The New Year's days are always accompanied by active preparation for the holidays. It is necessary not only to select gifts, but also to decorate the house in New Year's style. The main holiday has many attributes. One of the brightest representatives is a chubby snowman with a nose made of carrots. Many people want to decorate not only the yard, but also the living room with a snowman. In this case, you can sew a cute snow hero with your own hands, using unnecessary stockings. We'll tell you how to do this.
Materials and tools
The first step is to prepare the tools necessary for the creative process.
Materials:
- unnecessary stockings;
- 2 sets of thread (to match the stockings, black);
- needle;
- filler (sintepon or cotton wool);
- scissors;
- orange or red felt (can be replaced with another fabric);
- glue;
- elements for decoration.
The big advantage of this craft is its ease of execution. Even if you don’t have the necessary skills, creating a toy will take no more than half an hour.
Reference. You can also use silicone beads or rice as a filler.
A toy with such internal contents will contribute to the development of motor skills in young children.
Making a toy
After preparation, we move on to the creative process.
Torso
From the stocking we cut out a piece of the required length. We sew one edge, tightly sealing the hole. We fix a reliable knot.
We retreat a small distance from the other edge, since the snowman’s head is smaller than the body. We pass the thread in a circle without tightening it. We fill the cavity with filler, forming a three-dimensional ball. Afterwards we sew it up firmly.
We also fill the top with cotton wool or cereal, and carefully sew up the hole. The base of the toy is ready.
Addition: instead of stockings, white socks, tights or knee socks are suitable.
Details
Let's move on to the details, namely the arms and legs. We cut out two circles from the remnants of the material. We sew a thread along the edge and tighten it slightly. Fill the ball with filler and tighten the edges.
We perform similar actions with the second circle. The legs are ready.
For the handles you will need oval blanks. We sew the edges and fill the bag with padding polyester or rice. We carefully tighten the thread. We sew the resulting parts to the product.
Attention! To hide the knots remaining after sewing, it is recommended to stitch the parts from the wrong side.
Face
The final stage of the needlework process is the design of the face. For this mark the position of the dimples on the cheeks, lips and eyes. We pass the thread, grab about a centimeter, and pull it out. You can decorate your eyes, eyelashes and eyebrows in a similar way using black threads.
Instead of threads, black beads or toy eyes, which are easy to find in craft supplies, are suitable. The parts are attached with glue.
To imitate carrots we use orange fabric (red will also work). We cut out a small triangle and sew it together from the wrong side. We fill the internal space with filler. Carefully sew it up and sew it to the muzzle.
The New Year's toy snowman from the stocking is ready.
Decoration
The finished snowman should be supplemented with bright elements.
Scarf and mittens
Let's prepare the attributes of winter clothes - mittens and a scarf.
From felt (or other fabric) we cut out 4 blanks for mittens. We sew them together from the wrong side and put the toys on our hands.
We tie a strip around the neck that imitates a scarf.
A small bucket is suitable as a headdress, which can be purchased at a craft store.
Several buttons can be placed on the body. Carefully sew on the elements using threads.
Advice: You can add a little blush to your cheeks using a pink pencil.
Sweater
A warm sweater is also suitable for toys. To do this, the parts should be covered with material of a different shade, and then sewn to each other. At the neck we fold the product several times to create an exact copy of the sweater.
An addition would be a hat decorated with small snowflakes or tinsel.
New Year and Christmas are always accompanied by a special atmosphere. Every person strives for bright and original decoration of their apartment in preparation for the holidays. Cute snowmen made from stockings, made by yourself, will help complement the interior.
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