Nuno life

Rotkäppchen

2013-05-14T08:30:00.000+09:00

The last necessary thing for her is a cap.

Cut felt cloth. Seam allowances is 5 millimeters. But the hem doesn't need margin.

Sew the hood. Make gathers the bottom of the hood. Sew it to the cape.

Attach ribbons. Stitch lace or frill if you like.

And she becomes Little Red Riding Hood.

When using ordinary cloth, add margin and facing.

She loitered and picked flowers.

Cape with hood pattern.

Contents of this doll:
Head making of simple felt doll.
Body making.
Body finish.
Underwear.
Dress.
Shoes.
Bodice and apron.
Basket.

Runo's sites:
Boy Dolls
Cute underwear for men

Paper basket

2013-05-13T10:15:00.000+09:00

Why not weave a small basket?

Material is thin and strong paper (30 centimeter square). Japanese paper is good.
Divide it in twelve.

Make a long tape with glue.

Twist the tape. A tape of 30 cm will be 26-27 cm cord.

Cut off 3 bases. A base is 13 cm. Also the end of the longer cord is a base and a handle.

Now I change the color of bases to show the process clearer.

The bases don't spread uniformly.

Weave the side.

Cut the excess of the bases except 2. Glue the ends of the bases to the top line of the basket. Glue both ends of 2 bases. It is a handle.

Wind the handle with the cord.

Wind the edge of the basket with the rest of cord. Glue the end of the cord to inside.

Diameter is 4.5 centimeters.

When increasing the bases, it will be strong a little.

Glue the handle.

Paper basket is rough and weak. It's only an accessory for doll.

If using a ready-made cord, you will make stronger one easily.

Runo's sites:
Cloth Doll Making
Sewing / Hanty

Bodice and apron

2013-05-11T13:32:00.001+09:00

This bodice is easy.
Cut felt without seam allowance.
Punch eyelets. Put glue on the edge of eyelets.

Sew the shoulders from outside.

Put on. Lace up the front.

Apron.
The strip cloth is 4 cm × 60 cm (includes margin).

Sew lace to the apron. Make gather. Sew it to the strip. The waistband is 8 centimeters.

Fold and stitch the strip.

Pattern of the dress, bodice and apron.

Runo's sites:
Boy Dolls
Cute underwear for men

Shoes

2013-05-10T12:43:00.000+09:00

The short boots of felt for simple felt doll.

It doesn't need seam allowance.
Cut instep and sole.
Punch eyelets. Put a little glue on the edge of eyelets to reinforce.

Stitch the front (A-B). Stitch the sole to the instep.

Tie a shoestring (about 20 centimeters).

Another shoes.
Make small gathers on the toe. Stitch the sole to the instep.

Pattern of leg and shoes.

Dress making

2013-05-08T16:52:00.000+09:00

One-piece dress for simple felt doll.
This is an example. You will make one in your way.

Cutting.
Add seam allowance (4 or 5 millimeters). But the opening of the back needs 13 millimeters.
Skirt is larger than the petticoat a little. Skirt includes margin.

Sew up the shoulder and side.
Put notches in the margin of the side.

Gather the skirt and sew it to the waist.
Fold and stitch the bottom of skirt and cuffs.

Back.

Sew some gathered lace to the neckline.
Attach snaps.

Dress pattern.

Runo's sites:
Cloth Doll Making
Sewing / Hanty

Underwear

2013-05-07T12:56:00.000+09:00

Today, I make pants and petticoat for this doll.

Pants are made of 2 rectangles. Seam allowance is included.
Sew lace to the bottom.

Sew up A to B.

Put the seam to the middle. Sew up the thigh (B-C).

Pass through elastic cords in the waist and bottom, or make shirring with elastic threads.

Petticoat.

Runo's sites:
Boy Dolls
Cute underwear for men

Body finish

2013-05-06T12:46:00.000+09:00

Put together the body, legs and arms of simple felt doll.

Sew the middle of the bottom of the body with a thick thread.

Stitch the legs to the body.

Insert the wire of arm into the shoulder. Stitch the arm.

Insert the stick into the head. Stitch the neck to the head with a thick thread.

Make 2 bunches of yarn.

Sew the hair of front and back to the top of head.

Put the side hair on the front and back hair. Sew it at the middle.
Glue the hair to the head.

26 centimeter tall.

This doll is the same type as Little Wedding Dolls and Santa Claus.

Runo's sites:
Cloth Doll Making
Sewing / Hanty

Body making

2013-05-04T14:25:00.001+09:00

The body of simple felt doll.
Sew the side of the body. It needs seam allowance of 4-5 millimeters.

Stuff fiberfill and insert a stick.

Sew the front of a leg. Turn inside out. Stitch the sole to the foot from outside.
The bottom of the foot and the sole don't need seam allowance.

If you put thick paper (smaller than the sole a little) in the foot, the doll will stand stably.

Stuff fiberfill in the legs.

Sew the arms. Seam allowance is 3 millimeters.

If you want to bend the arm, put a wire in it. Bind up the ends of a wire with adhesive tape (for safety).

Pattern of leg and shoes.

To be continued.

Runo's sites:
Boy Dolls
Cute underwear for men

Simple felt doll

2013-05-03T13:21:00.000+09:00

Little doll with a round face and big eyes.
It can stand but cannot sit down.

The head making.

Sew up 2 sheets of felt of the head.
Seam allowance is 3-4 millimeters.

Turn inside out. Sew the roots of the ears from outside.

Stuff fiberfill in the head. Close the opening with ladder stitch.

Paint features.

It is hard to paint something minute on felt.
I painted the eyes on thin cotton cloth and glued them on the face.

Sample of eyes

These eyes are buttons.

Put a circle of white felt under the button, and stitch them on the face.
Glue a small circle of felt as the nose.
Stitch the mouth with a thick thread.
This hair is fur fabric.

Head, body and arm pattern.

Next, I will post the body making.

Squirrel

2013-04-01T07:08:00.000+09:00

Small stuffed squirrel of felt. About 7 centimeters in height.

Pattern of the squirrel.

Pieces. No seam allowance.

Sew the darts of the cheeks and the belly with back stitch. Darts are sewn from inside.

Sew the crown to the head from outside.

Sew the belly to the body.

Put wires in the legs.
Stuff fiberfill in it.

Stitch the nose. It is the same as the rabbit's.
Attach the eyes.

Sew the ears. Fold the ear and sew it to the head.

Sew the tail. Put fiberfill in it. Sew it to the hips.

If you sew all from inside, add seam allowance.

Stripes are painted with a felt-tip pen.

Runo's site:
Boy Dolls
Cute underwear for men

Mini fox

2013-03-21T21:11:00.001+09:00

A simple, flat and easy fox of felt. 6 centimeters.

Cut each piece without seam allowance.

Sew around the body.

Put a little fiberfill in it.

Stitch the leg lines.

Stitch the eyes. You may use beads.

Sew up the head. Attach a string if you need.

Put the neck between the head and sew.

Put fiberfill into the head.

Paint the cheek and the tip of the tail with white acrylic.
Do the nose with black pen.

A leaf.

In Japanese folk tales, leaves are important things for foxes.
A fox puts a leaf on the head and he does somersault, then transforms into anything.
When a fox deceives human beings, he makes leaves pretend coins.
A fox girl adorns her head with maple leaves.

American fox is red.

African fox has big ears.

If you would like to make a stuffed fennec --- How to make stuffed fennec

Pattern of mini fox.

Runo's site:
Cloth doll making
Sewing / Hanty

Mini panda

2012-10-26T14:44:00.000+09:00

Flat mini panda of felt. For phone accessory. 5-6 cm.

The pattern includes seam allowance.

Glue the ears to the head, and legs to the body.
Glue eye patches on the face. Attach 2 beads. Stitch the nose.

Stitch the legs where glued.

Stitch around the body and legs.

Put polyester fiberfill a little.

Fold the tail and sew it to the back.

Stitch around the ears and the head.

Put the neck between the chin. Stitch them together.

Put polyester fiberfill into the head.
Attach a strap if you need.

Colorful pandas.

Ordinary panda. Panda in love. Panda drunken. Panda with jealousy. Panda surprised.

Cut of felt

2012-10-26T14:40:00.000+09:00

Felt is convenient and cheap material. I like to make felt goods.

It may be difficult to cut a small piece.
Felt does not fray, but the edge is fragile.
I don't think there is a shortcut.

This is one of methods I do. It's rather good, but not very easy.

Draw or print all pieces of pattern on thin paper.
Cut them with margin. Make 1 or a few holes in each piece.

Stick it to felt with scotch tape.

Cut paper, tape and felt together. Remove tape and paper.

Small panda

2012-10-24T14:01:00.000+09:00

A stuffed giant panda of suede cloth (polyester). 9 centimeters.

Two-tone animal needs a lot of components. It may not be fit for beginners or hasty persons to try.

When cutting, add seam allowance (3 - 5 mm).

Sew the ears. Turn inside out.
Put an ear on F-E, and sew the head and neck. (F-E-D-C)
D-C is longer than D-C´. Gather it up.

Sew the neck, foreleg, body and leg.
Sew the dart of the hip. (N-O)

Sew the right and left of the body. (H-I-M and A-B) Unsew the back. (M-N)
Sew the crown to the head. (H-F-G-A-G-F-H)

Sew the throat, inside forelegs, belly and inside legs.

Sew the belly to the body. (N-P-Q-L-K-J-C-B-C-J-K-L-Q-P-N)
Fold the tail and sew it.

Turn inside out.
Attach the tail to the hip with ladder stitch.

Stuff polyester fiberfill in it. Close the back.

Embroider the mouth.
Glue the eye patches and the nose. Attach the eyes.

If you use fur fabric, it will be fatter.
The smaller one is 50 % size.

Pattern.

More pandas.

Panda apron.
Panda pouch.
Panda cookies --- manufactured goods.

Runo's site:
Cloth Doll Making
Sewing / Hanty

Gothloli

2012-06-27T19:17:00.000+09:00

Goth-loli dolls of felt. 18 centimeter tall.

Goth-loli (Gothic and Lolita) is a sort of fashion culture of Japanese girls.
It is kawaii (cute) goth.

Basic making is the same way as fashion doll.
The body is slim. I painted eyes and lips with acrylic color.

One-piece dress.

Decorate with lace and ribbon.

Wigs.

How to make locks.
Put glue on the edge of a strip of hair.
Wind the hair around a thin stick.
Dry it with hair dryer or an iron.
Remove the stick.

Headdresses.
You may sew the headdress to the wig.

Bags.

Shoes and boots. The shoelace is an embroidery thread.

It is better if you make peticoat and panties.

How to make panties (very easy).

Pattern.

Ladybug cushion

2012-06-06T20:57:00.000+09:00

Small cushion of a big ladybird beetle.
You may apply this to a pouch.

Cutting.

Sew the darts.

Attach the dots on the back with zigzag stitch or blanket stitch.

Sew a tape or strip of cloth at the middle of the back. You may omit this line.

Sew the head to the back.

Sew the belly to the back.
Sew a fastener at the opening.

Make the inside cushion (same size).

Pattern.

Seven-spotted ladybird beetle is popular in my country.
You may choose any color, any dots.

Black panther

2012-05-09T16:28:00.000+09:00

Stuffed leopard of short haired far.

I wanted to post the instructions of this.
But it is hard to show the detail of black material.
So I made spotted leopard.

How to make stuffed leopard.

Panthers and cats are almost the same about making.

Stegosaurus

2012-05-04T20:33:00.000+09:00

Stuffed dinosaur. Its length is 18 centimeters.

This work is boring, but not difficult.

Cut out every parts without seam allowance.

Fold the root of a leg and sew the dart with back stitch from inside.

Fold the bony plate of the back and sew 1 millimeter inside.
This process makes the plates stand.

Sew the back to the body from outside.

Sew the belly to the body.

Stuff polyester fiberfill in the body, legs and spikes. But the bony plates are empty.

Attach the eyes.

Finished.

Green stegosaur.

Stegosaurus pattern.

Bambi

2012-02-19T16:05:00.003+09:00

Big-eyed fawn like Bambi. 10 centimeter tall.
Not exactly Bambi. The face is my taste.

The main materials are felt and polyester fiberfill.

Cutting. It doesn't need seam allowance.

Sew the inside legs to the belly. These parts are sewed from inside.

Sew the muzzle to the crown (C - O - C). Sew outside.

Back stitch the dart (M - N) of the crown from inside.

Sew undernose (A - K).
Sew the belly to the body (E - F - G - H - I - J - K - J - I - H - G - F - E).

Sew the crown and the back to the body (D - C - B - A - B - C - D - E - L - E).

The tail's parts have different sizes. Make gathers on the bigger side.
This is the tail.

Put polyester fiberfill in the body and close the opening.

Embroider the nose.
Paint eyes on thin cloth or non-woven fabric.
Cut out and glue them on the face.

Stitch the ear and paint its top. Then fold in half.

Stitch the ears to the head.

Paint spots of the back with acrylic color.
Paint the toes with felt-tip pen.

You will make your original eyes.

Pattern.

If you like to make an ordinary fawn, see this page.
How to make stuffed fawn

Advance

2012-02-11T11:36:00.000+09:00

I know a few people are anxious or angry about my overlong hibernation.
It seems that I quit pleasing you. But it is not that I am dead.

Now I'm making stuffed fawn.
When it is done well, I'll upload its process and pattern.

I post this announcement to expedite myself.
Don't pressure me please.

Also, I tried making stuffed Pomeranian.
I didn't satisfy. It has been suspended.

Lop

2011-03-26T17:07:00.000+09:00

I have posted pages of rabbit making.

-->> How to make stuffed rabbit.

I hope you like to make one.

And this is a lop-eared version.

The pattern is the same (used big ear).

I think it is like a puppy.

Earthquake

2011-03-18T14:05:00.001+09:00

The Japanese earthquake and the tsunami did big damage to Japan.
Over 10,000 persons died. Towns and villages were destroyed.
I hope you pray for victims.

Some people were worried about me. Thanks a lot.
I am alright. So I contributed some money.

If you would like to donate ---
American Red Cross
Pay-Pal
Google

Thank you.

Giraffe

2010-10-21T17:22:00.000+09:00

Stuffed giraffe. 13 centimetre tall.
It may be difficult for novices.

Cut felt without seam allowance.
Don't forget the slit of the throat (B to C).

Sew the darts of legs with backstitch from inside.

Sew the crown to the head.

Sew the lower part of the head.

Make the mane with threads (refer to zebra).

Sew the back of the neck together mane.

Sew the legs.

Put thick wires into the legs.
Glue some cotton batting to the ends of a wire.

Stuff polyester fiberfill in it.

Glue the hoof to the sole.

Trim the mane.
I painted its body with felt-tip pen roughly.

Make ears.
Paint inside ear and put some glue the edge (to make it strong).

Make the tail.

Attach the ears and the tail.
Sew beads for eyes.

Pattern.

Witch girl

2010-10-03T17:28:00.000+09:00

Halloween version of fashion doll.

Robe is made of 2 pieces of felt. Make a slit at the front.

Sew a ribbon to the neckline. Attach star spangles.

Hat.

Broom.
Tie a bunch of yarn to a twig.

Black cat with bead eyes.

Short dress and long cloak.

Pattern.

Dolphin

2010-09-15T11:09:00.009+09:00

Stuffed dolphin of felt. 13 centimetres.
It's simple and easy.

Cutting.

Sew up the back with blanket stitch.

Sew the upper jaw to the face.

Sew the belly to the body. Stuff polyester fiberfill in it.

Glue the eyes. Eyes are small circles of leather. You may use beads.

Open-mouthed dolphin.
Its lower jaw is shorter (use green line of the pattern).

Sew the dart of inside mouth.

Then sew the inside mouth to the outsides.

Jumping dolphins.

Baby dolphin. I printed the pattern in 50% size.

Pattern.