Toy monkey do it yourself for the New Year
Christmas monkey will certainly bring into the housejoy, happiness and well-being. And, by the way, you can enlist the support of the symbol of the coming year: a toy monkey, stitched together for the New Year, will be a wonderful decoration for your home and will gladly settle under your Christmas tree. We offer you a master class on making a very simple monkey, and anyone can make it. But despite the seeming simplicity, this fragrant toy will not leave anyone indifferent - verified!
To sew a monkey toy with your own hands, you will need:
white cotton fabric - calico or chintzwill do; synthetic winterizer or any other synthetic filler; acrylic paints; black gel pen; liquid glitters, contour (optional). If according to our master class you also decided to tint and aromatize the monkey toy, you will need: instant coffee; cinnamon; vanillin; PVA glue.
Pattern for a toy monkey
Sewing a toy is very simple, the pattern is primitive. You can copy it from the monitor by attaching a sheet of paper directly to it. Translucent silhouette need to circle around with a soft pencil.
Christmas toy monkey do it yourself: job description
Wrap the pattern on the fabric, folded twice, sewingwe machine both layers at once with a machine. The distance between the legs is left not sewn so that the monkey can be turned out and stuffed. Cut out the silhouette, retreating from the seam by half a centimeter. We make serifs in the area of ears, legs and pom-pom, so that the fabric on the bends of the finished toy does not pull. We turn the "skin" of the toy using the back of a brush or scissors. Fill the monkey with a fluffy pad or holofiber. First of all we push the stuffing into the pompom, the cap and the legs, then we fill the whole torso. Sew small stitches by hand (secret stitch).hole left for tamping. In the pompon we thread the thread to hang the toy to dry. The blank for the toy is ready. The case for toning and painting.
Monkey Tinting Solution:
In a small vessel mix 50-60 ml of boiling water withhalf a tablespoon of coffee, add a teaspoon of vanilla and half a teaspoon of cocoa, mix thoroughly. In the resulting liquid, pour the floor of a tablespoon of PVA glue, again mix everything. We collect the coffee solution with a toothbrush and carefully rub it on the surface of the toy. We tie the monkey to the metal grid andsend to dry in the oven for 10-15 minutes. The fire set at a minimum, so that the legs are not burnt. The dried toy smells good and becomes firm and rough to the touch.
Painting toys
On such a surface is easy to make a sketch.soft simple pencil. We draw the monkey's face, put on the cap and scarf, in the foot you can draw a bottle of champagne, bananas, a Christmas tree, a Bengali light, etc. It happened like this: We paint the details of the image with acrylic paints. The final chord - for the expressiveness of the image we will circle all the contours with a black gel pen, add small peas in the outline or dots with liquid glitter. It turned out not only lively, but also festive. All monkey ready. So that the toy monkey retains its aroma longer, you can periodically rub it on the back side with vanilla. You might also be interested to see.another master class - how to sew. The essence is the same, but the result is completely different! Enjoy your holiday creativity. Irina Golub specifically for the site Previous article: Next article: