Soft toys like everything: both kids and adults.Bears, rabbits, seals and other animals take pride of place on the shelves in the closet. Many mothers-needlewomen soft toys knit themselves. But not everyone knows that such things can be made from yarn in an entirely different way. Do you want to know? Then, dear masters, this article is especially for you. We will acquaint you with this direction in needlework, like making a toy from pompoms with your own hands.
Surely every knitter in the bins hasSmall balls with the remains of yarn. A large product of them can not be tied, and it's a shame to throw it away. That's it is such "wealth" will be useful for performing soft crafts. So, we invite you to the joint creativity. Learn information about how to make toys from pompoms, enjoy photos of finished products and be charged with inspiration.
To make toys, you first need to perform pom-poms. The description of this process will be presented later, and now we will tell you what it will take to work. So, you will need:
With your hands, you first need to make a fluffya ball of yarn. It is this detail that is the basis for this type of toys. The first thing you need is to execute the template. On the cardboard, draw a circle using a compass. Its diameter will be equal to the size of the pompon. Inside a large circle, mark the same small figure (about 2-3 centimeters in diameter). Fold the cardboard in half and cut two identical blanks. On one side, make a cut on each part. In the photo above, you can see how the template should look.
The next stage is winding the threads.Put the circles one on top of the other and twist the yarn tightly and evenly over the whole surface of the pattern. It should be noted that the tangle that you take for work should not be large, otherwise it will not get through the inner hole of the template. Consider this point: the thicker the layer of thread you wind, the more splendid and more beautiful the ball will be. To make a toy from pompoms with their own hands, it is these details that are needed.
Then gently cut the scissors with a pair of scissors.circle on the outer edge of the product. Between the cardboard circles, put a piece of yarn, tighten it and secure the knot. It should turn out so that the entire bundle of threads, from which the main part of the pompon is made, was tied exactly in the middle. Now remove the templar, and spread the soft ball. That's all. One pomponchik is ready!
Some toys from pompoms own handsMasters create from round details of small size. Most often these elements serve as paws, ears, spouts of little animals. How to make a small ball? On a cardboard template it is almost impossible to make it. The needlewomen came up with another elementary method. Take the usual fork and wrap the yarn around the teeth with a tight ring. Then enter the scissors under the thread layer and cut them in one place. Tie the beam in the middle in the same way as described above. Spread the little pompomchik.
For those who do not want to tinker with each timeby the implementation of templates, we recommend that you purchase a special device for making pompoms in the craft goods store. It consists of four plastic molds. Clamps allow you to adjust the device for making balls of thread of different diameters.
So, you have learned to do the basic details.How can one design the figures of your favorite fairy-tale or cartoon heroes? Now tell! Consider the whole process on the example of making a chicken - an amusing toy from pompoms.
From the yellow yarn, perform two balls of differentsizes. Sew these details together. On a small pompon, which serves as the head of a toy, attach two dark beads. These are the eyes of the chicken. From the felt of orange or red color, cut out two triangular details, from them form the beak. On the pompom, which is larger in size (serves as a trunk), sew wings made of felt or feathers. Now make the paws.
From the cardboard, cut the oval, cover it with orangefelt (or any other fabric). Attach the chicken to this stand. So the executed toy will be stable. A soft figure can be supplemented with decorative elements: a hat, a bow, a bow tie.
Carry out six identical yarns of different colorsby the size of the balls and one slightly larger than all the others. This large pompon will serve as the head of the caterpillar. Tie the details among themselves for the tips of the thread, which tied the bundles during the formation of balls. If you cut them, it does not matter. Pompons can be sewn together. From buttons or beads make eyes. Then follow the tabs. To do this, weave the braids from the thread or crochet chains of air loops about 8-10 centimeters in size. Each ball requires two such blanks. Fold them in half and sew to the pompoms from the bottom. You can put a bead on each foot.
Such a caterpillar will definitely like the baby.It will perform not only a game function, but also an educational one. Why? During manipulations with such a subject, the child learns to distinguish colors, develops fine motor skills, tactile sensations. That's right, dear moms, needlewomen, literally in an hour you can make not just a beautiful, but very useful toy for your crumbs.
In this article, we have told you how tomake toys from pompoms. Taking as a basis the described principle of performing chicken and caterpillars, you can invent and create figures of other heroes. We wish you pleasant moments of creativity! And let your works be rewarded with an enthusiastic look and a happy smile of the child when he takes in the handles a toy made by his beloved mother!
