Find A beautiful soft toy will not leave anyone indifferent, especially if it handmade

. Both children and adults will appreciate it.

Creating soft toys with your own hands is a rather interesting and exciting process that immerses an adult in childhood.

It doesn’t matter if you don’t have any experience as a seamstress, the main thing is the desire to make things, and anyone can handle a needle and thread.

DIY soft toys for beginners

• A handmade soft toy is much more priceless than a purchased one. To make such an original item you will need:
• study the simple technology of its creation;
• select source materials;

competently make a template for the future product. On the Internet you can easily find a large number of master classes on making a wide variety of soft toys

. You can also go to stores that sell handicrafts - there you can buy kits and manuals for creating soft toys with your own hands.

It will be just wonderful if you make a toy with your children. Such a pastime will develop their attentiveness, promote familiarization with work, order and accuracy.

The main thing is to remember safety and not leave children alone unattended.

Materials used to create a soft toy

• The following fabrics can be used to create a soft toy:
• Knitted;
• Silk;
• Cotton;
• Wool;
• Velvet and velor;

Felt.

• General instructions on how to make a soft toy Select the source material, carry out the necessary preparatory work
• – washing, ironing, steaming;
• Cut according to the template;
• Baste all parts along the marked lines;
• Sew the parts;
• Fill the product with filler;
• Fold all the parts of the product and sew them; Finalize appearance

toys.

It is preferable to make the pattern from cardboard - this facilitates the process of tracing the template on the material and increases its service life.

Master class: how to make a “Mouse” toy with your own hands

A wonderful, small-sized toy “Mouse” is intended for babies up to 1 year old. It will help develop the sense of touch. Little ones will be very interested in playing with such a bright, funny little thing.

• It’s very easy to sew a “Mouse”:
• Take the template provided;
• Align all parts of the product on the front side, sew them together using a buttonhole stitch;
• Make ears, eyes and nose;
• Place the padding polyester inside and sew on the tail.

Below you can see a photo of the finished toy.

This kind of thing can be used as Christmas decorations, for this it is enough to make a loop.

Sew a turtle

We will need:

• multi-colored cotton scraps;
• cardboard template;
• padding polyester;
• buttons or beads for eyes;
• needles, threads, scissors.

• Let's make a pattern. To do this, draw the head, tail, legs and torso (with a radius of about 15 cm, make the bottom of the shell a little smaller);
• We attach the template to the wrong side of the material and trace it. Next, you need to cut out two parts for the head, tail, shell and 8 for the legs;
• We make 4 darts on the upper body. This will add volume to the product;

• We sew together the parts of the head and paws, stuffing them with filler. We also sew the tail. We don’t fill it;
• We sew together all the parts of the shell, leaving holes for the limbs and filling;
• We connect all parts of the product with a hidden seam, sew on the tail;
• Let's make eyes. The turtle is ready!

Soft toy "Cat"

In order to sew “Cat”, we need a sock, and a new one. Next, decide what kind of cat you want as a result - fat or thin. This determines where to cut the toe.

For a fat cat, you will need the part that covers the sole. The upper part of the elastic band must be moved to the side. Then fill the toy tightly with filling so that the body is larger than the head.

Note!

We bend the edges of the hole inward, pin it together and sew it together. By stretching, we form the ears. The next step is to embroider the eyes, nose and mouth with a contrasting thread.

The finished product can be decorated beautiful ribbon, scarf, bow, brooch.

Below are photos of a variety of soft toys that you can sew with your own hands.

Sewing toys at home is not at all difficult, and the result of such work will bring satisfaction. We wish you success!

Photos of soft toys with your own hands

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Toys are something that attracts both adults and children; they are completely different and serve different purposes.
DIY fabric or textile toys are one of the safest and most attractive types of toys for children. Children can play with them from early childhood, but also during adult life soft toys do not lose their relevance. For example, it has now become fashionable to give and decorate home comfort with homemade interior toys. As a rule, such toys are not cheap, so many consider them a sign of luxury and prosperity.
Even the simplest toy, made with high quality and with love, can become very valuable and necessary in someone’s family!

For example, my daughter’s favorite toy is the owl Angela, which I made for her a couple of years ago, now she won’t part with it and takes it to bed with her on walks, to the store, to the dacha (well, at least they bathe separately)) In general, she liked it. I think most children either have a favorite toy or really want to have one.

Therefore, today I propose to do beautiful toy for a gift, and only you will decide for whom it is for!

Below I have collected templates with patterns for toys, as well as a step-by-step master class on making them.

How to easily sew a soft toy. DIY soft toys for beginners with templates

For beginning craftswomen, it will be easiest to sew from a simple pattern.

For example, take a bear template and print it on a printer, increasing it to required sizes, but you can also redraw it on paper, to do this, enlarge the template you like to suitable sizes on a computer monitor, attach a white sheet of paper to the screen and carefully trace all the contours of the pattern with a pencil.

Then cut out the paper template along the contours.
Choose a beautiful fabric for the toy.

If this is not a complex toy, for example, like the bear in the photo, then here you will need to fold the fabric in two with the right side inward, you can secure it with pins for convenience so that it does not slip, then attach a paper template to the fabric and trace the contours along the fabric with soap or chalk.

We cut out the fabric blanks, leaving allowances for the seams.
We machine sew it with a regular straight stitch, leaving a small hole so that we can then turn the toy right side out.
You need to make notches along the folds so that the fabric does not pull in these places.

Now the toy is turned right side out and stuffed with padding polyester, padding polyester or other similar fillings.
You should not fill it too tightly, but so that there are no empty areas left, the filler must be distributed evenly.

The hole through which it was stuffed is finally sewn up with a hidden stitch.
We glue or embroider the toy's eyes, mouth, and nose.
We add beautiful details, for example: a bow, a flower, a scarf, buttons, or you can even sew clothes. There is a huge field for creative experiments here.

Realize your idea!

A simple cat pattern made from fabric.

Another easy-to-sew pattern is the cat pattern.
It is sewn and cut according to the same principle as a bear, only here two parts are cut out.
This is the cat itself in two parts and the tail, also in two parts.
They are sewn together separately, small holes are also left for turning them inside out and for stuffing with stuffing, then the tail is sewn to the base of the cat.
You can decorate it however you like.

This is the cat I got.

Gave it to my sister for home comfort)

How to sew a complex toy? DIY fabric ball, interesting idea

I think a toy that is more difficult to make is one that contains many parts and is assembled in a certain order.
One night an idea came to my mind, why don’t I sew a ball out of fabric, it seemed so simple in my head, but when the idea came to fruition, without an example it was difficult to understand what to cut, how much to cut and how to do it all correctly later sew.
Therefore, I am sharing an example that I used.

You will need two templates, a hexagon and a pentagon. We transfer them to paper, or better yet, to cardboard.

We need to cut 20 hexagons and 12 pentagons from the fabric. I used two colors of fabric, but this is not necessary, you can make it completely monochromatic or, on the contrary, colored, it’s at your discretion.

Once you have cut the required number of polyhedra, it is better to lay them out so that you can visually understand how you will sew them together.
This is what the ball layout looks like.

Another layout option

This version of the ball is made of felt, it is easier to sew.
I chose to sew from calico and on a sewing machine, so I still need to leave seam allowances on the fabric. And iron the seams. There is no need to do this on felt.
Simply sew all the parts into two halves, and then these two halves are joined together. You need to connect from the wrong side, and then leave a small hole unsewn and turn it out through it.
Fill tightly with padding polyester and sew up the hole with a hidden stitch.

This is the ball I got - it turned out beautiful!

See also - article felt toys

Fabric toys step by step master classes with patterns.

I offer a few more ideas for interesting toys with step by step wizard classes.

Rainbow fabric fish

A ship made of fabric.

We offer you several master classes to help answer the question of how to create soft Useful tips and patterns are included with each one.

What is needed to create a toy?

List of basic items for creating a fabric toy:

• toy patterns;
• threads;
• textile;
• filler;
• needle.

• It is most convenient to sew on a sewing machine;
• choose a bright fabric, maybe with ;
• give preference to hypoallergenic filler such as holofiber;
• Ordinary children's clothing can also serve as decoration (for example, put a small blouse or T-shirt on the animal).

Master classes on their creation

If you have at least some drawing skills, then creating a pattern for a toy will not be difficult.

A do-it-yourself fabric toy pattern is created as follows:

1. Draw it using the shadow of the existing toy. To do this, place a cat, puppy or someone else in profile in front of the lamp. After this, place a white sheet of paper so that the shadow of the toy falls on it. Trace the shadow with a pencil. The pattern is ready.
2. You can also resort to fantasy. Make a sketch of the future toy. Divide it into parts (for example, body, head, legs, tail) and draw each separately. The parts must be drawn in profile.

DIY fabric toy patterns ( simple options) can also be done as follows: take an old toy, open it up and look at the details. This must be done carefully along the seam, without damaging the fabric itself. This way you will understand how to build a pattern and what it is.

Don't be afraid to experiment. Patterning fabric toys with your own hands, containing a minimum of details, is suitable for beginners. Then you can move on to bigger ones.

Cute cat

With your own hands? The pattern and manufacturing process will be discussed using the example of a cat toy.

1. The pattern of the cat is given, so take it and print (redraw) it.
2. Cut out all the details of the pattern and transfer it to the fabric using chalk, pencil or marker. Do not forget that we draw contours with reverse side, having previously folded the fabric in two layers.
3. Sew the fabric parts clearly along the contour.
4. Cut out the stitched pieces.
5. Make a small cut in the center of the muzzle and turn it inside out.
6. Make a small cut on the cat's body where you plan to sew on the muzzle, and turn the part inside out.
7. Place filler inside the face and body.
8. Sew the cuts on the two pieces.
9. It's the muzzle's turn. Make a nose out of thread or a piece of fabric stuffed with filling, sew on beady eyes and embroider a mouth out of thread.
10. Sew the muzzle to the body.

The cat is ready. This toy can be used as a pillow or decoration on a door handle.

Magic snail

It is not at all necessary to do something complicated; if the pattern of toys made of fabric with your own hands contains simple details, then the craft will be ordinary.

From such ordinary elements you can make an absolutely magical soft toy.

Sequence of work:

1. Print the pattern and cut out the pieces.
2. Take two types of fabric - for the shell and body.
3. Fold the fabric in half, right side inward.
4. Attach the pattern pieces with pins and trace them.
5. Sew the parts along the outline, leaving the space marked on the pattern with the outline.
6. Turn out the parts through the remaining holes.
7. Push the filler inside the snail parts, tightly and carefully.
8. Sew the holes closed using a hidden seam.
9. Sew the shell to the body.

Now you can decorate the snail, trusting your imagination. In the example presented, the toy is decorated using a patch made of a different fabric, onto which accessories in the same style are glued - bows, flowers, and other decorations. Using chalk, pastel or paint, draw blush and eyes, tie a bow on the neck, and glue a flower on top. And baste white lace to the junction of the shell and the shell.

Funny goat

This soft fabric goat toy, which you can sew yourself using the following pattern, will appeal to both children and adults.

Operating procedure:

1. Transfer the pattern onto the fabric.
2. Sew the fabric along the contour, leaving a small piece on the tummy, and cut it out.
3. Turn out the part.
4. Fill the body thoroughly with filler.
5. Sew up the unsewn piece.
6. Make a muzzle: sew small buttons or beads in place of the eyes, and embroider a nose and mouth under them with thread.

To make the goat original, sew a toy from abstractly colored fabric and decorate the horns and neck with bows.

Basic details of DIY fabric toy patterns

The simple details of this pattern allow you to make a whole menagerie. You just need to replace some of them - and you can sew a bear, a bunny, a cat.

For example, if a pattern of fabric toys (you have prepared several with your own hands) different options details) contains a long tail - get a raccoon or a cat, long ears- a rabbit, leave it as is - a bear cub, a curled tail - a piglet, and if you add tassels on the sharp ears, you will get a lynx.

The main thing is to choose the right color for the fabric and make a corresponding muzzle. That is, if you are making a raccoon, do not forget that it has black stripes on its tail and a mask on its face.

The undoubted advantage of the given pattern is that all four legs of the finished toy move, and the child will be interested in playing with it.

Teddy bear with blue ears

Such a wonderful bear can be made using the above pattern, without resorting to any additional changes in the details.

The procedure for creating a toy:

1. Cut out the pattern pieces.
2. We transfer the pattern to fabric folded in two layers. Choose a blue color for the ears and nose, and a different color for all other details.
3. Sew the pieces together, leaving a little free space on each for turning and filling. On the body, head and ears there are details at the bottom, on the paws-arms - at the top, and on the paws-legs - at the top and bottom. Do not sew the foot parts together.
4. Cut out the stitched pieces.
5. Turn each one inside out.
6. Fill everything except the nose and ears with stuffing. Pay special attention to your tummy.
7. Sew the foot pieces to the bottom of each of the paws.
8. Sew the head and all four legs to the body in a circle, trying to make
9. Sew the ears onto the head, giving them shape.
10. Make a muzzle: sew beads or buttons in place of the eyes, baste the nose and embroider the mouth.

The bear is ready! If desired, you can attach a ponytail to it. To do this, make another piece at least the size of the nose. Place it on the back of the bear and fill it a little with filler. Sew on the tail.

Add a neck scarf or scarf to the bear, and if it’s a girl, then bows on the ears.

Do not forget that toys should be bright and interesting, and all parts, including those used for decoration, should be carefully sewn or glued.

Many parents carefully keep their loved ones Stuffed Toys with whom they played as children and went to bed, tightly hugging a teddy bear, a soft bunny or a rag doll that the mother made for her daughter with her own hands. Time flies quickly and now our children are happy to play with toys from distant childhood, evoking in us tenderness and pleasant memories.
Many child psychologists believe that a child, starting from 2-3 years old, must have his own Stuffed Toys- different sizes and materials different materials. Today, many children's stores offer a wide range of soft toys - all kinds of materials for making and intricate toy patterns for dolls, bunnies, bear cubs turn into beautiful and friendly children's characters in the experienced hands of masters.
But soft toys created with your own hands will be much more unique and valuable than purchased ones - you just need to familiarize yourself with the simple technology of their manufacture, select the necessary materials and cut out toy patterns from thick paper or cardboard. We will be happy to help you learn how to do DIY soft toys, we will provide detailed description manufacturing with successive stages of work and soft toy patterns, which you can copy, transfer to cardboard and cut out.

We will tell you how you can make an amazing Waldorf doll. DIY doll will always retain the warmth of your hands and energy, as well as the love for your child that you put into the created soft craft. Your child will enjoy watching the doll making process. And it doesn’t matter at all whether you have a girl or a boy - for a boy you can sew a wonderful clown doll or spiderman doll, and dolls for girls - a fairy-tale princess or Cinderella. Doll patterns for this or that craft are almost the same. It is enough just to “conjure” clothes and hairstyle, as well as small details of a soft toy. Doll patterns you can easily find it on the Internet or draw and cut out some original patterns with your own hands (with experience, you will already be able to come up with your own versions of dolls and create the corresponding soft toy patterns).

To create DIY soft toys,we will need the following tools and materials:
1. Threads of different strengths and different colors
2. Scraps of different fabrics, lace, leather, felt, fur, ribbons
3. Cardboard for toy patterns and for some types of dolls - wire for the frame of certain parts
4. Foam rubber, cotton wool, holofiber, padding polyester and other similar (harmless for the baby!) materials for filling soft toys
5. Buttons, beads, beads for creating small details - eyes, nose, clothing fasteners of a soft toy
6. Scissors, thimbles, needles of different sizes
7. Sewing machine and iron
8. Pliers and an awl for mounting small parts and the frame of a soft toy
9. Ruler for cutting parts, carbon paper and tailor's meter

If you do DIY soft toys from start to finish, you can realize all your fantasies and interesting ideas.
But you can also purchase a set in a specialized store, for example, “Handicraft. Do-it-yourself dolls” - but in this case, you will be very limited in your ability to implement your own ideas and you will have to follow the instructions, bringing to life the ideas of a professional craftsman for making soft toys.
Interesting soft toy patterns can be found not only in the virtual space of the Internet - you can easily find suitable options in specialized publications on needlework, in a children's toy store (you can buy a whole set for creating dolls with your own hands), as well as "children's patterns" in a bookstore. Or you can carefully tear apart old and no longer needed soft toys, then trace the parts with a pencil on a sheet of cardboard, cut them out - here you have them ready soft toy patterns !

When you start working on making a soft toy with your own hands, be sure to invite your child to help. Such leisure is very useful for general development baby and will be interested in him. Step by step work During the making of a toy, it very much disciplines the child and teaches him to be neat. Work with different fabrics and small details contributes to the development of attention, coordination of movements, creative abilities and trains fine motor skills hands But don't forget about safety precautions! At all small child Do not give small objects or sharp instruments into your hands. It is advisable to keep the needles in a jar with a magnet with a thread threaded into each needle. The scissors that the baby will work with must have blunt ends. You should only allow your child to use a sewing machine under your close supervision.

What fabrics do craftsmen who make their own soft toys usually use?
1. Knitted fabric.
Their main feature is that they stretch easily and you can sew any soft toy from them - soft balls, cubes, horses, hare, clowns
2. Artificial fur with short and long pile of various colors.
Suitable for making original soft animal pillows
3. Silk fabric.
It is flowing and very delicate. It slips in your hands and it is very difficult to sew a soft toy from it. But silk fabric is indispensable for making dresses for dolls, appliqués on clothes for dolls, trimmings, and besides, silk fabric of soft pink color makes excellent doll faces.
4. Cotton fabric.
Fabrics such as satin or chintz are distinguished by their colorful and bright patterns. You can make them out of them original dolls do it yourself, soft animal toys, pillows, clothes for dolls, crafts in the patchwork style. Terry cloth and flannel make wonderful little animals with soft “fur.”
5. Wool fabric.
Smooth, dense, brushed woolen fabric in a checkered pattern, striped, with ornamental patterns is suitable for sewing soft toys in the form of animals, pillows, and panels.
6. Velvet and velor.
The surface of these fabrics is covered with silky, thick and short pile. They make wonderful Stuffed Toys, such as fox, bear, hare.
7. Felted fabric.
Interesting crafts can be made from felt. This fabric is durable and does not fray - cut edges do not require overcasting. Felt is very suitable for creating small elements and parts of a soft toy - beaks, paws, tails, crests, noses.

Technique during production DIY soft toys :
1. Selecting materials and preparing them for work (steaming fabric, washing, ironing)
2. Cutting out the parts
3. Basting
4. Firmware for parts of the future toy
5. Stuffing with material for filling a soft toy (foam rubber, padding polyester)
6. Assembly, firmware
7. Final design of the craft

Patterns of soft toys It is advisable to cut them out of thick cardboard - such templates fit tightly to the material, are easier to trace and retain their shape for a long time. Toy patterns placed on the wrong side of the fabric, and then pressed tightly and carefully outlined with a ballpoint pen or marker (use a white marker for tracing if the fabric is dark in color)

So, having become familiar with the basics of making soft toys with your own hands, let’s begin creating a Waldorf doll.
Waldorf doll- a specially designed soft toy that meets modern standards and high requirements for the comprehensive, harmonious development of a child. The “predecessors” of the Waldorf doll are traditional folk dolls, which our great-grandmothers made for children back in the day from rags, yarn, straw, and natural materials as small parts. The idea of ​​​​creating and methods of making a Waldorf doll belong to Waldorf teachers and educators. The production of such dolls has become widespread in many European countries.
This Stuffed Toys, which, unlike the widespread animals made of fabric, repeat the human appearance. Making a Waldorf doll with your own hands,it is necessary to adhere to the proportions of the human body. The head of such a doll is sewn from woolen fabric and requires more dense padding, unlike other parts of the body. In the design of the front part of a Waldorf doll, it is common to adhere to minimalism - unformed facial features are inherent in small children, and minimalism in the doll’s facial features has a positive effect on the child’s imagination, allowing the child’s imagination to actively and freely develop during play.
Most best material for stuffing dolls made by hand - sheep wool. Sheep wool is an ecological, fairly elastic material and makes the doll soft, warm and very cozy for a small child.
The body of a Waldorf doll is made of knitted fabric of a soft pink, flesh color. Hair can be made from cotton or wool yarn, which is attached to the doll's head in a special way, without the use of glue. The doll's clothes are made from natural materials such as linen, silk, viscose, cotton and wool. To create a harmonious image of a doll, you should think through the smallest details of clothing - cut, color combinations, location of fasteners, etc.

Expanded doll pattern in A4 format

In the picture below you can see how the individual parts of the doll pattern are laid out on the fabric. You need to allow at least half a centimeter around the perimeter of the hem. Many craftsmen recommend making the doll’s head first, and only then choosing the appropriate size pattern for the doll’s body.

Shaping the doll's head. The outer shell of the head will be made from cotton fabric. And as padding material you can use scraps of batting, synthetic padding and fabrics that do not fade during washing. There should be a lot of padding material so that the head is dense enough.

You should succeed dense bag for shaping the doll's neck and head. Wrap the area between your head and neck twice with thick thread.


Give the formed craft the shape of a head by tying it with threads, as shown in the figure.

Then we cover the head with flesh-colored knitted fabric. Fold the knitted flap with the right side inward. The head is placed on the flap facing the fold. Using a marker, draw lines for the neck and back of the head on the flap. Then you need to sew with a zigzag (dotted line) on a sewing machine. Then carefully cut it out and turn it inside out.


In place of the doll's eyes and nose You can sew small beads.

doll mouth can be embroidered with pink thread


Connect the tightly stuffed legs and arms with pins. The arms should be left 1/3 empty. Then stuff the torso in the same way. Pack the pieces more tightly dolls so that the shape is well preserved

We take out the pins and fold our hands as shown in the figure. Thumbs looking in one direction. Seams - in the center


We sew the arms together and secure them with a couple of large stitches on the back of the neck dolls

The fabric on the doll's back is pulled tighter to create the doll's "posture"

We sew the neck to the body with a strong double thread


Places of seams on small parts of the doll

Detailed and step-by-step description manufacturing work DIY dolls :

So, our Waldorf doll will be 36-40 cm tall, and its head will be 1/4 of the total height.
We make the doll's head with our own hands.
We will need the following materials:
1. Stuffing (for example: sliver, padding polyester and cut wool jersey)
2. A piece of batting in A4 format
3. Knitting threads and cotton (or wool)
4. Strong linen threads
5. Old children's tights (without pants and socks)
6. Scissors, teaspoon, centimeter and large needle

You can use it as stuffing old sweater flesh-colored and cut into small strips


Wrapping stuffing for the doll's head wool thread(not too tight)


You should get a ball with a girth of about 30 cm
When stitching the stuffing, try to give the ball an oval shape.


Now let's create the outer shell of the head dolls. It will be made from the “pipe” of children’s tights. We sew up the upper part with linen threads and tighten it, and then turn our shell inside out

After this, we wrap the ball of stuffing in batting (so that the doll’s face does not become embossed to the touch)


Carefully insert the stuffing into the shell as shown in the photo.


The girth of the head should be about 30 cm




We finally form the shape of the doll’s head and neck
Fold the linen thread in half and place it under your head waldorf doll(at the level of the top of the doll's neck)




Tighten the knot properly, catching some of the stuffing. The doll's neck circumference is 11-12 cm


Take another linen thread, fold it in half and wrap it several times just below the middle of the head. Tighten so that the girth is about 25 cm




After this, take the linen thread again, fold it in half and make a vertical constriction as shown in the photo


To fix the intersection of the forming threads, we thread the thread into the needle and crosswise hem the intersection of the threads from the side of the knot




Using the handle of a teaspoon, lower the horizontal constriction to the base of the back of the future doll's head


We tighten the second part of the horizontal waist as shown in the photo


Tighten and hem the bottom of the doll’s neck
To make a charming nose for a doll, cut a strip from the remains of children's tights, roll it into a roll and sew it on the front part where you want to see the nose on our blank.

Now we begin to form the “skin” of the head from flesh-colored knitted fabric. The pattern is shown below (A4 size), folded in half. The lower part of the “skin” will cover the neck, and the upper part will cover the head.

We place the blank of the doll’s head on the table, and symmetrically place the “skin” cut according to the pattern on it.


We forcefully wrap the head blank with “skin” (direction from bottom to top so that the chin dolls grab). We place the sections from the top of the head to the back of the head on top of each other and fix them


Now you can put the doll’s head aside for a while and begin making its body, legs and arms. Doll pattern(torso with legs and arms separately) is presented above. You can download the pattern (or redraw it), cut it out of a piece of cardboard and trace it with a marker or ballpoint pen. Knitted fabric - flesh color. It is necessary to cut along the direction of the knitwear along the lobe (so that the body and arms stretch well and the doll turns out soft and voluminous). Then turn the “skin” inside out


Now we need to fill with stuffing and start shaping the handles
We push the filler into each handle in small portions. The filler should fill the entire space without gaps, so compact not only with your fingers, but also with a pencil. But avoid filling too tightly - otherwise the doll will be very hard

We fill each handle to the end (pay attention to the fact that the doll’s fingers are not empty)




Now we form the brush of the handle, making a constriction, as in the photo. Need to flash it small stitches in a circle with flesh-colored threads, without tightening too much, make a knot and go around the circle again






Now we return again to the head of the Waldorf doll and sew it up with flesh-colored thread, bending and straightening one of the sides - with a hidden seam from the crown to the back of the head



After stitching, fasten the thread. We carefully trim the remaining loose fabric at the top of the doll’s head.


Then we fold the top edge of the fabric and sew a blind seam with flesh-colored thread




Put the doll's head aside and let's start stuffing the doll's body and legs. Just like the arms, we stuff the body in small portions so that there is no free space left. The body should be dense, but soft






Now let's start shaping the foot. dolls on each leg. To do this, you can attach a pattern of a doll with a short leg and outline the bend of the foot with a pencil






Now you need to fold the leg at the marking site by 90 degrees, sew it with a hidden seam, tighten it a little and secure it, and then sew it in the opposite direction, from the tip of the leg to the place of suturing about 3-3.5 cm








After this, we return to the doll’s head and begin sewing on the hair. There are many ways to sew hair on a Waldorf doll. Let us describe one of them - the simplest one. Wool will produce smooth, straight hair, and mohair will produce voluminous hair.
First, cut off one hair and cut the required amount of hair from the yarn along it. Then we sew the “hair” along a straight parting as shown in the photo






We sew the hair up to the top of the head, make a knot and sew it back (so - 2-3 times)


Then we sew the doll’s hair in a circle several times at the level of the eye line.

Now firmly and several times stitch the triangle from the temples to the back of the doll’s head.


You will get a well-stitched head of hair.

Then we sew the second row in one place, along the parting




We fasten the second row along the parting and you get beautiful, freely hanging hair. You can braid your doll's hair


You can simply sew in the eyes, grabbing a little of the lower part. You can make any eye shape - stripes, stars, with a pupil. You can also make a mouth by taking a pink or red thread


Now we sew the head and arms to the body dolls
Take the body with legs

Open the top, make a small hole in the stuffing and insert the doll's neck into it




Add some padding to form the shoulders. We fasten the joints of the shoulders with a pin and sew them with a hidden seam, without tightening too much




Stitching the front part


Then we stitch the back
The doll's throat can be covered with a piece of folded knitted fabric.


Now let's do our hands
We stitch the shoulder several times with a hidden seam




We attach the doll's handle and sew it with a hidden seam, carefully pulling the thread (allowance - 3-3.5 mm). We make one line, and on top - a second one (strong and neat)






We sew the second arm of the doll in the same way. If there is slight asymmetry, remember the doll, smooth out the back and tummy
Doll finishing:
You can put several stitches on the doll where the hips are so that she can sit. We sew through the main thread of flesh color with strong stitches and secure it firmly. And to mark the seam line, you can simply bend doll pattern as shown in the photo and mark with a pencil.




Using a strip of folded neck patch, we tightly fit the neck and carefully stitch it with a hidden seam.
All that remains is to sew clothes for the doll and dress her up.
Using this technology you can make any Waldorf doll.








Do absolutely anything DIY soft toys not so difficult - just make a few homemade soft toys according to diagrams and photo instructions, which can be easily found in specialized magazines, on the Internet and you can come up with your own options original toys, and you can also easily draw suitable soft toy patterns.
The baby takes this soft toy - warm and pleasant to the touch - into his crib with pleasure, carries it with him everywhere and loves it very much.
Having learned to do DIY soft doll You can easily make a lot of plush fairy-tale characters, hippos, bears, dogs and other funny animals. Some of the soft toy patterns you cut out can be combined - by replacing one or more parts, you can make a new funny soft toy by selecting the appropriate materials for the work.
Below you can see a photo of the soft toy Hare "Ushastika". Under the photo - hare pattern, which you can expand and download by clicking on it.

View the Gallery" SOFT TOYS WITH YOUR HANDS" - homemade dolls are made using the Waldorf doll method described above.

It’s easy to create original toys from socks and leftover fabric. See how to sew a pillow toy, Basik the cat, and make a development board.

Original DIY toys made from socks

Delight your children by making these dolls for them. To do this you will need a little, namely:

• socks;
• threads with a needle;
• scraps of light plain yarn;
• filler;
• narrow braid;
• dark colored beads;
• scissors.

Make these original toys Even those who do not know how to use a sewing machine can do it. Only possession of a needle will be useful.

1. Cut the sock in half. One part is the foot. The second is the heel with an elastic band. You only need the first one. Fill it with filler, but not very tightly. Sew with a needle on the right and left to mark the sides. You also need to make legs by stitching at the bottom in the middle. Sew up the top hole through which the body for the baby doll was stuffed.
2. Cut a small circle out of light fabric, gather it on a thread, tighten it a little, and stuff it with filler. Then you need to tighten the thread more tightly and secure it. Do not cut yet, but sew the resulting head to the body using the same thread.
3. Sew beads instead of eyes. You can apply blush on your cheeks to make them brighter. Tie the junction of the head with the body with braid.
4. Take the second part of the sock, cut off the heel, it will not be needed. You only need the top part - with an elastic band. Fold it in at the cut and sew along the edge on the arms. Put the cap on the doll’s head, sew it at the top so that you get a “tail” at the end.

Look at how original the toy turned out, which is very easy to sew with your own hands. You can make several of these and delight your kids with new dolls. There are other examples of using socks if one of the pair is lost, or these things have become too small for the child.

To make such an adorable cat, you will need:

• 2 socks;
• threads;
• needle;
• scissors;
• padding polyester;
• Marker is better water soluble.

One sock should be filled halfway with filler. To make the base of the muzzle, roll a ball out of padding polyester and place it in the upper part of the sock.

Sew the hole in a straight line to create two ears.

Using a marker, draw the facial features of the original toy.

If the marker is too bright or not water-soluble, then it is better to use a simple pencil.

Now you need to embroider according to these marks, taking a thread of the appropriate color.

In order for such original cat toys to acquire front paws, you need to make them from a second sock. To do this, first cut it in half crosswise, and then as in the photo.

Now these paws need to be sewn up, stuffed with padding polyester, and sewn to the body of the toy.

This is such a wonderful animal. If you like him, make him a friend.

DIY soft toy cat

This character is very similar to the cartoon character. The pattern clearly shows how such a soft cat toy is made. It will require:

• soft dense fabric of beige and dark brown color;
• filler;
• threads;
• eyes for toys.

Making master class:

1. Cut out two parts of the abdomen and stitch them in the center. Two side pieces need to be sewn on the back. You have 2 parts. Sew them together in the area of ​​the paws, tail, and sides.
2. Using the appropriate parts, create the kitten's head. Cut out his muzzle from a dark cloth and sew it onto the character’s face. Fill your head with filler through the bottom. Place it around the kitten's neck and sew it with a hidden seam on the arms.
3. Each ear consists of two parts - brown and beige fabric. These triangles are sewn in pairs and turned inside out through the as yet unsewn bottom. Then the ears need to be sewn to the head, making a fold on them.
4. All that remains is to sew on the eyes, embroider mustaches, eyelashes, mouth and nose with light threads, and the soft toy, which is so interesting to create with your own hands, is ready.

How to sew an original pillow toy?

Kids love these items very much. They first play with these soft toys, then when they get tired, they use them as cozy pillows.

Before sewing a pillow toy, prepare:

• fabric that is pleasant to the touch;
• filler;
• scissors;
• pink fabric for decoration.

From the main fabric, cut out the following parts in the following quantities:

• 2 pcs. for the head;
• 4 - for the ear;
• 2 - for the body;
• 2 - for 2 tails;
• 2 - for ear pad.

A pattern will help you sew a soft toy. Re-take it, attach it to the fabric, cut it out with allowances.

Stuff the body and tail with stuffing. Sew the tail to the body, where the markings are. Stitch the head, after filling it with a small amount of filler. Attach the pad to the ear with pins, stitch it, tucking the edges. Design the second ear in the same way.

From pink fabric, cut out a nose, a heart, and decorations for the tail. Sew them on too. It turned out to be a wonderful product. If you want to know how to sew a pillow toy so that it looks like a funny teddy bear, then watch another master class.

For this you will need:

• beige and white fabric;
• a piece of black leather;
• filler;
• threads;
• needle;
• scissors.

Cut out the base for the body from beige fabric, and cut out the front paws from the remains.

As you can see, they are oval, straight on the bottom. Sew the pieces in pairs. Sew a light face and a black nose onto the front of the bear. To make it, cut a small circle out of leather, gather it on a thread, and stuff it with filler. Sew toys onto your face.

Now fold the front and back right sides together, placing the sewn tabs between them. Sew along the edge, leaving a gap. Turn the workpiece out through it. Fill it with filler and sew up the hole.

You can make such original toys from leftover fabric. If there is a solid color, you will get the muzzle of a dog and a cat, and if you have a colored one, you will get their bodies.

The following pattern will help you sew a toy pillow in the shape of an owl. It is created from the main fabric, and from colored fabric - a beautiful bird skirt.

If you want your child to like the toy even more, then sew small owls too. Sew a wide strip of fabric onto the owl's belly and stitch it vertically to create pockets. Place the owls in them. To keep them well, cover them with the wings of the mother bird. Button them up.

Pompom toys

They turn out warm and cozy.

To make them you will need:

• cardboard;
• pencil;
• round templates with a diameter of 2.5–7 cm;
• multi-colored yarn;
• sharp scissors;
• felt;
• glue gun

Using the lids, draw circles. Place coins of a smaller diameter in the center and outline them. Cut out the resulting cardboard rings. Make a cutout on the side of each.

Combine two pieces of cardboard of the same size. Wind the yarn tightly around them. Separate the cardboard. Cutting the yarn in the center, insert the thread in the middle, tighten it, and tie it.

For each animal you need to make two pompoms of different sizes. The smaller one will become the head, the larger one will become the body.

Connect these elements by tying them with threads. Cut out ears, eyes, nose for a charming animal, attach them with a glue gun.

The sheep is made from white threads, the eyes are cut out from black fabric, the nose from pink, the ears from white.

Create a chicken using yellow pompoms.

These are the original toys you can make with your own hands.

If you have kids at home, make useful things for them from leftover materials.

Original DIY educational toys

Soft books are an indispensable thing for a baby. It is interesting to make such developmental aids with your own hands, thereby saving a lot of money. To make such educational toys, you will need:

• textile;
• threads;
• scissors;
• sheet filler;
• finishing elements.

Cut out rectangles of fabric, fold each in half, insert sheet filler, stitch the edges, the first sheet is ready.

If you don't have sewing machine, sew each sheet with a basting stitch on your hands, making long stitches.

Do the same for the rest of the pages. Everyone should teach their child something. You can sew a sneaker onto one and attach a lace to it so that the child can practice tying it.

Let the girl learn how to braid her hair. To do this, sew three ribbons onto the top of the page.

It is useful for a child to become familiar with watches. Cut a circle out of light thick fabric and sew numbers to it. Cut out the clock hands from dark canvas. Secure them in the center of the dial.

To help your child learn geometry from an early age, cut out various shapes from scraps and sew them onto a book. The same pairs need to be created from fabric and Velcro attached to them. The baby will look for paired figures and compare them.

You don’t have to sew the book, but attach it to a thick drape geometric figures, let the child find pairs for them.

if you have carton boxes, make a whole car complex out of them for the boy, where there will be:

• washing;
• gas station;
• garage;
• riser.

Cars can be made from the same material. You will make them from wood and plywood.

DIY educational board

You won't get bored with this toy! After all, there are so many interesting things here, you can scroll through the telephone dial, learn how to lock and open a real lock. Now you don’t need to click the door chain or the latch, since it will all be on the board. An abacus will help your child learn to count, and scales will help your child learn to weigh objects.

To make such “smart” original toys with your own hands, you will need:

• door lock, latch, chain, handle;
• abacus;
• scales;
• switch;
• buttons;
• textile;
• elastic bands;
• switch;
• glue gun;
• colored cardboard;
• self-tapping screws;
• MDF sheet;
• sneakers, etc.

Manufacturing sequence:

1. Lay out the items on the prepared board. See how to position the lock so that it closes well. The same applies to the latch and door chain.
2. Screw one half of the lock to one plank with self-tapping screws, and the other and the door handle to the second. In the same way, attach these boards to the MDF.
3. To keep the abacus in working condition, you can rattle it with “knuckles”; attach only the frame to the board.
4. Glue scales, key holder, and other items using hot gun silicone rods. Cut out the base of the phone from cardboard, glue it to the board, and secure the dial in the center.
5. Cut from fabric little dress, sew buttons and elastic to it in the form of loops. Let your child learn to unbutton and button clothes.

You can use various items that you have at home to decorate your development board.

Original toy - cat Basik

This toy is loved by both children and adults. The cute cat is made from a material that is pleasant to the touch.

If you want to quickly create such an original toy, then use a simple pattern.

At the bottom of the back and tummy you need to make an undercut, then these parts will become more voluminous.

On the Basik pattern, the undercut locations are indicated by triangles. You just need to match the opposite sides of each shape and stitch on the wrong side.

1. The muzzle consists of two identical parts, cut in a mirror image. They need to be connected by stitching in the center.
2. For each paw you need to cut out 2 pieces. In total, you will need 4 parts for the hind legs and the same number for the front legs.
3. Sew the paired pieces on the wrong side, leaving the top unsewn. Turn the paws inside out and fill them with filler. Sew the muzzle to the tummy.
4. Here's how to sew Basik further. To assemble this original toy, place the front part on the back part, insert the front and back legs between them, placing them in place. Turn the toy inside out through the hole left at the bottom.
5. Stuff the animal with a small amount of stuffing and sew up the hole in the arms.

For experienced dressmakers, we can recommend another option. This Basik pattern is suitable for them.

Here are the paws and toes. Don't forget to sew a tail on the toy. It is given on the pattern.

Sew a fish from a piece of colored fabric and place it in Basik’s paws.

You can dress up the cat at your discretion; clothes for Basik are also not difficult to sew.

If this is a winter option, a hat with earflaps and a scarf will do. You will sew the first one from the remnants of fur, and knit a scarf from yarn.

Here are some original toys you can create with your own hands. Choose the ones you like and start crafting. And to simplify the process of creating new things and get ideas for inspiration, watch the selected videos.