Felt is so universal material for creativity that you can create anything from it. It is very soft and pleasant to the touch. Its edges do not need to be treated additionally, they keep the shape and do not crumble. It can be sewn as a fabric, or glued like paper. Another advantage of felt is its rich color scheme. Felt can be monophonic, and can have a light pattern. Also, it is sold in different thicknesses to create different products - from small parts to large ones. Monophonic felt does not have a front and a side. Among the many advantages of this material is one single negative - it's that it's expensive. But this quantity is also relative.

This article deals with toys made of felt by one's own hands, schemes are attached. It will be useful both for beginner needlewomen, and for more experienced.

Choosing a felt

Feather is a nonwoven thing produced by felting. There are several types of this material in its composition:

• Felt of pure wool. The main use is the wool of sheep, as well as rabbits and hares. This is quite expensive material. However, it is the most elastic, opaque, well-kept seam and does not fluff. Also, when creating educational toys from felt with their own hands, the safety index is very important. So, toys from pure wool felt do not ignite easily, do not cause allergies. But here there is a minus. It is necessary to wash toys from this kind of felt very carefully, so that after washing the toy is not deformed. The material of pure wool can shrink.
• Half woolen felt. The composition of this material besides wool has also an admixture, mainly it is viscose or acrylic. At a price this type of felt is slightly more accessible than pure-wool. Also has more variety in color. Felt of wool blend is softer and not as "prickly" as pure wool. However, this kind of material can be shed and crumbled.
• Acrylic felt. It is a completely artificial material created by modern technologies from plastic. This includes the eco-felt, which is made by processing plastic bottles. He holds the form well, does not sit down and does not deform. But the disadvantages of this felt in the manufacture of toys from it is its light inflammability. It can cause allergic reactions.

Also the felt differs in its thickness: the thinner is suitable for small parts of the product, the thick one is ideal for large toy elements, as a basis.

Instructions for creating

Preparing

• tools First, you need to prepare tools:
• Felt
• Scissors( conventional and curly)
• Marker( disappearing or flush)
• Needle
• Threads( for stitching and embroidering patterns)
• Adhesive
• Filler( sintepon,holographic, sponge)
• Decorative elements

Constructing a pattern

This master class of felt toys for beginners is basic for the beginners. Any mother who has not done needlework before will cope with it. The basic processes of creating toys will be shown on the example of a simple panda-shaped product. For such a toy you will need a sheet of black felt and a pair of white sheets. When tools and materials are ready, a pattern is built. On the cardboard, the future details of the toy are cut. Now, using the marker, the parts are transferred to felt.

All the elements of the toy are cut.

Sewing toys

It's time to build the toy. The assembly begins with the head. First, eyes are glued to the face. With the help of thread and needle embroidered crooks and mouth of the future panda. Now both parts of the head are taken - the face and neck, and sew together, while filling the head with a sintepon and sewing up the ears.

The rest of the toy parts are assembled in the same way, according to the detailed scheme. Simple toys of felt with their own hands with patterns are presented below.