Paintings from felt by own hands

You like to work with different materials to create handmade crafts, you wonder whether it is possible to make pictures of felt by yourself? If so, then we will gladly help in this. Create a picture using felt is quite easy, fast and simple. For this, it is necessary to prepare the necessary materials and follow our step-by-step instructions, and, of course, the idea and your creative imagination.

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What is felt?

Felt is a material obtained by felting down various animals: a rabbit, a hare, a goat, wastes of fur of fluffy animals and from sheep's wool. For the manufacture of felt apply different technical processes, such as: heating, moisturizing and rubbing. This is necessary to completely connect all the wool fibers together to create a dense non-woven material - felt.

Material types:

• There are felt types in which felt is attached to a thin fabric to create a single cloth with a soft surface.
• Very common felt on glue-based - just need to put the material on the desired surface and remove the protective layer.

Agree, it's very easy!

Important! To create felt not only natural nap of animals, but also synthetic materials are used. In general, masters use synthetic or semisynthetic felt. Synthetic felt is very inexpensive, soft and pleasant to the touch.

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How convenient is the felt for crafts?

If you have not worked with felt yet, then definitely try. With such material it is a pleasure to work:

• It is perfectly cut and does not crumble at all.
• The variety of colors is so great that just your eyes are scattered.
• From felt you can make many different fakes - pictures, soft and fur-tree toys, mobile phone for a crib, cases for phones, home slippers, bags, dolls, needle beds, developing books for the smallest.
• Fabric felt can be different in density and thickness.
• It can be bought without problems in shops for needlework.

And that's not the whole list! The most important thing is that this occupation is interesting not only to needlewomen, but also to children.

Important! Natural felt is quite expensive material, which has softness and warmth. The only downside is that he is adored by a mole.

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We create patterns from felt

The sequence of actions for creating a pattern of felt with our own hands includes such stages:

1. Preparation of the necessary materials and tools.
2. Creating a pattern on paper and transferring it to felt.
3. Cut out all the elements of the future picture.
4. Fixing parts with thread or glue.

Important! We listed the main stages, which, in turn, can be supplemented by new actions. It all depends on what you are going to do with the felt. The most important factor that will help make a beautiful and unusual picture is, of course, the fancy of the needlewoman. Any pattern can be changed based on your own taste and preferences. The main thing is to start and give vent to your creative impulse.

Materials and tools

In order to start making a picture of felt with our own hands, we will need the necessary materials and tools:

• Felt.
• Threads of different colors.
• Pins for fixing cut-out elements.
• Fittings for toys( eyes with running pupils).
• Wooden board of the right size.
• Glue gun.
• Scissors.
• Needle.
• Fabric or colored paper.
• Soap or chalk.

Important! In the creation of paintings from felt you can use buttons, ribbons, beads, rhinestones and other decor elements. The felt itself can be combined with other types of fabric - linen, cotton and burlap. As a result, we will get an even more interesting result.

Pictures from felt with their own hands - master class

First you need to determine the format of our future picture:

• It will look good a picture of the A5 format, about half the album sheet. In this case, the emphasis will be on the details of the picture as a whole.
• The idea. It all depends on what you want to depict on the picture. Subjects can be different: flowers, fruits, animals, abstraction.

In this case, we will create a seal and a hippo. Patterns from them are simple and do not take much time. The color of all the animal elements is at your discretion and desire.

Important! Well think about the fact that the image is well placed, but does not go beyond the boundaries of the frame.

So, when you have prepared all the necessary materials, you can start creating a pattern of felt by yourself:

• First you need to print the selected image and carefully cut it.
• Fix the pins to the felt with a pattern and cut it around the contour.
• From the picture we cut out internal elements( for a hippopotamus - bead and skirt, and for a cat - paws, pants and blouse).
• We attach the animals to the felt, we draw a white handle, chalk or soap.
• We do the same manipulations with internal elements, cutting them out beforehand.

Important! Small items, such as eyebrows, mustaches, mouth, eyelashes, can be stitched by hand. To do this, the seam "back needle" or "pigtail" is often used.

• We glue all the elements of our picture to each other so that there is no distortion of the image during the stitching.

Important! To glue additional details it is possible with the help of glue for textiles. It is completely non-toxic, has a convenient dispenser, which is very convenient for gluing small elements.

• We process the entire contour of the image with a stitch seam using a contrasting thread.
• Next - select the same seam muzzle and glue the small parts: spout and eyes.

Important! To create eyes in animals it is convenient to use already prepared accessories - eyes with rotating pupils. If you can not buy, you can do it yourself. To do this, it is necessary to cut out the white and black oval from the felt and glue them together. In this way, you can cut out the spout and mouth and also glue it. The remainders of felt are non-waste production, which will always come in handy.

• We decorate our picture with various elements - all at your discretion. In our case, this is a small bead.
• In the end we place the ready-made applique on the base and glue it with an adhesive gun.
• Now with confidence we hang our picture on the wall.

Important! For the basis, we recommend taking a plywood or a solid wooden cloth of the desired format, covered with a plain cloth. For this purpose, you can use colored paper or wallpaper.

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Practical application of paintings from felt

Did you think that the picture was created only in order to decorate the interior of your house? You are deeply mistaken. It can also have a practical purpose and be profitable in use. Yes, of course, a pattern of felt can close unnecessary defects on the wall, but that's not all of its merits.

How else to use a pattern of felt with their own hands:

• It can turn into a very compact organizer, where you can add various trifles. Felt is good for storing various ornaments, for example, earrings. Just put them on a pin and fix to the canvas pictures.

Important! In this way, you can create a reminder picture. On the canvas of felt it is easy to catch different notes for yourself and people close to you. To puncture the sheets, use a clerical button or a needle with a round eyelet.

• If you fix the picture on the cork stand under the hot, then we get the necessary plank for planning. Convenient, right? Now, having breakfast, you can plan your day.
• You can make a development book out of felt. Children like it so much! To do this, you need to paste figurines, figures, animals, a rainbow, a typewriter, and other elements onto felt sheets. All this is supplemented, for example, with lightning, buttons, lacing. Such a book perfectly develops the motor skills of children's hands!

Important! With the help of a developing book made of felt, your kid can not only get acquainted with different objects, but also develop his thinking, his violent children's imagination.

• The usual picture of felt can be for a long time to take care of your uncleanness. To do this, we attach a monophonic felt cloth to the wooden frame, we cut out various colored figures separately: fruits, animals. The choice is yours. These elements are easy enough to attach to the base, so let the little one create his own picture!

Important! Do not forget to praise the child for the work done and the chic result! He tried, and praise is very appropriate.

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The tricks for creating applications from felt

Following are some recommendations for making patterns from felt:

• Feather elements can not only be sewn or glued, but also sealed to create a more voluminous picture.
• When drawing pictures of felt for children, use the subjects they understand. It can be animals, fruits, marine life or characters from your favorite cartoons.
• Sew to the details of simple Velcro, and you get an excellent development game. In this way, you can make a vase of fruit or a bed of vegetables, a hedgehog with apples.

Important! To the process of creating a child's educational picture, involve the kid. This is very much to please him.

• You can use children's pictures as coloring pages. While you are working with scissors, a needle, the child will also be busy with an important task - working with pencils or markers.
• If the child is a little older, he can be a great helper. For example, first choose a pattern, and then apply it to felt with the help of chalk or soap. Of course, with your help it will be easy to do, but how many emotions from sharing a session with your mom.
• If you want to make a picture of felt with your own hands for the first time, we advise you to take a minimum of details. And when you train, you can safely take a more complex composition.

From our article you learned what felt is, how to make original pictures of it yourself. Agree, this is very easy and inexpensive. In this business, the main thing is an idea and a well-developed fantasy. Voluminous, soft pictures can decorate both the adult room and the nursery. Remember, we create the world around ourselves. If you've never tried to make such lovely pictures, then it's time to start! Create, and your little beginnings will turn into big ones!