The material for creating toys can be not only specially purchased pieces of fabric or scraps left after sewing clothes. From mittens and gloves you can make a whole puppet theater, and socks and tights are suitable for sewing a horse, camel or dinosaur. A small hole in your toe or heel shouldn't be a hindrance.
Horse made of socks
To make a toy, you will need 4 approximately identical socks. Of course, it is better if there are 2 pairs, but single pairs are also suitable, not too different in texture and pattern. Also prepare threads for sewing, embroidery and knitting (leftovers are possible), a hook, a needle with a large eye, scissors. Take care of what you will stuff your toy with. The most suitable trimming padding polyester. Cotton wool is too heavy, and foam rubber quickly breaks down and forms toxic substances.
Head
For the head, take 1 whole sock. This is actually a finished head with a neck. If the toe is long, the neck can be shortened by bending the open part inward. Stuff your head and neck with padding polyester. The hole can be repaired. Before collecting the rest of the parts, arrange the muzzle. Embroider eyes, nostrils, smiling mouth. If there are pieces of leather matching the color, make triangular ears out of them and sew them on. You can also make a mane immediately. Sew the withers with a basting stitch. The stitches should be fine. Knit the first row with simple columns, 2-3 in each stitch. Next, tie a fringe from the same thread.
Torso
The torso blank is a pipe. If there is no pair of socks, it is better to make the body of the horse from the top of the golf course. Cut off your foot. Close one slice at once. Fill the torso with padding polyester and seal the second hole. Sew on the head. Form the curve of the neck by pulling the head to the body and securing it with a few stitches.
Legs
For the legs, it is better to take paired legs Make the hind legs from the upper parts, and the front legs from the lower ones. Make 4 pipes - they do not have to be exactly the same, those for the front legs may be slightly shorter. The legs are done in much the same way as the torso. Sew them on and then make the hooves. The easiest way is to tie them. First, make 4 equal flat circles, and then tie to each "bead". The hooves should be worn on the feet. To keep the horse standing, put cardboard circles inside and sew each hoof along the top edge.
Pantyhose horse
Both nylon tights and cotton tights are suitable for making a horse. A horse is sewn in almost the same way as from socks, but it is more convenient to cut it like this. For the head, one of the feet with a small piece of the lower leg is suitable, for the torso - the part that fits the area between the thigh and the knee. All this can be cut out of one stocking, and from the second - all four legs.
Design options
You can design a muzzle not only with the help of embroidery. Eyes and mouths made of self-adhesive paper or film, as well as pieces of skin, will look good. Beads and beads are also suitable for decorating the muzzle. A mane fringe can be made from a piece of fabric or leather.
