Foamiran is familiar to many as material forartificial floristics, but we will talk about its other application. Some needlewomen use it to make interior toys. In this article you will learn: what thickness the material is suitable for this, how to make a toy, and also see the patterns of the doll. The foamiran produces stunning, vibrant, and, most importantly, practical furnishings. It is easy to care for them, unlike textile dolls that absorb dust. They are not afraid of moisture, do not fade, they can be wiped with a damp cloth. Products from such material will serve for many years.
Foam literally means “foam”.Part of the word "Iran" appeared when this country started mass production and supply of this material. Foamiran has synonyms: revelure, plastic suede, foamed rubber for handicrafts.
Интерьерные куклы из ревелюра имеют имя "фофучи".They can be recognized by their huge heads and characteristic feet. The products have bright outfits and beautiful painted faces. They paint their eyes with paints, helium pens or felt-tip pens.
As a basis for fofuchi usefoam blanks: balls, cones. Foiemiran make Disney princesses, heroines of Russian folk tales, ballerinas, gnomes, elves, fairies and other characters. Fantasy master is not limited to anything. Naturally, the work will need patterns. Foamiran dolls appear from under the light hand of artists who paint beautiful product mockups. Try it and you, inspired by the following instructions and patterns! In fact, it is not difficult, and even a teenager will be able to cope. No wonder foamiran advise as a practical and environmentally friendly material for children's creativity.
To create a doll you will need:
Work begins with the manufacture of the head.Take a large foam ball and view it. You will see a strip from gluing the foam piece. Take it as a guide. Use a pen on the ball to draw a half arc of a circle. Departing from the middle of 1 cm, draw a second arc. Both must converge at one point. Next, draw another arc, so that it covers a quarter of the ball.
Высекаем часть пенопласта между второй и третьей marks. Now in the middle you need to note the spout of the doll. At the top edge, bevel a sharp corner - this will be the forehead of the doll. Take the sandpaper and sand the face until the surface is completely smooth.
For making the lower legs, take a smaller ball. Cut off the sides from it. Sand the workpiece with sandpaper.
Next, we cover the product with foamiran.Work does not require patterns. Foamiran dolls can be created with simple conditional patterns, as the material stretches well. To create the head, you need two pieces of thick beige foamiran. For the front of the face, you will need a piece four times larger than the foam blank. For the neck a smaller piece.
Put the foam ball on a glass orstand for eggs. The leaf of foamiran is heated with the help of iron. Tightly tighten it on the workpiece. This should be done with effort. The material perfectly takes the form of a blank. The back of the head is also working. At the same time, the ball should be held in the hands so that no traces of the stand are left.
We also cover the feet with a skin-colored foamiran and a foam hemisphere with green.
The girl should have long hair.For these purposes, a thin foamiran of muted yellow color will do. Your doll can be brown or red at will. Cut the material into strips 4–5 cm wide. Each of them should be cut into two pieces. Stripes turn into a fringe. Each strip should be less than about 5 cm.
We glue the strands with instant glue strips,starting from the bottom to the top. Now you need to make a doll bang from a strip of material 2.5 cm wide. We measure the length of the bang. Glue it and trim the hair with scissors. We shall weave the head of hair in one or two braids and fasten with strips of colored foamiran.
Making a handkerchief.It can be cut to the eye - without a pattern. Foamiran dolls are bright and elegant due to the rich shades of the material. Their heads can be decorated with hats, feathers, beautiful hairpins.
On the example of our toy you will see how easymake dresses for foamiran dolls. This process is interesting because there is no limit for creativity. You will need to choose the colors of the material, come up with a style and decor. Dresses for dolls from foamiran can be made from ready-made patterns, or you can design your own. The fact that it is not difficult, you can make sure by looking at the photo, which is located below. The outfit consists of simple geometric shapes.
So, what is the thickness for the dress should befoamiran? For beginners, this is useful information. The main part of the outfit is made of material with a thickness of 2 mm. It is better to use thin foamiran (0.5 mm) on the sleeves. This will make them look more natural.
Take a piece of paper and wrap it around.foam cone. Mark the length of the dress and the circumference at the place where the belt will be located. Cut out a pattern of paper from paper and transfer its shape to the foamiran. If desired, the dress can be decorated with a band of thin material.
We turn to the manufacture of arms and sleeves.Take a thick wire and pierce through the cone. Attach body-colored foamiran palms to the ends of the wire. Billets for hands need to be heated on the iron, so that the fingers are bent inward.
Sleeves draw on paper on the eye. Cut them out from foamiran. If there is a desire, decorate the sleeves with braid. Billet, which are shown in the photo below, fold in half and fasten in the hands.
The facial features of the foamiran toys are drawn by hand. Below are the patterns, taking as a basis, which you can make your doll attractive.
Now you need to attach our girl's head.You can do this with a toothpick or wire. We put one tip into the head and insert the second into the cone. Edge process hot glue from the gun.
Pattern of foamiran dolls
Below is a pattern of Princess Sofia.
Изготовление кукол из фоамирана — процесс creative and fascinating. Not one doll is different from the other due to the fact that faces are drawn by hand. Try to create a unique interior toy for yourself or as a gift. Now you know what else foamiran is suitable for. The master class in this article is intended for beginning needlewomen.
