The world of needlework has no bottom, craftswomen use everything that comes to hand for their masterpieces. If you want to learn a new hobby, then get started!

It is a pleasure to create crafts from felt - this material is pleasant to hold in your hands, it is very easy to use. And its most important advantage is that even the most unpretentious products look bright and attractive. Once you pick up warm pieces of this material, you will not be able to stop. This needlework is an excellent antidepressant, because when you touch soft, cozy pieces of juicy flowers in your hands, you involuntarily relax and tune in to a positive mood.

What is felt - a brief educational program

Before diving into a new hobby, it’s worth knowing what felt is and what types of it are best suited for needlework.

Felt is a fibrous non-woven material. Traditionally it is made from wool, but modern industry produces many types of felt from natural to synthetic with different densities.

Before you run to the store for everything you need, first decide which felt crafts you plan to make with your own hands, because different types of material are suitable for different purposes. The most common varieties are:

Acrylic felt. Made entirely from synthetics. The surface of this felt is slippery and shiny. On sale you can find almost any color of acrylic felt, and it is inexpensive, so for beginners this is the best choice. Acrylic felt makes wonderful flowers, souvenirs, key chains, covers for tablets and mobile phones.

Bamboo felt. It is made from bamboo fiber with an admixture of viscose. Such material is durable, wear-resistant, but quite expensive.

Semi-woolen felt. It is made up of 1/3 wool and 2/3 synthetic. Soft, flexible, holds its shape well, but spreads when washed. It is not recommended to make voluminous stuffed toys from it, but it is ideal for small decor.

Wool felt. Absolutely natural material. Very thick, dense. Not suitable for small crafts and decor. Slippers, booties, hats are usually made from it. Now many do it themselves, having mastered it.

What you need to work with felt

In addition to felt, for crafts you will need to prepare the following materials and tools:

• threads (ordinary sewing threads are suitable, or bright, thick ones, such as floss or iris);
• scissors - regular and zigzag;
• needles, pins;
• ballpoint pen or marker for marking parts;
• glue gun;
• decorative accessories such as buttons, beads, etc.;
• thick paper for patterns.

Felt toys are a real lifesaver for creative parents who don't want to spend money on children's products made of plastic and material of unknown origin. But saving is not the only plus of these bright and cute things made of felt.

A huge plus of felt products for children is the ability to create educational and educational toys for the smallest - for example, sensory and tactile pouches or colorful felt books with elements that are interesting to touch and examine for kids. Can also be done hanging carousel for baby bed with cute animals or cute celestial bodies, like suns and stars - they are loved by both children and adults.

For older kids, you can sew not only animals, dolls, characters of cartoons and fairy tales, but also voluminous numbers with letters. A wonderful idea would be to create simple large bright puzzles. This will allow you to learn in a playful way. It would be a good idea to make for a child finger theater or a collapsible toy of several elements, like a tree with fruits or a hedgehog with apples on its back, which are attached to laces, ribbons or buttons.

Moreover, felt products can be easily decorated Christmas tree or holiday corner in the house for any other celebration. You will get unusual toys that reflect the personality of your family, your home.

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Over time, the child can be involved in the creation of these toys - this will help instill a love for arts and crafts. Regardless of the goal, everyone will get beautiful toys without exception, and interesting stencils and patterns will help in this.

How to make a beautiful felt toy with your own hands?

Felt toys can be made even by needlewomen without much experience, you just need to pick up patterns and patterns of medium complexity - and the work will go by itself. Colors, shapes, blank sketches of the future thing can be selected in accordance with the interests of the child, or vice versa - create an unusual toy to attract the attention of the baby and expand his horizons.

Simple soft toys - a master class for beginners

In this section, we will learn how to make the first felt toys with our own hands with patterns for beginners. Let's make some cute animals from bright felt fabrics. Man aster class for creating toys from felt with your own hands will help with this.

• baby fox

Any fidget will like such a cute fox, and will definitely become a favorite toy. And it will be very interesting for any adult to perform it, especially if a step-by-step master class helps with this.

Materials:

1. Sample;
2. Felt: orange, white, black;
3. Sintepukh;
4. Fabric and erase markers;
5. Stuffing stick;
6. Ruler, scissors, needle, threads in the color of felt, fabric glue;
7. Blush / art pastel for cheeks;
8. Satin ribbon for a bow.

Templates for work:

Progress:

Stage 1

We cut out all the necessary elements in accordance with the template. Repeating elements must be symmetrical. We glue all the small felt parts to the large ones with glue, or we tack them with a contrasting thread. It is important that all repeating elements are at the same distance from the edges of large parts. This is necessary in order for the toy to look neat.

Stage 2

We begin to sew on small details with a single white thread, performing vertical stitches.

Then you can begin to connect the front and back parts of the toy together, starting with the ears. With a needle with a single red thread, we begin to make stitches (the first one is from the inside out), starting the game back and inserting it into the same place as for the first time, thus making a neat loop around the two elements of the future ear of the toy. The needle is inserted into the loop, after which it is tightened.

Now we make the next stitch at an equal distance from the edge of the fabric, getting another loop. We again put a needle into it, tighten the thread, thus obtaining overlock seam. We sew the entire ear with this seam, and the last seam must be inserted into the first. To make it easier for beginners to understand, it is better to look at step-by-step photos.

We do the same manipulations with the second ear, after which we sweep the finished ears to the front of the head of the future fox made of felt.

Stage 3

We draw eyes and a mouth on a white muzzle. We start from the inside with a double black thread to carefully embroider the eyes, moving to the front. The first stitch is made in such a way that the needle returns to the very beginning, after which the stitch is tightened. All subsequent stitches are made in the same way, the main thing is that the forming loop is always on top - above the thread with the needle. At the end, you can make an eyelash. The second eye and mouth are embroidered according to the same principle. Already at this stage, you can draw a fox cheeks.

Stage 4

Time to sew the big parts of the head. First, it is better to sweep the front and back of the toy's head with a contrasting thread. After that, you can proceed to sheathing with an overcast seam. As before, we need an orange single thread. When the seams reach the ear, it is necessary to insert a needle and thread on the back side so that the distance to the edge on both the front and back sides is the same (the needle must pass through the ear inside).

We insert the needle directly into the eye - in a place directly above the point where the needle and thread came from. In front, the needle will eventually also come out in the eye right above the original place. Insert the needle into the formed loop and tighten. It will turn out such a seam, which should look like an overcast. We sew the entire muzzle, leaving room for stuffing.

Stage 5

It's time to stuff the top of the cute felt toy. In this case, a stick for sushi, a pencil or a special device is useful. You need to stuff the head of the toy evenly, not too tightly, giving a soft volume.

Stage 6

The next step is to create a ponytail. First you need to sew a black tassel to the end of the tail with a single black thread, while not sewing the sides of the end of the tail, but only sewing on a “zigzag”. After that, the front and back parts of the tail are sewn to each other with the already familiar overcast seam with orange thread.

The place of the black tip is stitched from the inside, since the black tip will need to be stitched on top with black thread, proceeding in the same way as when sheathing the rest of the felt toy. The opposite end of the tail remains open - it is needed for stuffing with sintepuh. After the tail is evenly stuffed with lining, it is sewn to the details of the body with a contrasting thread.

Stage 7

Then the back and front parts of the body are sewn to each other with an overcast seam, leaving the neck open. We evenly distribute the syntepuh over the body, after which the hole is sewn up with an overcast seam.

Stage 8

Now that the two main parts of the felt toy are completely ready, they need to be sewn together. To sew them to each other neatly and beautifully, you can line up along the hollow on the chest of the chanterelle - right above it, the nose and mouth of the animal should be located.

Now with a needle with a double orange thread, we begin to sew the parts together. First you need to insert a needle into the lower part of the head, 3-4 mm from the edge, as in the photo, approximately at the level of the middle of the eye. Then the needle is passed through the edge of the body - at the same distance - as a result, a blind seam will be obtained. It is necessary to sew the head with the body to the opposite end of the neck, tightly tightening the seams. Thus, the front front part is stitched.

To securely fasten both parts, you need to flash them again, but in a more accurate way. Now that the needle is on the opposite edge of the neck, it is necessary to sew the back of the head. However, first you need to pierce the torso from the front side, and after that, remove the needle from the back of the head. We sew further according to this scheme in such a way that the threads are not visible at all (see photo). The felt fox is ready!

• funny owl

Very popular felt toys are cute fairy owls - they are easy to make, and in the process you can even change some elements of the product at your own discretion and taste. The result will please not only children, but also adults. Let's try to make a soft toy out of felt, which will be decorated with a floral motif from small pieces of fabric.

Materials:

1. Sample;
2. Felt: pink, brown, gray;
3. A piece of colored fabric for the tummy and wings;
4. Filler, like synthetic winterizer;
5. Scissors, pins, needle, thread.

Templates for work:

Progress:

Stage 1

We cut out the paper elements of the pattern from the printed template. We attach them with pins to the felt material and cut them out in shape, after which we remove the pins.

Advice! Use a hand stitch "needle first" for sewing parts, making the same neat stitches and skips.

We sew the colored fabric onto the felt blanks for future wings forward with a needle. The knot can be hidden between the fabric and felt. And in order to keep the fabric in one place during the creation of the toy, it is better to fix it with a pin.

Stage 2

To make the owl as planned, you need to place the details according to the template. On the future body of the owl, we fasten the gray ovals of the eye with pins, after which we sew. The distance between the eyes and from the edges of the body should be 0.5 cm. After that, we refine the eyes - we sew on two other parts.

We also sew two brown triangles on the ears.

We attach a colored tummy to the owl, sew the beak and paws on top. The back of the owl's body should be filled with a tail, according to the pattern.

Advice! Children who want to help in making toys can glue the details of multi-colored material, after which the needlewoman will be able to sew them on with even beautiful stitches.

Stage 3

The front and back of the body are applied to each other. Between them, according to the scheme, ready-made wings are inserted, all this is fixed with pins. We begin to sew the toy from the bottom of the right wing, passing in a circle to the bottom of the left wing. The remaining space is used for stuffing.

We stuff the toy with padding polyester, but not to failure! It is important that the pattern and seams are not distorted at the end of the work. The hole is sewn up, the pins are removed from the wings. The felt toy is ready. To avoid difficulties in the process, you can see the step-by-step photos.

• Peppa Pig on magnets

Many children are very fond of the character from the cartoon of the same name, so you can please the kids with a miniature pig made of felt. Inside, if desired, you can insert magnets, or you can ignore this item and create a simple toy - it will not harm even the smallest.

Materials:

1. Sample;
2. Felt: red, light pink, dark pink, black, white;
3. two beads;
4. Filler: synthetic winterizer or holofiber;
5. Pencil or disappearing marker;
6. Neodymium magnets - optional.

Templates for work:

Progress:

Stage 1

You need to print out the template, cut out the pattern of all parts of the future felt toy. We transfer the contour of paper models to the material with a pencil or felt-tip pen, cut out parts from felt.

Stage 2

We cut out pockets for magnets and sew them to the inside of the back of the body and head of the pig, insert 1 cm magnets there and sew up the holes.

Stage 3

We sew a spout, a bright pink cheek, eyes to the muzzle, and then we mark the mouth of the toy with a thread.

We put both parts of the body together, put the legs, tail, hands in the middle, sew them together, leaving a hole in the neck area. We send a small amount of synthetic winterizer there, after which we sew up the hole.

Then we overlap the head on the dress, leaving a small hole for the padding polyester. Having stuffed it, we sew up the last hole. The felt toy is ready! Thanks to step-by-step photos, the process of creating Peppa will go much faster.

Patterns and patterns of New Year's toys

It would be a great idea to create toys from felt for the Christmas tree, because the result will be voluminous bright crafts that both adults and children will be delighted with. Reindeer, Christmas trees, sweets and garlands - all this can decorate the main holiday of the year, thanks to thin felt material and a little effort. Moreover, many New Year's decorations made of felt are quite capable of being made quickly and well even by novice fans of this art. Let's consider how to make New Year's toys from felt with your own hands - patterns and photos will help with this.

• New Year's deer

Cute animal toys on a Christmas tree or in a small hand are always a good idea. Therefore, you can sew a beautiful deer with love, and thereby please yourself and your loved ones. It is not difficult to do this - you just need to follow the scheme, and everything will definitely work out.

Materials:

1. Sample;
2. Felt: brown, red;
3. Filler: sintepuh or holofiber;
4. A button or bead for the nose, as well as beads for the eyes;
5. Stuffing stick;
6. Scissors, needle, threads in the color of felt, fabric glue;
7. Self-extinguishing marker;
8. Satin or rep ribbon for a bow;
9. Hanging tape.

Template for work:

Progress:

We cut out the printed template from paper, apply it to the fabric, attach it with pins and transfer the pattern to a sheet of felt using a marker. We repeat the procedure for the second half of the future toy.

We sew on the front part an “identification mark” - a decorative little thing, like a heart, a snowflake, a bow - anything.

We sew together both parts of the toy with a simple buttonhole stitch. When sewing reaches the neck, you can immediately sew on a pendant ribbon and a festive ribbon around the neck.

When it remains to sew up the tummy, we first fill the toy with filler, evenly distributing it. Then we sew the hole. In place of the ponytail, you can sew a funny pompom.

It remains to decorate the muzzle: sew on a button-nose and bead-eyes.

• Christmas stars

From a simple material of the most ordinary form, you can get an original product with a certain mood. Let's try to do this by completing a few festive stars that will transform even the most modest little Christmas tree.

Materials:

1. Sample;
2. Felt of any colors suitable for the style of the Christmas tree;
3. Beads, beads;
4. Filler: synthetic winterizer, synthetic winterizer or holofiber;
5. Scissors, pins, needle, thread;
6. Pencil.

Progress:

Stage 1

We draw on paper a star 8 cm across. Cut out this simple paper star template. The template is outlined with a pencil or marker on felt. It is important that all stars are the same. Asterisks are cut out of the material and connected in two pieces with a pin.

Stage 2

We sew the two parts of the star into one, leaving a little space for stuffing. We fill it evenly, after which we sew the last hole.

Stage 3

Sew the beads to the stars. For convenience, you can do this before both parts of the star are sewn together - if desired.

Stage 4

We thread a woolen thread into one of the ends of the star, for which you can hang the finished product from felt on the Christmas tree. The simplest and very cute New Year's felt toy is ready.

• Garland-pigtail

Another beautiful and simple “toy” made of felt that will definitely change the mood of all the inhabitants of the house for the better is a two-color pigtail garland. It is easy to make such an ornament, and most importantly, you do not need to spend time filling the toy and sewing along the edges.

Materials:

1. Felt of any festive colors;
2. Scissors, clerical knife;
3. Needle, thread, pins;
4. Pencil.

Progress:

We cut out strips of the same size from two sheets of felt of different colors (length 25 cm, width - optional). We fasten together two multi-colored strips with pins at the top and bottom.

Then, in the middle of the double strip, two cuts are made with a clerical knife (as in the photo). After that, we make a “pigtail” pattern: we pass the end of the double strip closest to it into the upper cut, and then the strip is threaded into the second slot.

Now you can make a garland out of several ready-made “pigtails” by sewing them all together. And you can leave it in a short form, hanging around the house.

Educational for children

Developing toys made of felt are a very popular trend, since both novice craftsmen and needlewomen can sew similar products on their own, and there are many options for such toys - for a variety of ages and interests of children. They will help to make educational and educational toys from felt patterns.

Do-it-yourself educational toys made of felt are made according to the same principle as other types of felt products. Here are some photo ideas with useful developments.

• Felt puzzles "In the world of animals"

Bright two-piece puzzles with cute muzzles of little animals will surely attract the child. Thus, it will be possible to start teaching the baby in a playful way. Let's take a closer look at how to make such an educational game of felt with your own hands.

Materials:

1. templates;
2. Hard felt of different colors for the base and figures;
3. Beads for the eye;
4. Glue;
5. Scissors, pins, needle, floss threads, ruler;
6. Pencil or self-extinguishing marker.

Template for work:

Progress:

Stage 1

On a sheet of paper, mark the squares 12 × 12 cm with a ruler and a pencil. You should end up with 10 squares. Then we print out animal patterns, cut them out on paper.

Stage 2

We circle the patterns of animals, pre-attached to the material with a pin, on felt of bright colors. Muzzles and paws are made in duplicate, the second copy will "mirror" the first. Cut out all the circled details with scissors or a clerical knife. Thus, a ready-made basis for creative work is obtained.

Stage 3

Our patterns with rectangles can be turned into puzzle patterns by drawing a semblance of a “castle” in the middle. Now you can cut out one of the figured halves and attach it to the rectangle, circle and cut it out. Do the same with another bright rectangle, which is intended for the back of the puzzle.

Stage 4

After that, we select one of the blanks of animals, apply it to the front double part of the future puzzle, choose the most suitable place for the animal. Sew the upper part to one of the front halves of the puzzle with simple stitches. It is important to first indent from the edge of the background of the puzzle, leaving room for the connecting stitches between the bases.

Stage 5

Now the half of the puzzle with the animal is turned over in order to cut off the desired half of the animal along its contour. Attach part of the torso to the bottom base of the puzzle and sew it in accordance with the edges of the contours. At this stage, the animal needs to sew on the light details of the muzzle and body, which are cut off according to the same principle as the body.

Stage 6

We sew the front and back parts of the puzzle with ordinary stitches, hiding the knot between the parts. We sew on the nose and paws of the animal, glue the eyes or sew on the beads. By the same principle, we work with all the other puzzles.

The result of the work will be cute puzzle toys that are sure to delight and captivate children.

• The game "pick up the animals clothes"

A wonderful game for kids that teaches the colors of animals, and it will also help to look at the big world with small eyes in a creative way. Making it as easy as shelling pears: the game does not require great skills or artistic education - here the simpler the better. Such a toy made of felt is suitable for babies over a year old.

Progress:

Stage 1

It is necessary to take six one-color sheets of felt of the same size, first draw 6 simple animal figures on paper, cut them out and transfer them to the fert with a pencil. Then you need to cut out these ovals and primitive images of animals with a clerical knife.

Stage 2

Next, cut out several triangles, ovals and circles for the ears and heads of our future animals from bright felt sheets. Eyes can be bought in special stores, and you can also cut out circles or beads. All this must be glued to large sheets of felt, or sewn by hand (for small children, it is better to choose the option to sew by hand, because they put everything in their mouths).

Stage 3

Now we need to take care of making "fur coats" for our home zoo. Here it is better to use bright interesting colors of felt to attract the attention of the baby. You will only have to work on four fur coats: zebras, cows, fish and giraffe. We cut out unpretentious stripes or spots for our fur coats and sew them to the background sheets of felt.

Here's another easy tutorial on how to make a felt toy - this time a chicken. Thanks to the video, it will be easier for beginner needlewomen to learn this fascinating applied art.

One of the most popular is felt. Soft structure, beautiful colors, does not crumble, is perfectly cut, sewn even by hand - and this is not a complete list of its advantages. Having once tried to make a toy or decor item out of it, it will be impossible to refuse to use it in your work. It is especially convenient to work with this material for beginners. Today, the needlewomen of the editorial office of the online magazine site will tell you what you can do with your own hands from felt, and will hold several unique master classes, after which you will have a new hobby.

Simple schemes and ready-made templates for making DIY crafts from felt

You need to start with simple and easy crafts, for this you need to transfer the pattern to felt, cut out paired elements and sew them along the contour. To add volume, you can put a little filler inside, for example, synthetic winterizer. Threads are selected in the color of the fabric or in a contrasting shade. To begin with, we offer a few simple ones, and after their manufacture we will begin to study more complex schemes.

For inspiration, we suggest looking in our gallery for some original ones that you can make for children with your own hands.

What can be done from felt with your own hands for beginner craftswomen

Due to the pleasant texture, felt is often used for sewing children's toys, including. This is a great opportunity to practice, because crafts do not cause difficulties.

Felt crafts for beginners: educational letters for kids

Soft letters can be filled not only with a synthetic winterizer or holofiber, but also with rustling foil or cereals, such a craft will be used as a developing alphabet. Many needlewomen sew with the name of the child, which act as the main focus in the nursery. Preschoolers can make a real alphabet, board and Velcro. Thus, in a playful way, you will prepare children for school.

It is interesting! Felt does not have a front and back side, so it does not matter how to connect the halves.

We offer you to look at several felt works that you can easily do with your own hands with the children.

Indistinguishable from the original: delicious food made from felt

Unusual, but at the same time simple felt crafts in the form of all sorts of goodies can be made in just an evening, the main thing is to show imagination and choose the material by color. Large parts are sewn by hand, filler is put inside for volume. It is easier to use to connect small elements.

We will show the entire manufacturing process using the example of pizza.

In the video, you can get ideas for creating “delicious” felt crafts as a gift for a child with your own hands:

Step-by-step instructions for making do-it-yourself needle beds from felt

The needlewoman must also make a gift for herself, for example, sew a needle bed out of felt. The craft can be in the form of an animal or a fruit, we suggest making it in the form of a cactus.

For work you will need:

• green felt;
• pins;
• green thread with a needle;
• marker and scissors.

Let's get to work.

Illustration	Action Description
	Prepare a template for one side of the cactus and cut out 8 blanks from felt.
	Sew two blanks along the straight side at a distance of 2 mm from the edge.
	Sew the next piece along the semicircular edge.
	The fourth element is sewn along a flat edge. Further, all actions are similar.
	After stitching all the details, the workpiece took the form of a cactus. Next, sew and pull the top with a thread. On the reverse side, put the filler inside.
	Cut out a flower from white felt, lightly paint the edges of the petals with a yellow marker or chalk and sew the cuts together, as shown by the arrows.
	For the middle, cut a yellow strip 10 cm long into a fringe 2 mm thick, not cutting to the edge of 5 mm.
	Twist the yellow stripe, sew to the flower and then to the top of the cactus. Additionally, you can make a pot of brown felt and fill it with filler.

Do-it-yourself interior crafts made of felt products for decoration

Designers advise: to revive and give it a unique look, you need to make a few decor items with your own hands. Identity is suitable almost for home and will help create comfort.

Felt cushions making techniques

How to make an owl out of felt with your own hands

You can also connect children to the creative process by entrusting the cutting of small details for your favorite owls: peephole, wings and beak. And to make it easier for them to work, just increase the template. As a decoration in many master classes, there is a decorative seam “forward with a needle”, in which all stitches and gaps between them must be the same. Rice, buckwheat, foil or synthetic winterizer are suitable for filler.

DIY designer felt decorations

You can always please yourself with a handmade felt decoration. It is suitable even as a gift to your beloved mother or girlfriend. There are a lot of options for crafts: from a brooch with one flower to a whole bouquet. They are used to decorate clothes or a bag, a headband for hair or an elegant bow on. A few detailed master classes can help you understand the main idea, and then you yourself fantasize to the delight of your loved ones.

Master class on making felt brooches

Let's make an elegant chrysanthemum with our own hands, which only at first glance seems complicated. For work we need:

• blue and green felt;
• base for a metal brooch;
• glue gun;
• a simple pencil, ruler and scissors;
• needle with thread.

Let's start the creative process.

Illustration	Action Description
	Cut out two rectangles from blue felt: one should be longer, the other wider.
	Fold each rectangle in half lengthwise and sew with a basting stitch.
	From the side of the fold, cut the noodles with scissors. The more often you make cuts, the thinner the petals will turn out.
	Starting with a wide part, roll up the rectangle, glue the edge and immediately glue the second narrower rectangle to it.
	It should look like this flower.
	Cut leaves out of green felt and glue them onto a metal blank for a brooch.
	This is a piece that any fashionista will love.

In more detail, the entire progress of work can be viewed on the video:

Step-by-step instructions for making a designer necklace made of felt and beads with your own hands

You can surprise your friends and please yourself with a felt necklace. At the heart of our master class are beads of the same size, under which we selected the material of matching colors. In addition, you will need a satin ribbon, needle and thread. The craft cost 300 rubles, the time for its manufacture is 30 minutes. Agree, this is a powerful incentive to get to work as soon as possible.

Illustration	Action Description
	Cut 5 shades of felt into strips, their width should be equal to the beads. In our master class, this is 1 cm.
	Fold the strips on top of each other and sew in a special way. To do this, make a knot on the thread, pierce them with a needle and thread, leaving a small tail, make a small stitch, insert the needle into the loop on the reverse side.
	Without cutting the thread, string the first bead on it.
	Sew another bead on the reverse side. Thus, attach all the blanks. Get a snake with beads.
	Measure the desired length of the ribbon and sew it on both sides of the workpiece.
	This necklace can be made in just 30 minutes.

You can watch the video in more detail about the whole process:

How to make crafts from felt for storing things with your own hands: master classes and photo examples of finished works

Useful things can also be made from felt, for example, a case for a mobile phone or a more complex option - with a place to store headphones. The dense material will soften the gadget during a fall from impact or scratches. The principle of making a protective case for a tablet is similar, only the size is slightly larger. Such crafts are often found in needlework workshops, but the novelty organizer will become the most useful item in the closet, trip or in the kitchen.

Felt is a unique material that is widely used in needlework. Its rather dense structure allows to produce a wide variety of products. Having tried at least once to make crafts from felt with your own hands, it is impossible to stop. This activity is very exciting, I want to create again and again.

So where do you start? What felt products are the easiest to make and what can be done with children? For beginners, we advise you to choose the simplest schemes for creating hairpins, brooches, bags. Felt patterns can be easily made by yourself. Pay attention to the master class containing step-by-step pictures and templates, so it will be easier to understand the sequence of actions.

You can buy felt for making felt crafts in special craft stores. Choose beautiful and bright materials with your children; using felt, crafts will turn out to be original, very unusual.

1. Felt of different density. For bulky crafts made of felt and toys, choose a thinner material. It can be sewn without any difficulty and subsequently filled with holofiber or padding polyester.
2. Threads. Choose colors that best match the tone of the felt or contrasting shades.
3. Needles. Take several different needles, they will be needed to work with felt of different density.
4. Pencil. It will be necessary for cutting the material.
5. Awl. This auxiliary tool will help you make small and neat holes in the felt.
6. Scissors. Use sharp and large.
7. Glue gun. It is useful for beginner needlewomen.
8. Elements for decoration. All kinds of pebbles, buttons, fasteners and beads will help to give felt crafts a special look.

So, let's get to work. Let's start with children's felt crafts.

Crafts for kids

A variety of toys that develop books, which are created with their own hands, turn out to be special and arouse great interest among kids.

Make unique easy felt crafts for kids, every day you will improve your acquired skills!

letters

Soft letters made of felt can be used first for playing with the baby, and later for learning. Use simple patterns, carefully cutting out the outlines of each letter of the alphabet. After the work with the scissors is completed, you can proceed as the longest stage - sewing together the parts of the letters.

Patterns of letters:

Fascinating activities with children can be carried out using fabric books. Making books from felt is not as laborious as it might seem at first glance.

Brooches

A bright brooch draws attention to your outfit, so many women carefully select this accessory for a particular look. Make a felt brooch with the step-by-step instructions below, and you will see that it is quite possible to create them yourself using materials at hand.

Snail patterns (click on the picture, it will enlarge and then download it):

If you have an old zipper and felting wool on hand, they will come in handy for making a felt brooch. The stylish finish of the accessory is a unique detail of your image.

Ideas for inspiration:

Handbags

An original felt bag will complement the elegant look of every girl. A small and bright accessory is easy to make yourself. We have prepared for you a master class that demonstrates step by step how to create a felt bag. For work, you will need to take not only felt, but also cotton fabric, which will be used to create an applique and a pen.

It is worth noting that a bag made of felt can be detailed with buttons, embroidery (ornament). Focus on the accessory with the use of metal elements.

Food

Even food made of felt looks realistic, almost any vegetable or fruit can be imitated thanks to a special material finishing technique. Undoubtedly, such work will be interesting for children, involve them in this process.

Our step-by-step instructions with photos will help you create a "delicious dish". Surprise your loved ones with an unusual craft, the felt food “cooked” by you will be perceived as a real masterpiece.

Hairpins

Romantic felt hair clips will decorate any little girl's hairstyle. Graceful roses of a rich pink and red hue will look great in your hair.

You will spend a minimum of time on making hairpins with floral motifs and will delight your child with an excellent hand-made gift.

A few more ideas:

Mobile phone cases

Today, a felt phone case is a unique accessory. But there is no need to purchase it if you have some felt and step by step instructions on hand.

We present you the original design of a children's cover with the well-known Om Nom. Below are instructions for creating a case for glasses or pens with a cute dog and a bunny, a small owl can also be attached. The craft turns out lively, bright.

This case is designed for phone size: 12.5 cm by 6.5 cm. To download the manual in large size, click on the picture and only then click save.

Let's create an unusual glasses case and a fashionable felt phone case together, you will definitely succeed!

More ideas:

Additionally, felt key chains can be made.

Owl pattern:

Pattern for keychains (first click on the picture, and then save):

More keychain options:

Needle beds

For a needlewoman, even a needle bed should be special! We suggest you make it from soft felt. As a result of a simple but exciting work, you will get an unusual felt pincushion that will store all of your needles.

Fantasize, detail crafts, you may want to give some to a friend, sister or mother.

Decorations

Delicate, romantic and elegant earrings and necklaces can be made not only from metal. We invite you to learn how wonderful felt decorations are created. This craft will be a great gift for mom on a child's birthday.

Schemes and interesting ideas

Below we attach diagrams that will help you in needlework. Engage in the manufacture of products with the children, it will be a lot of fun. For convenience, you can enlarge the diagram to the desired size, which will make your work easier.

Felt (from French Feutre - felt, from Turkic - bedspread) is a non-woven fabric that is obtained by felting fluff or fine hair of hares, rabbits or goats, fine wool, as well as fur waste. This is almost the very first matter that people began to make. As far back as the Neolithic, the nomads of Central Asia felt wool and sewed their yurts and coarse clothes from it. Such material was extremely beneficial, it did not require special devices, except for water and human hands. Well ... still a monstrous amount of time and work. When a variety of fabrics appeared, felt lost its popularity. But recently the situation has changed dramatically - exactly the opposite. Felt began to be used by the most famous designers, making jewelry and bags out of it.

The mystery of felt is that it contains the properties of fabric, wood and paper - any thickness, density, color, it is light and durable, easy to use, easy to cut and glue.

In fact, calling felt felt is not entirely correct, since felt is a kind of felt. Although in a foreign language no one divides them into two different matters, but calls them in one word.

What can be made from felt? Yes, whatever! All kinds of jewelry, bags, decor items for clothes, toys, pillows, needle beds, slippers, jewelry boxes, decor items for dishes, lampshades, hot coasters, curtains ...

And here are 7 master classes for inspiration:

1. Children's kimono slippers

Lovely slippers for kids, which are also sewn elementarily! You just need to cut out the sole and the strips rounded at the ends for the upper part of the slippers. Now you sew everything with a decorative buttonhole seam (see picture) and that's it - kimono booties are ready!

2. Guest slippers

Every hostess, when a large company of guests enters her house, is tormented by the question - what to put on them? You can’t buy ordinary slippers for everyone, and disposable ones are too fragile - they tear after the first or second use. Therefore, I propose to sew some stylish and bright guest slippers yourself, using multi-colored felt! Your guests will appreciate your care for them! Carefully study the pattern, cut out a similar one and sew it, decorating the product with a catchy button.

3. Stylish bracelet

For such an unpretentious decoration, you will need the ability to embroider with decorative stitches or beads. Otherwise, the bracelets will look too simple. These photo tips will come to your aid: a stalk, looped seam (in the middle and along the bottom of the product), all kinds of decorative laces.

4. Pillow in the form of an owl

These pillows can be a wonderful home decor, or a unique gift for loved ones. You only need to cut and sew all the details. A buttonhole stitch is ideal for this (see above). But! Remember that you first need to completely make the top of the product, and only then sew the pillow completely, otherwise your product is easy to ruin. You can stuff either with pieces of non-coarse fabric from old unnecessary things, or with holofiber - an analogue of synthetic winterizer, which looks like downy balls.

5. Dahlia brooch

Here you will have to tinker. Follow the photo tutorial and you will end up with a unique and beautiful decoration! You can take felt of any color or combine several different ones. Experiment!

7. Stand for hot

Beautiful little things in the kitchen are a guarantee of comfort, or at least a pleasant tea party. Cut out several circles of different colors and sizes. Sew with simple stitches, sew on a petal or a simple flower and your stand is ready.

8. Pincushion in the form of a comb

The perfect gift for a crafty friend! And a convenient thing for yourself, your beloved. All pins and needles are in place and always at hand.

However, felt is a unique material and you can sew anything from it, the main thing is not to be afraid to experiment. Even if something doesn’t work out for you, the failed work can be used as pieces for the next creation. Here are a couple of work tips.