Decorating the Christmas tree with handmade felt soft toys
New Year is approaching at a rapid pace. The house already smells nice of gingerbread, fun and magic. The main guest of the holiday is the Christmas tree. It doesn't matter what it will be, live or artificial, the process of decorating it always harbors mystery and warmth. Ordinary glass or plastic toys are used as decorations. 
Felt toys and benefits
Yes, yes, we already hear: "Oh, sewing is not for me", "This kind of handicraft is only for experienced seamstresses" or, in general, "My hands are growing from the wrong place." We assure you, sewing toys is completely easy. And even the most novice craftswoman will cope with the task.
Among the advantages of DIY felt Christmas tree decorations are their colorfulness, uniqueness, ease of manufacture, the ability to make decorations of any complexity. Handicraft has always been appreciated. It is also worth mentioning the soul and warmth that you put into each piece. In addition, this is a wonderful gift for the holiday. It is also an opportunity to keep the children busy for a long time. It will be very interesting for them to cut out fragments and glue them under your guidance.
Rules for working with felt
Felt is a compressed material. It is usually produced in sheet or roll form. Outwardly and to the touch, it is somewhat reminiscent of felt, only not so rough, because the undercoat or delicate down is taken as raw materials for its manufacture. Also felt can be made of synthetic and semi-synthetic materials. The best way to make Christmas tree decorations is felt. The material has different sheet thicknesses, so you can choose the one you need for this or that product. The edges do not require processing, and the huge color spectrum allows you to create the most beautiful toys.
Now for some important recommendations:
- For work, felt sheets with a thickness of about 1-1.5 mm are used. Only with this thickness will the toy be graceful.
- For making crafts give preference to felt with viscose or acrylic additives.
- The needle must be sharp. This will make it easier to pierce the flaps.
- Small parts can be glued together using PVA. But at the same time, control the amount of squeezed glue so that it does not leak through the fabric.
- You can also use a thermal gun.
- If you plan to make three-dimensional figures, do not forget about filler - padding polyester or holofiber.
- To transfer the design to the fabric, you can use chalk, a self-disappearing marker or a gel pen.
It is not recommended to use cotton wool or batting as a filler, because such material, protruding through the seams, makes the toy untidy.
Knowing all the nuances of working with the material, you can start working. Consider how to sew felt Christmas tree toys with your own hands according to frequently used patterns.
Props for creativity
To make New Year's decorations you will need:
- felt flaps;
- scissors;
- floss threads with which you will connect elements or decorate them with stitches;
- PVA glue.
- thermal gun;
- filler;
- various decor, for example braid, lace, beads, beads, rhinestones, sequins, buttons and other trifles;
- you can use wooden die cuts on which the cut figures will be glued.
Christmas decorations
As a rule, Christmas tree decorations made of felt are made of two types: simple, flat and voluminous. In the first version, you should simply cut out figures from felt along the contour of the pattern and decorate them. In the second case, the base is cut out in two copies, and then I am decorated and stitched together. The figurine is stuffed with sintepon and holofiber filler. Both variations of the sewing method are interesting and unique.
As a pattern, you can choose any figurine you like.
For example, such simple patterns of felt Christmas tree decorations can make such a beauty. Very simple, elegant and does not take much time.
You can make a classic version - felt Christmas balls. Making them even easier, you don't even need to look for patterns. It only takes imagination.
In a volumetric version, the figures are more interesting.
Christmas stars and snowflakes
What is a tree without snowflakes or beautiful stars. There are several options to make such felt Christmas tree decorations with your own hands.
A plump figure will be obtained by stitching two parts and filling the space between them with padding polyester. The decor is very varied. You can even run beads around the edge.
The resulting stars can be simply glued onto a cardboard or wooden base.
Snowflakes are harder to make. The process of cutting them out is quite laborious. But if you try, the result will impress you.
By connecting stars, snowflakes or just circles together, you can get an interesting version of a garland for decorating a Christmas tree or room.
Another option for making felt Christmas tree decorations is to create multi-layered figures. All you need to do is make felt cuts of different sizes, and then join them into one pile, turning them slightly relative to each other.
Herringbone for herringbone
Felt makes a very pretty Christmas tree. You can do it in several ways:
- The easiest way to create Christmas tree decorations from felt with your own hands is to cut an ordinary Christmas tree according to a pattern, thread a ribbon and hang it on the tree.
- A more difficult option is to make two templates, sew together, fill with padding polyester and decorate with sequins and beads.
- But even a child can do this option. A herringbone trunk is made of brown large beads. 5 fragments of different sizes are cut out of green felt, and then strung on a thread above the bead. In this case, they move from a larger diameter to a smaller one.
Christmas sock
What's New Year without a Christmas sock? It is in it that Santa Claus puts gifts. We will prepare a mini boot for the tree. It is prepared very simply:
- Take a pattern, transfer it to paper, and then to red fabric.
- Take two parts of the boot, put one on top of each other and sew with white double contrasting thread, performing an overlock stitch. You do not need to sew up the top edge.
- Now, through the hole left, stuff the boot with cotton. You can use holofiber or synthetic winterizer.
- A white "edge" of the Christmas sock is cut out of a white piece of felt. Holly leaves are glued onto one piece with the help of a moment.
- It remains to place a white looped tape between the fragments, fix it with glue and sheathe the "edge" with green threads, like a machine seam.
By increasing the pattern several times, you can make a boot for gifts.
Christmas dog
The symbol of the coming year is the dog. We propose to make such a funny dog. For the tree. He will decorate the forest beauty and cheer up with his appearance.
The scheme for sewing a Christmas tree toy "Dog" made of felt is simple:
- First, transfer the pattern to felt. It is advisable to use different colors for individual parts of the dog's body. Brightness and contrast won't hurt.
- With the help of black threads, the dog's mouth is drawn.
- Eyes and nose are glued or sewn on.
- Pupils are made of black beads.
- The ears are glued.
- Now the front and back of the head are sewn together, stuffed slightly with padding polyester and completely sewn up. Similarly, two parts of the dog's body are sewn together.
- They put clothes on the doggie by simply sewing on a piece of blue felt.
- With the help of glue, the torso and head are connected.
This is not the only option for creating a felt dog. You can take any picture as a basis, cut out the parts and connect them in the desired order. Try to flash the dog using the following pattern.
Making Christmas tree decorations from felt according to patterns is a creative and entertaining activity for the whole family. Just a few scraps and a little imagination and before you are unique products that will give the forest beauty beauty and charm. Your tree will be the most fashionable!