as a kitten from a sock with your own hands. The master class will help you quickly navigate in the right direction so that there are no difficulties.
What is useful for such activities
Needlework is very beneficial for the development of the child, making his fingers nimble and stimulating creative abilities. Moreover, nothing brings more satisfaction than the kind of work done successfully when you can enjoy the result of your work.
By the way, if you want to indicate that the resulting toy is a cat, decorate her head with a homemade or ready-made batik. In the future, as a continuation of the development of creative skills, invite the child to sew different costumes for his `` pet ''.
Encourage the baby to such a pastime, as this is useful for him, and in the future, the ability to make something valuable out of nothing can be very useful.
Now you know how a kitten made from a sock can be made with your own hands.