Any girl’s favorite toy is a doll, because the child imagines her as her daughter, whom she can put to bed, change clothes, treat, and educate. Parents strive to make their little princess's dream come true and give her a plastic doll, Barbie or Lol. Only a girl can never have enough dolls, and her wallet can be ruined if she always buys toys in the store. Try to make a doll with your own hands using the simplest felt. We will explain in detail how to do this in this article.
Felt doll pattern, 3 options
For needlewomen who have at least minimal experience in creating felt dolls, we will present several interesting patterns. We did not specifically indicate the sizes so that you can decide for yourself which doll you need - large or small. Note that a felt doll will look beautiful in any format; here it is better to be guided by the wishes of your princess.
These versions of dolls can be made flat and voluminous by stuffing them with cotton wool. The simplest option is flat dolls, they are made quickly - sew all the parts and the doll is ready. Therefore, you can make several dolls for your daughter at once, and she will be incredibly happy about it. If she likes bulky toys, then it will take a little more time to make the product look neat. However, with experience, you will get the hang of it and be able to make three-dimensional felt dolls quickly.
Do-it-yourself felt doll, step by step with photos, 3 options
For those who have never tried their hand at needlework or worked with felt, we will present step-by-step master classes so that you can learn how to create toys for your child yourself.
Option #1
- First, prepare the necessary material: beige felt to sew the doll’s body, as well as felt of a different color, from which you will create the image of the doll. In addition to felt, you will need padding polyester or other filler, needles and threads.
- Next you will need a pattern. Print this one:
- All body parts must be cut out in duplicate. They will be stitched and stuffed with filler:
- Sew 2 small buttons to the head from the side of the face, which will be the doll’s eyes. Using a regular stitch, sew a smile on the future doll.
- Next, hair is cut out from brown felt and clothing elements. You will only need to sew on the hair because the clothes are simply put on the doll. At any time you can sew another and change the doll. By the way, it will be more interesting for your daughter to play with such a doll, because she will be able to create a new image for it every day.
Option No. 2
- To make such a beautiful doll, you need to prepare beige, brown and several options of green felt (light green and lemon shades are suitable). Also purchase threads that match the color of the felt. Be sure to buy red threads. To decorate the doll, you will need several types of 10 cm ribbons. One of them must be green. Also buy green beads, green and white beads (literally 2 pieces each). You can simply paint the doll’s pink cheeks with lipstick or real blush.
- Next we prepare paper patterns for the future doll. They will need to be cut out, and felt elements will be made from them so that they are all the same:
- When you make felt blanks according to the pattern, they should look like this:
- First, sew the parts for the body together. While sewing, fill it with holofiber or other filler so that it is evenly distributed and the doll turns out neat.
- Next, work on the head of the future doll. Sew on the eyes - use black beads for this, embroider the mouth with red thread, draw the cheeks.
- Next you need to sew the head to the body:
- Next, we sew the dress to the doll using green elements, which need to be alternated in a checkerboard pattern, as shown in the photo below:
Please note that each petal must be securely sewn together, and also sewn to the body not only on top, but also in the middle:
- When the doll's skirt is completely ready, then proceed to sewing on the corset:
- Next, we make slippers for the doll - we simply sew pieces of green felt to the legs and decorate it all with a green shiny ribbon, thus creating an imitation of ballet shoes:
- We make a belt for a dress from a green ribbon for a dress:
- Next we work on the wings for the doll - we take 2 blanks and sew them together in the center. We decorate the wings with beads along the contour:
- Next you need to sew the hair with bangs - these are brown felt blanks:
- Once the felt hair is completely ready, sew it to the doll's head:
- All that remains is to make decorations in the form of flowers for the hair, to which you need to sew only a white bead:
This completes the process of preparing the pupa. You can, of course, choose any other color of felt you like, not just green. Only in this case, select other decorative details in suitable shades.
Option #3
- Choose felt in two colors. One of them should be beige, because you need to create the doll’s body from it, and the other should be any color. Also prepare threads of appropriate shades, 2 black beads to make eyes, sewing needles and filler. It is convenient to work with holofiber. Also, take beads and beads for decoration.
- Next, we make paper patterns so that all the felt parts turn out perfect:
- Using the blanks, we cut out the felt elements and sew them together with neat stitches, gradually filling them with halofiber:
- After all the elements for the body have been made, sew the hair blank along the contour with threads:
- Next, we sew together the parts of the body, put a dress on it (it can be removed from any doll that your child has not played with for a long time), and only then sew on the head:
- After this, we sew the felt bangs to the doll’s head:
- Then we sew on the hair from the back and the handle:
- After this, you need to decorate the doll’s hairstyle with beads and beads:
- The last step is to sew eyes and eyelashes to the doll’s face:
Any of the products we offer will look very decent. Once you get your hand on felt, you can turn your hobby into a whole business in the future. Because now plastic toys are not in fashion, and mothers are happy to buy their girls fabric dolls, especially those made of felt.
New Year's toys made of felt with diagrams
Next, I want to offer you a selection of New Year's toys. They turn out very beautiful and presentable. You can decorate your home with them or give them to your loved ones and friends.
Try to create a beautiful Christmas tree.
You will need:
- Felt of different colors;
- Threads;
- Loop thread;
- Scissors;
- Sintepon;
- Needle.
Manufacturing process:
1. Print the template. Cut out the details and transfer them to fabric.
2. Cut out felt blanks.
3. Embroider the eyes on the Christmas tree using black satin thread. And use white thread to embroider the pupils. Sew the nose with a back stitch, and embroider the mouth with the same stitch using red thread.
4. Now decorate the Christmas tree. Sew on a ribbon, bow and star. Don't forget about gloves and a cap.
5. Sew on the trunk. Then connect two parts of the Christmas tree (one decorated, the other not). Fill them with padding polyester and sew them together with an overcast stitch. Glue a star onto the hat. And don't forget to sew on a loop.
And of course, ready-made templates and diagrams for inspiration.
Felt dolls with clothes, details with photos, 3 options
It is enough to simply make only the torso of the doll, so that it is convenient to change her clothes and change her hairstyle every day. If your daughter is a dreamer and loves to change the looks of her favorite doll, then you will definitely like the master classes below.
Option #1
In this version, we will immediately tell you how to make a tablet in which you can store a felt doll and her entire wardrobe made of felt. Although you can also store paper dolls in such a tablet.
What do we have to do:
After this, we make a felt doll and clothes for it. First, we make a blank out of paper - draw the silhouette of the future doll on it. From the pattern we make felt blanks:
We sew both felt parts together. We fill it with holofiber and make very neat stitches:
Next we make the doll’s eyes and sew them on. At the same time, we make clothes for the doll. So that it can be changed, we sew Velcro onto each item of clothing:
Using the same principle, we prepare other clothes for our doll, which will be stored in the tablet.
Please note that an ordinary paper doll was attached to the tablet in the photo, so that you can simply guess where and how the felt doll and her clothes should be located.
If you are going to a girl’s birthday party, then you can 100% consider this gift option. You will not only please the birthday girl, but you will also save money, because such a set in a toy store will cost a lot of money.
Option No. 2
You can cut out blanks for a paper doll, and use the same principle to make felt elements. The paper pattern is applied to the fabric, the fabric is simply cut out and decorated with any decor. Essentially, the doll and her wardrobe are ready:
Option #3
For a felt doll, which you can make using any of the options presented above, you can sew a dress from fabric.
We suggest you make this interesting outfit for a doll in ethnic style:
- First, prepare the necessary material for the dress - choose a fabric of your favorite color, select decor for it in the form of ruffles, lace, ribbons and buttons. You will also need literally 6 cm of hat elastic, needles, threads, scissors and a sewing machine.
- Next, make a paper pattern for a dress designed for a doll 19 cm high:
- Using this pattern, cut the fabric of the same shape:
- Sew a ribbon with lace to the places where the sleeves are. Cut out the neck:
- Make loops from the hat elastic, and then finish all the edges of the fabric to make it look neat:
- As a result, you should end up with a bodice like this for your future dress:
- Next, we make a skirt - we simply grind a piece of fabric, sew decor on it, and then connect it with the top:
- Sew buttons to the dress on the front and back:
As a result, the felt doll will get a very original outfit:
So that you have ideas on how else you can sew a dress for such a large felt doll made of fabric, we will share with you some options:
Maggie Iacono felt dolls
Many people know such a self-taught American needlewoman as Maggie Iaccono. She created a very large collection of felt dolls with her own hands, although initially she just wanted to make a voluminous fabric toy for her daughter.
Since most of the dolls that we have already presented in this article are girl dolls, in this section we will tell you how to make a boy doll:
- First you need to make head patterns from beige or pink felt:
- Next, the cut parts need to be connected to each other using a sewing machine:
- In the process, when you sew together parts of the future head, stuff it with holofiber to make it voluminous. On the front of the head, draw the eyes, nose, and mouth of the doll with felt-tip pens:
It is very convenient to draw parts of the face by placing the head on the neck of the bottle:
- Next, cut out parts of the body of the future doll from beige felt and sew them using a machine, stuffing each part with filler:
- Cut out clothing items for the finished doll from felt and then sew them on. After this, all that remains is to supplement the image of the doll with some details that you consider necessary to add:
Ideas for making New Year's dolls
Do-it-yourself New Year-themed dolls are usually made according to standard templates, and they are given a festive feel with the help of clothes and accessories. The craft does not have to be in the shape of a person. They also make animal dolls for the New Year.
One of the most popular New Year themes for dolls is Santa Claus
Another popular New Year's destination is The Nutcracker and the Rat King
For the New Year they make dolls of different sizes - from small pendants to large interior figures.
A simple option for decorating for the New Year is paper ballerinas, they can be hung on a Christmas tree, chandelier, window, shelf
A New Year's doll or an angel doll can be made from a regular white scarf.
Tilde dolls have been popular since the end of the last century - for the New Year they are often made in the form of an angel, the Snow Maiden, and hares.
Hair for felt dolls
You can make hair for a felt doll from any material. We will present you the most common options used by needlewomen:
- You can use regular wool threads. Fold them in half, cutting off the required length in advance, and then sew them to the head by hand:
- You can make hair from felt. In all the master classes that we presented to you above, we used exactly this option, because it is the simplest and most understandable of all:
- Curly hair for a felt doll can be made from satin threads. To make it clear to you what can come out of them, we have attached photo instructions for you:
You can also use natural hair if you have the opportunity. A felt doll will look beautiful in any case, no matter what material you choose for making hair.
Templates for felt Christmas tree decorations for the New Year
In addition to the fact that New Year's toys are made as souvenirs, gifts and decorative elements, they are also used as Christmas tree decorations. That’s why I’m sending out patterns for making such crafts.
First, read the photo instructions for making Christmas tree decorations.
Then choose the option you like and start sewing.
Felt dolls with clothes, template 3 options
Doll for a felt house
Making a doll for a felt house is very simple. Necessary:
- Cut out the details of the future doll from felt in one copy:
- Sew all the parts together - the doll is ready:
Even a child can handle making such a doll. But, if you want it to have a beautiful and neat appearance, then it is better to stitch each element using a sewing machine.
Dolls for felt books, 2 options
Once you try to make a felt doll, you will be hooked. Making a doll is inspiring, relaxing and uplifting. This kind of creativity will especially appeal to mothers of girls and grandmothers. Therefore, if you have free time and don’t find anything to do with yourself, try your hand at creating a felt doll.
Material felt
Felt has many advantages: - felt does not crumble;
- double-sided felt; — felt has a large palette of colors — felt comes in different densities and sizes; felt can not only be sewn on, but also glued
- it doesn’t look like felt, but to make felt, they usually take more delicate animal hair. In other words, felt is a dense compressed wool mass. Felt is cut into sheets of certain sizes and thicknesses, and felt also comes in rolls.
The Craftswoman has selected a variety of felt toy patterns for you; they will help you create cute dolls and animals.
If you have never sewed felt toys, don’t despair, you can handle it, as sewing felt toys is quite easy! You can see this process in our previous lesson.
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- Felt zebra pattern
- Felt animal patterns
- Pattern of a girl - a princess made of felt
- Felt elephant pattern
- Felt dog pattern
- Felt fox pattern
- Felt lamb pattern
- Felt hare pattern
- Felt cat pattern
- Felt cow pattern
- Pattern of vegetables from felt
- Felt hedgehog pattern
- Pattern Winnie the Pooh bear made of felt
- Felt hippopotamus pattern
- Felt crocodile pattern
- Felt tiger pattern
- Felt pig pattern
- Felt deer pattern
- Felt Santa Claus pattern
- Mickey Mouse pattern from felt
- Felt lion pattern
- Felt flower pattern
- Felt chicken pattern
- Felt snow white pattern
- Felt boy pattern
- Felt clothing pattern
- Felt bird pattern
- Felt bear pattern
- Matryoshka pattern made of felt
- Peppa Pig pattern made from felt
- Felt angel pattern
