One of the original and practical gifts is considered to be a gift made by yourself. What to do if nothing comes to mind? Ever thought about sewing your own shoes? House slippers, maybe boots from fleece. This will be a very warm and pleasant gift. Don’t worry, even if this is the first time in your life you will be doing something with your own hands, the Internet is full of detailed descriptions of each action.
Boot pattern
The pattern is not difficult, as it might seem at first glance. You just need to understand the main points, and everything will go like clockwork. The first step is to decide on the size of the shoes to be made. To do this, you need to take a sheet of A4 paper, stand on it with your foot and trace it with a pencil evenly, without bending the pencil under your foot.
Important. To the received length it is necessary to add at least a centimeter, this is due to the addition of some kind of insulating material, which takes up a minimum size, in addition, the leg needs some space for comfortable wear.
Now you need to build a pattern of the resulting sole blank and perform the necessary fillets. After this, you need to measure the perimeter of the resulting sole. During this, you need to make the necessary guidelines for the center of the toe and heel directly on the sole; this will be useful for further assembly of the part. We also add about a centimeter to the resulting number and divide by two. The number you received should be equal to the line where the part is sewn to the sole.
Master Class
We've sorted out the basics, now it's worth talking about a more serious approach to this matter. The first step is to decide on the shoe model, since the choice of materials used depends on this. Then you need to buy the following materials: fleece, leatherette, felt, threads, needles and scissors, respectively. This is an optional list, you can buy any other soft and pleasant to the touch material for the base of your product. You can make the inside very soft and the outside much harder so that the shoes have clear contours.
The next stage is the patterns. The above has already described in detail how and what to do, the only thing worth adding is that you can use your old shoes to draw insoles, for this you need to put the shoes on a sheet of paper circle circuit. In this case, there is no need to make an allowance. Another option is to buy an insole in a store.
Note. When choosing an insole, do not rely on the size indicated on the label. To make a quality choice, you need to carry with you a centimeter ruler or a pocket tape measure - a keychain, this will allow you not to make a mistake.
After finishing working with the drawings of the parts, they need to be cut out of paper and transferred to the prepared material. Once you have cut out all the necessary parts from the material, you can start stitching.All parts must be sewn with the seams facing out, leaving holes in the place where the shoes will be put on the foot and for the insole.
Since in the future the resulting “boots” will need to be turned out with seams inside. When you have sewn all the parts, you need to sew them on a sewing machine, and sew the sole to them, which we also sew with the seams facing out. We do this with both categories of parts. (external and internal). The resulting 2 parts are sewn together right sides together, then turned inside out through the previously left holes.
DIY homemade fleece boots
Let's start making patterns in a way we already know. We sew and overcast the resulting parts. We sew all the parts together. The only and main difference from ordinary boots is that here your imagination is not limited by anything. You can literally experiment, and no one will tell you anything for it. One of the common additions are ears on the sides of the slippers and eyes on the front. All these parts are also made of soft material.
This is interesting. If it is necessary to give the part hardness, plastic can be sewn inside. Where can I get plastic? Cut any old plastic document folder into the parts you need. This plastic is quite hard and holds its shape. If necessary, you can use several layers.
The resulting house shoes can be decorated in any way you like. Using various colored ribbons and beads, you can create a simple, beautiful pattern that will please your eyes.
Reference. When choosing a material for the sole, you need to consider what you will use these slippers for. If a lot of walking is not expected in them, then the sole can be made of felt.This is quite dense, but at the same time soft material.
If you plan to wear them every day, then it is better to opt for leather soles. There are many variations of the material, the denser it is, the better. Feet in shoes with leather soles actually do not get tired even with prolonged wear, and the leather is also breathable.
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