How to fold a towel pig with your own hands?

The art of folding various figures of flowers and animals from towels came from Japan. This is an effective way to give a gift. And since the symbol of the current year is a pig, you can roll this product for a gift in such a way as to give it the shape of this animal. So, how to make such a pig with your own hands?

What do you need to make a pig?

In order to make a pig out of towels, you need to prepare the following materials:

• terry bath or kitchen waffle products (there may be one or more of them);
• cardboard, or even better, self-adhesive film of dark and light colors to create eyes;
• for eyes you can use plastic eyes for soft toys;
• a larger button would be suitable for the shape of a nose;
• several rubber bands that resemble ordinary Hungarian rubber bands and are used for tying up bundles of banknotes in a bank;
• satin ribbon;
• glue in the form of a pencil.

Which towels are suitable and which are not?

To make a pig you need to choose a medium or large size towel. The minimum dimensions should be 40 by 50 cm or 30 by 50 cm. A product smaller in size will not be suitable for making a pig. As for what the material should be, terry or waffle are best.

Step-by-step algorithm for making a piglet

There are several ways to make a pig. Each of them differs in the number of products that will be required to form the figure. In addition to the whole animal, you can only make its head.

From one towel

1. In order to make a pig figurine from one, its size must be about 50 cm wide by 80 cm long.
2. At the first stage, you need to spread it on a flat surface and symmetrically twist it along the long sides towards the middle.
3. The resulting double roller is folded crosswise so that one part is longer and the other is shorter. Besides there should be a flat plane of fabric on the outside, and the rollers should be wrapped inward.
4. A button is placed under the short part of the upper fabric to form a patch. To keep it in place, it is covered with a rubber band through the fabric.
5. Then the part on top is also covered with an elastic band to form the pig's head.
6. They also tighten the elastic band around the sides of the folded towel to form triangular ears.
7. After this, you need to glue the pencil eyes and two black dots onto the glue that will form a patch.
8. Tie a ribbon over the elastic band that separates the head from the body.
9. Bend the long part, folded into two rollers, so that it visually looks as if the animal is sitting.

From two towels

A pig can also be made from two towels. In this case, the body is formed from one, and the head from the second.

1. The larger size is spread out on a flat surface and at the same time rolled towards the center from both edges. In this case, you need to twist along the short side to form two thick short rolls.
2. Bend in half in the transverse direction, but so that the rollers face outward.
3. The corners of the rolled rollers are pulled outward so that they form a conical shape imitating limbs.
4. In this case, the top layer of fabric must be pulled towards the center of the towel to form folds.
5. After this, take the upper and lower left corners in your left hand, and the upper and lower right corners in your right hand and pull in different directions. This is how the body of the pig will be formed.
6. An animal's head is formed from a smaller square towel.
7. On one side, the corners are folded together, and the formed outer acute corner is folded down.
8. The two parts are folded into rolls towards the middle, and then turned outward so that the opposite edge forms two sharp triangles. These will be the ears. Secure the body and head with rubber bands.
9. In order to connect the parts, you can use a thread and a needle. You only need to fix it at two points; you shouldn’t put too many stitches.
10. After this, glue the black dots to form the eyes and nostrils of the piglet.
11. As a bonus, you can glue or sew on a button.

Or this step-by-step diagram:

Their three towels

A piggy made of 3 towels is made in the same way as the one made from two parts. But only additionally in this case is a tail formed from a small product. You can also use a needle and thread to secure it.

How to make a pig's head

The pig's head can be rolled up from a small square hand towel:

1. To do this, you need to fold it diagonally, and then roll it into a roller starting from the corner.
2. Next, the structure is folded in half, so that the corners are on top and the folded part is at the bottom.
3. After this, you need to take two corners and fold them so that the ends are on top and touch the middle of the entire structure.
4. Now tie an elastic band around the part of the towel that is on top - this will be the muzzle with the patch. The rest is the head with ears.
5. After the main parts are formed, glue or sew on the buttons, which will be the eyes and nose of the pig.