Create beautiful and comfortable, children's sandals with their own hands, to make them simple enough, you need only a little time and diligence
Making clothes and shoes for children is not onlyprofitable, but also very pleasant! Did you know that you can even sew sandals for your baby with your own hands? By following our advice, you will easily complete this task. These tiny faux leather sandals with bows look so great on baby's chubby feet! It's worth spending a little time for such beauty! Is not it so?
These sandals have a strap around the heel witha small piece of elastic so that they hold well and do not become too small too quickly. Want to make similar shoes for your princess? The sizes indicated are designed for a baby from 3 to 6 months. Adjust them to suit your child. Start by finding matching faux leather (vinyl) at your local fabric store or pantry. Scraps from a jacket or bag will do. Make sure the material is not too hard or too soft. You only have to fold and stretch it a little – while sewing. Cut soles from existing leather. You can use a shoe that suits your child as a template – and trace it with a pencil. You should cut out 4 parts – two identical ones, that is, the left and right soles – bottom and top side. Also, cut out 2 pieces of felt (felt) in the same shape. In total you will get 3 blanks for the sole of each sandal.
Next, place the felt layer between the twoleather pieces. Make sure the leather sides are facing out. Now sew a few stitches through the soles of the sandals to keep all 3 layers in place. (Be careful not to let your layers move as you sew. It's best to start from the center line).
Then cut 2 strips of fabric for the strap that will go over the fingers. (approximately 15x2 cm). Sew them together along both long edges.
Make sure the skin on both sides is facing outwards.
Then cut another small strip that will be used for the middle of the strap, tying it into a bow (about 1.2 x 5 cm). Sew along the edges.
Now form a bow as in the photo.
Wrap the narrow strip in the middle of the wide one and press.
Trim any excess length and hand stitch the join.
Now bend your bow a little so that it “hugs” your bow. baby's foot.
Then cut four strips for the backdropsandals. (Approximately 1x5 cm). Also cut a piece of elastic about 2 cm long. Place one end of the elastic between the strips of leather so that the elastic is hidden under the skin by about 5 mm. Sew 2 seams. Repeat on the other end of the elastic.
After making sure that you are doing everything correctly and the skin “looks” good. outwards, sew the front and back of the leather strips together at the sides.
Now the placement of the straps matters a lot.Place the bow over your child's foot and try the heel strap around the heel. The strap should fit tightly so that the sandals do not fall off, but the baby should not be allowed to feel pressured by anything. Make notes with a marker. At this stage, you need to open the seam on the bow a little, insert the ends of the back strap inside, trim off the excess (if necessary) and sew it up.
Another fitting – and sew the bow to the sole close to its edge. At the top, the bow strap should be slightly narrower in order to “fit” well. on a leg.
Now trim off the excess material.To process the edges, you will need a narrow strip of leather. Cut a long strip of leather on the bias so that it can be stretched slightly along the contour of the sole. This will be a piece about 1.6 cm wide and about 12 cm long. Just make sure it's wide enough to fit around the edge of the sole so you can stitch it freely. Start stitching the hem on the straight part of the sandal and fold it along the contour of the sole. Sew slowly, periodically checking whether the needle is passing along the edge – both outside and inside.
Finally, allow the ends to overlap by about 1cm and cut at an angle.
Now all you have to do is trim off the excess threads and excess faux leather around the edging if it looks uneven. Repeat all these steps to create the second sandal. Here's the view from below.
And it's all.
Your little sandals are ready for the princess to wear.
