Do you want to sew a “live” toy that can walk, bow and give a paw? Easily!

Materials:

• orange felt;
• artificial fur;
• faux fur with long pile;
• striped jersey;
• glass eyes 16 mm;
• synthetic winterizer;
• carabiner fasteners;
• Vaga made of wooden slats 22 x 16 cm.

Tools:

• sewing machine;
• needle;
• gum threader or tweezers;
• pins.

Description of Sewing Ostrich Toy

1. We make a vaga cross from wooden slats, to which the puppet control strings are attached. We glue the sticks and make notches for the threads.

2. We circle and cut out with small scissors details from fur with long and short pile, as well as from knitwear, making allowances for the seams.

3. We connect the details of the beak with a “forward needle” seam, returning in reverse order along the same stitches. We sew the paws with a buttonhole seam from the middle to both sides.

4. We do the back seam after, there may be a large allowance. Details from fur and knitwear can be sewn on a typewriter.

5. At the body, leave a hole for eversion on the side, at the head - under the tuft. We sew fur with a long pile by hand, removing the pile with a needle between the details. We turn it inside out, fill it with synthetic winterizer (except for the head, wings, tuft and tail).

6. It is more convenient to fill the neck and legs of the toy not with lumps, but with cut strips from synthetic winterizer, using a threader for elastic bands or tweezers.

7. At the intersection of the sewn parts of the head, we sew the beak. We mark a place for the eyes, make punctures. Next to them we sew small pieces of fur.

8. We connect the eyes with the head.

We fill the head with synthetic winterizer, sew up the hole and sew a crest in its place.

9. We make ties on the paws with a thick thread, we connect the foot with the leg with a hidden seam.

10. Sew the wings and tail to the body. We place the legs below, sew the neck.

11. We hang the toy on strong threads. For this we use carabiners for jewelry and eyelets made of thin cords. We tie the thread to the wag. Do not immediately tie the threads firmly until you have adjusted the height of the fastening of the ostrich parts, convenient for controlling the toy.

Puppet puppet Ostrich.

The puppet theater is an ancient phenomenon, but it has not lost its attractiveness to this day. To plunge into it Magic world, you need quite a bit: desire, good mood and a couple of hours of free time. Even a novice craftswoman can make a puppet doll. And believe me, your efforts will be rewarded when you see genuine children's delight. After all, no child can refuse a toy that comes to life in his hands.

For work we need:

* Fluffy threads for knitting, for example, "Grass"
* Hook #7
* Sintepon
* A few pieces of thick knitwear
* Two buttons for the eyes
* Threads "iris"
* Wooden lath 40cm long
* Self-adhesive paper
* Scissors, needles, threads, awl, nails, hammer

Toys convey the mood with which we create them. Our character is touching and funny! Imagine a fledgling chick that clumsily steps over with its paws, stumbles amusingly and sticks its curious nose everywhere. Represented? Then smile and let's get started.

1. We knit the neck. Dial a chain of 40 air loops(vp), knit 3 rows with single crochets (st.bn). Fasten the thread and leave a free end 15 cm long. With it, we will attach the neck to the body.

We knit legs. Dial a chain of 80 ch, knit 2 p. st.bn.

We knit the body. Dial a chain of 20 ch, knit 10 p. st.bn. Without cutting the thread, fold the resulting rectangle in half. Connect its two sides with half-columns. Turn out, fill with padding polyester, close the remaining side with the help of semi-columns.

We knit the head. Dial a chain of 5 ch, connect 1 st.bn into a ring, knit 10 st.bn in the 1st row, then make additions: in the 2nd p. in every second loop of the base, knit 2 st. bn, in the 3rd p. in every third loop of the base, knit 2 st.bn, in the 4th p. in every fourth loop of the base, knit 2 st.bn, in 5m p. in every fifth loop of the base, knit 2 st.bn. After that, knit 4 rows straight and finish symmetrically. A little before reaching the end, fill the head with padding polyester and finish.

2. We cut out two parts of the beak, four parts of the paws from the knitwear. The beak is a triangle with sides of 8 cm, paws are almost ellipses 7 cm wide, 9 cm long. We sew by hand or on a typewriter, as you like. I sewed by hand with buttonhole stitch. Leaving small holes in the paws unsewn, we fill it with padding polyester.

3. We collect all the parts into one with a thread and a needle. Sew on the eyes.

4. Prepare two pieces of the “iris” thread 1 m long and two pieces 50 cm long. We fasten the thread to the crown, torso at the tail and paws with a needle. On the paws, it is better to fix it in three places to make it easier to control the doll. If this seems uncomfortable, the paws can be weighted down by filling with a small amount of pebbles.

5. We make vaga. We cut the wooden lath into two segments 20 cm long. If the lath is not smooth enough, glue it with self-adhesive paper to avoid splinters. We fasten crosswise with two carnations, we also hide them under self-adhesive. At the ends of the segments we make holes with an awl. We thread a thread or fishing line into them, adjust the height and fasten. We cut off the excess.

You can start the show!

P.S. Mini dictionary: 1. Puppet - a puppet whose movements are controlled with the help of threads attached to the wag. 2. Vaga - a special device for controlling a puppet puppet, consisting of a main and additional bars, and having a different design depending on which puppet movements are controlled (a human puppet or an animal puppet).

I have other master classes in my piggy bank, if it is interesting, I will gradually add them
you can see something on my blog page, here

Source: http://www.supersadovnik.ru/masterclass.aspx?id=393

Lara Khametova

Photos used: Publishing House "Bonnier Publications"/Dmitry Korolko

How many different roles will a child play in a day! He even tries to put on puppet shows on his own ... A fairy tale is read, a "script" is written. The only thing missing is toys that can move.

The puppet theater is an ancient phenomenon that has survived more than one fall and flourishing. Man has always been fascinated and sometimes frightened by the resemblance
puppets with a living being and the theme "manager-managed". The first controlled puppets appeared in Egypt and Ancient
Greece, Ancient Rome. After the collapse of the ancient states, this art spread widely in Italy, France and other European countries. Puppets came to Russia in the 18th century - the puppet theater was brought by foreigners. By the way, the word “puppet” comes from the name of the figurines of the Mother of God (Marion, Marionette): her small wooden figurines were sold in churches during worship in the Middle Ages. The puppets are controlled by strings attached to the vaga. Vaga - a special device for controlling the doll. To control the human puppet, the vaga consists of a main vertical bar, which the puppeteer holds in his hands; fixed bar, crosswise attached to the main bar, and a swinging "yoke" attached to the main
bar above the fixed bar. But there are other vag designs. To control the movements of animal puppets, wags with the main bar located horizontally are used. Please note that additional bars can be attached to this bar
(one or more) - to control the paws.

A puppet is a puppet on strings controlled by a puppeteer. The name Marionetta (operated theatrical puppet) and the first copy of the toy appeared in the 16th century and have since become firmly established in the world of theatrical art. Modern craftswomen offer many detailed master classes on how to make a puppet with your own hands.

For the manufacture of simple dolls you will need cardboard, thread, scraps of fabric, natural materials and even socks. A green sock worn on the hand will act as the Muppet Frog. For other mouth dolls, you can take socks of other colors, as well as eye details and funny wigs. Such puppets are useful for independent productions in kindergarten or at home.

simple paper model

A simple and uncomplicated master class will tell you how to make a paper puppet for a home performance. Absolutely any characters are created in this way: animals, clowns, beautiful girls or evil wizards. To work, you will need thick paper or cardboard, a sketch of a suitable doll, paints, cross for fastening and fishing line.

Progress:

1. Transfer the selected sketch of the doll to thick paper and color it.
2. Cut out all the components of the toy separately, make holes at the attachment points and folds with a hole punch.
4. Pull a thread or fishing line through each hole and fix the free ends on the cross-shaped mount.

Having tried your hand at simple models of puppets, you can move on to more complex options.

Making a funny ostrich does not require much effort, so you can involve children in its creation. Joint creativity will bring together and make family leisure fun and useful. To work, you will need plain and colored cardboard, acrylic threads for pompons, eye blanks, fishing line or rope.

Progress:

Decorate the finished ostrich with feathers, beads or beads.

A cute wizard, obeying the movement of the puppeteer's hand, will appeal to both children and adults. And the materials for its creation can be found in any home. This step by step master class about how to make a puppet puppet with your own hands, includes not only making a frame, but also sewing a costume for a puppet, therefore it will suit more experienced craftsmen.

You will need: plasticine, cardboard, newspapers, lace and wire, costume fabric, sewing accessories, self-tapping screws and wooden cross.

Progress:

papier mache elf

Making a charming elf will take a lot of time, but the result will certainly please.

The graceful doll will become the protagonist of many fairy-tale productions and will be loved by both children and adults.

It is created in several stages: a rough preparation of the body from papier-mâché, body design, drawing and tailoring. An important stage is the sketch of the future doll. Draw a diagram for the puppet on thick paper, divide it into sectors and cut out blanks. Their size should be guided by when creating volumetric parts.

You will need:

• plasticine;
• wire;
• newspapers, toilet paper and glue;
• ready-made eye blanks and a wig;
• acrylic primer.

How to make a puppet step by step:

1. From plasticine, mold all the components of the doll, referring to the size of the paper parts. Glue the head blank into pieces toilet paper, and the frame of the body with newspapers, leave to dry completely.
2. Cut the parts in half, remove the plasticine and put it back together, inserting wire loops at the attachment points. Glue the entire workpiece with another layer of white paper. Additionally cover the body with white acrylic primer.
3. Connect the doll parts together. This can be done by tying the loops between two blanks with a ribbon, so the puppet design will be more mobile, or fastened with a thin strong wire. Paint the body and head with paint close to the color of the skin.
4. On the head, fix the details of the eyes and hair. In addition, draw an elf mask or apply weave patterns.
5. The doll is controlled by a cross. To do this, in the places where the control loops are attached (legs and palms), thread the fishing line and connect them to the cross.
6. It remains to sew any fantastic outfit for the elf and you can start rehearsing!

A puppet is any toy that is controlled by the tension of the strings and the hands of the puppeteer. According to the proposed master classes, it is easy to create your own doll, while receiving an unforgettable pleasure from creativity.

How many different roles will a child play in a day! He even tries to put on puppet shows on his own ... A fairy tale is read, a "script" is written. The only thing missing is toys that can move.

The puppet theater is an ancient phenomenon that has survived more than one fall and flourishing. Man has always been fascinated, and sometimes frightened by the resemblance of a puppet to a living being and the theme of "manager-managed". The first controlled puppets appeared in Egypt and Ancient Greece, Ancient Rome. After the collapse of the ancient states, this art spread widely in Italy, France and other European countries. Puppets came to Russia in the 18th century - the puppet theater was brought by foreigners. By the way, the word "puppet" comes from the name of the figurines of the Mother of God ( Marion, Marionette): her small wooden figurines were sold in temples during worship in the Middle Ages.

The puppets are controlled by strings attached to the vaga. Vaga - a special device for controlling the doll. To control the human puppet, the vaga consists of a main vertical bar, which the puppeteer holds in his hands; a fixed bar attached crosswise to the main bar, and a swinging "beam" attached to the main bar above the fixed bar. But there are other vag designs. To control the movements of animal puppets, wags with the main bar located horizontally are used. Please note that additional bars (one or more) can be attached to this bar - to control the paws.

MATERIALS

• synthetic winterizer
• wooden lath
• colored fleece scraps
• fine feather boa
• colored feathers
• a handful of small stones
• thin rope or strong thread

TOOLS

• dummy knife

Step 1

Cut out 2 rectangles from the fleece: a large one for the body and a smaller one for the head. The length of each of them should be 2 times the width. For the manufacture of this toy, rectangles of 15 x 30 cm (for the head) and 20 x 40 cm (for the body) were cut out. Sew 2 triangular pyramids. Having folded the rectangle in half across, stitch its short sides, then lay a line along one of the open sides of the resulting square. Spread the "pouch" and fold it in such a way that you get a triangular "milk" package (see photo). Leave the holes unstitched. Fill the details with synthetic winterizer.

Step 2

Cut out parts of the eyes from white and black fleece and sew them to the head, arranging the pyramid of the head so that the bird has a beak and a sharp crown.

Step 3

Fold a bunch of several colored feathers, tie them and sew them like a "tuft": cut the fleece on the head, insert the feathers and sew up the hole. Also sew a tail from a bunch of feathers to the body.

Step 4

Make a neck. Cut off a piece of thin feather boa. After cutting the fabric on the body and on the head with scissors, insert the ends of the boa into the holes and fix them with a thread. Do not make the neck excessively long, otherwise it will be inconvenient to control the bird's head.

Step 5

Cut out the ostrich paws from the colored fleece. Sew them along the edge with a contrasting thread, leaving an opening at the base of the paw. Put a piece of synthetic winterizer into it, and then a small amount of small stones to weight the paw.

Step 6

Cut two identical pieces of boa - the legs of the bird. The length of the legs and neck must match the dimensions of other details. Insert the end of the boa piece into the foot and sew sewing machine to fix it. Having made two legs, cut the fabric along the sides of the body with scissors, insert the free ends of the boa pieces inside and sew up the holes. If instead of fleece you use other (“loose”) fabrics, glue them with interlining before starting work - then you can make cuts anywhere without fear that the fabric will “creep”.