Craft blog : Tutorial: Hand Sew Felt Using Whip Stitch. When you read this tutorial, my instructions might seem terribly obvious. But if you look at the stitching on my first stuffie, you'd see it wasn't obvious to me. :) Now that I've worked out a system, I'm able to jump right into my felt projects without having to labor over, and struggle with, the stitching. For other options to hand sew felt see my blanket stitch tutorial and my post about choosing between whip stitch and blanket stitch. (1) Place the wrong-sides of the felt layers together and pin or baste them together. Note One: All stitches should go in and come out about an eighth of an inch back from the edge of the felt. Note Two: I used to struggle with knotting my floss, but Heather Bailey's Best Knot Ever Tutorial changed my hand sewing and embroidery forever.
On the right-hand side, take your knotted floss and go from the inside of the bottom layer through to the outside. . (2) Put the needle through the top layer exactly above where the floss is coming out of the bottom layer. Old MacDonald Puppet Tutorial and Pattern. EDITED NOTE: A couple of you have reminded me that I didn't show a picture of poor Old MacDonald. MY bad! HERE is where you can find a lovely picture of Mr. Farmer. Thanks for bringing it to my lovely attention. Here is it! I have scanned and downloaded the actual patterns into this post, but I am also posting the link to download them instead.
I know sometimes Google documents doesn't work for everyone so I am trying to give you two options. There are 7 pattern pieces. Supplies you will need: Felt in following colors- tan brown white gray yellow blue cream black pink orange Coordinating thread Old MacDonald Patterns Basic Instructions: You will cut out each pattern piece in the color of felt depicted in the pictures of the whole set of puppets. The hardest part really will be cutting out all of the pieces. I will be showing how I sewed the horse, but the same basic instructions apply to all the animals, with just a few variations, which I will specify. First: Second: Prepare all the individual pieces. 1. 3 Little Pigs Finger Puppets -- TUTORIAL.
NOTE: I updated my pattern upload so it will print correctly!! My 3 Little Pigs Tutorial is so long I had to break it up into two parts. You can find the instructions for the piggies' houses here. (Click here for more pictures of these guys in action!) 3pigs PatternWHAT YOU NEED FOR THE PUPPETS:~ Print out the pattern. STEP ONE: Fold your fleece right-sides together. STEP TWO: Cut around your stitching line, leaving a small seam allowance. STEP THREE: Turn your finger puppet right side out. Piggy! STEP FOUR: Stuff piggy's head. Go up through one hole and down through the one below to make a "nostril. " You will then poke the needle into piggy's body and across and come back up where the first button's hole is, then out through the hole.. STEP FIVE: After piggy's nose was secure, I tied a knot under the button, then stuck the needle down through piggy's face right next to the knot and came back up where I wanted his eye to be.
STEP SIX: Wolfie! Open, and fold right-sides together. Ta-Da! Quiet Time - It Can Be Done! Part 1. Thanks to all you wonderful people who have left such sweet compliments on my juggling new baby + 3 kids + crafting + homeschooling. You remind me when I'm feeling overwhelmed & like life is a mess, that I am actually doing pretty well! My "me" time is non-existent and I have severely dropped my standards of what is a clean house, but I know I'm giving my all to the kids, which is the whole point, right? One thing that has made that easier was to compile a bunch of fun activity stuff in the weeks before baby - that has been a lifesaver with the demands on my time & helping my kids not feel "baby attention resentment" as much. I found some cool stuff like Wikki Stix, Brain Noodles & invisible ink activity books, but I also wanted to make something special for them.
So, I did a Quiet Book. I still have the one my mom made for me back when I was a toddler and it's still awesome. I saw a few fab ones online and decided to make mine in the days before baby arrived. Craft blog : Tutorial: Hand Sew Felt Using Blanket Stitch. Tutorial: Hand Sew Felt Using Blanket Stitch This post actually contains two tutorials involving the blankets stitch:How to sew two pieces of felt together using blanket stitchHow to sew an edging using blanket stitchThere are also some helpful extras, like:How to start if you aren't going all the way aroundHow to handle cornersHow to stitch around circlesWhat to do if you run out of floss in the middleIt's a lot to pack into one post, but they all involve the blanket stitch, so I thought they should all be together.
Let me know if there is something I can make more clear. For other options to hand sew felt see my whip stitch tutorial and my post about choosing between blanket stitch and whip stitch. Note One: All stitches should go in and come out the same distance back from the edge of the felt. Note Two: I used to struggle with knotting my floss, but Heather Bailey's Best Knot Ever Tutorial changed my hand sewing and embroidery forever.
Sewing an edging (and tips for round objects) How To Videos. Stuffed Animal to Puppet -- TUTORIAL. Today I want to show you a very easy, very inexpensive way to make a puppet out of a stuffed animal. This is a project you can do sitting on your couch, and without fancy-schmancy equipment! (Say "cheese," Bruce!) ~Stuffed Animal~Felt or Fleece for inside of mouth~glove or sock~needle and thread Step One: Gut your stuffed animal. Step Two: Cut an opening for his mouth. Step Three: Cut a rough diamond shape, larger than what the finished size of the inside of his mouth will be.
Step Four: Start stitching the inside of his mouth to the top of his mouth opening. Step Five: After attaching the top of his mouth, pin the other half of the mouth diamond to his jaw. Sew the same way you did in Step Four. He has a jolly, grinning mouth! Step Six: If you are using a glove, turn it inside out and cut off the fingers far enough to ensure there is just one giant hole remaining (not four small ones!).
Shift your glove around so that the thumb is in the middle. Step Seven: Sew the opening shut. TA-DA!!!