Toys from pompoms with their own hands. How to make toys from pompoms

Soft toys like everything: both kids and adults. Bears, rabbits, seals and other animals take pride of place on the shelves in the closet. Many mothers-needlewomen soft toys knit themselves. But not everyone knows that such things can be made from yarn in an entirely different way. Do you want to know? Then, dear masters, this article is especially for you. We will acquaint you with this direction in needlework, like making a toy from pompoms with your own hands.

For sure, every knitter in the bins has small balls with the remains of yarn. A large product of them can not be tied, and it's a shame to throw it away. That's it is such "wealth" will be useful for performing soft crafts. So, we invite you to joint creativity. Learn information about how to make toys from pompoms, enjoy photos of finished products and be charged with inspiration.

Preparation of materials and tools

To make toys, you first need to perform pom-poms. The description of this process will be presented later, and now we will tell you what it will take to work. So, you will need:

• yarn;
• Sheet of cardboard;
• compass;
• scissors;
• pencil.

Making a toy from pom-poms

With your hands, you first need to make a fluffy ball of yarn. It is this detail that is the basis for this type of toys. The first thing you need is to execute the template. On the cardboard draw a circle with a compass. Its diameter will be equal to the size of the pompon. Inside a large circle, mark the same small figure (about 2-3 centimeters in diameter). Fold the cardboard in half and cut two identical blanks. On one side, make a cut on each part. In the photo above, you can see how the template should look.

The next stage is winding the threads. Put the circles one on top of the other and twist the yarn tightly and evenly over the whole surface of the pattern. It should be noted that the tangle that you take for work should not be large, otherwise it will not get through the inner hole of the template. Consider this point: the thicker the layer of threads you wind, the more splendid and beautiful the ball will be. To make a toy from pompoms with their own hands, it is these details that are needed.

Then gently cut the thread along the outer edge of the product with scissors. Between the cardboard circles, put a piece of yarn, tighten it and secure the knot. It should turn out so that the entire bundle of threads, from which the main part of the pompon is made, was tied exactly in the middle. Now remove the template, and spread the soft ball. That's all. One pomponchik is ready!

Other ways of making balls of yarn

Some of the pompom toys with their own hands are made by small craftsmen from round details of small size. More often such elements serve as paws, ears, nosepieces of little animals. How to make a small ball? On a cardboard template it is almost impossible to make it. The needlewomen came up with another elementary method. Take the usual fork and wrap the yarn around the teeth with a tight ring. Then enter the scissors under the thread layer and cut them in one place. Tie the beam in the middle in the same way as described above. Spread the little pompomchik.

For those who do not want to tinker with the templates every time, we recommend that you purchase a special pompom making device in the needlework store. It consists of four plastic molds. Clamps allow you to adjust the device for making balls of thread of different diameters.

Soft toys from pompoms. Master class on making chicken

So, you have learned to do the basic details. How can you design the figures of your favorite fairy-tale or cartoon characters? Now tell! Consider the whole process on the example of making a chicken - an amusing toy from pompoms.

Instructions

From the yellow yarn, perform two balls of different sizes. Sew these details together. On a small pompon, which serves as the head of a toy, attach two dark beads. It will be the eyes of the chicken. From the felt of orange or red color, cut out two triangular details, from them form the beak. On the pompom, which is larger in size (serves as a trunk), sew wings made of felt or a feather. Now make the paws.

From the cardboard, cut the oval, cover it with an orange felt (or any other cloth). Attach the chicken to this stand. So the executed toy will be steady. A soft figure can be supplemented with decorative elements: a hat, a bow, a bow tie.

Caterpillar of colored pom - poms. How to make such a soft toy?

Run from the yarn of different colors six identical sized balls and one slightly larger than all the others. This large pompon will serve as the head of the caterpillar. Tie the details together for the tips of the threads, which tied bundles during the formation of balls. If you cut them, it does not matter. Pompons can be sewn together. From buttons or beads make eyes. Then follow the tabs. To do this, weave braids from threads or chain crochet chains of air loops about 8-10 centimeters in size. Each ball requires two such blanks. Fold them in half and sew to pompoms from below. You can put a bead on each foot.

Such a caterpillar will definitely like the baby. It will perform not only a game function, but also an educational one. Why? During manipulations with such a subject, the child learns to distinguish colors, develops fine motor skills , tactile sensations. That's right, dear moms, needlewomen, literally in an hour you can make not just a beautiful, but very useful toy for your crumbs.

In this article, we told you how to make toys from pompoms. Taking as a basis the described principle of performing chicken and caterpillars, you can invent and create figures of other heroes. We wish you pleasant moments of creativity! And let your works be rewarded with an enthusiastic look and a happy smile of a child when he takes in the handles a toy made by his beloved mother!