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How to use old gloves to DIY into a cute chipmunk picture tutorial

Many people’s homes have been used for a long time or are worn out. It feels like a waste to throw them away. However, if you don’t throw it away, it feels useless. Today, the editor provides you with a beautiful and simple handmade Produced, I hope you all like it. Let’s enjoy it together.
Try to make this chipmunk yourself now and start the wonderful journey of making mini animals using old gloves!

How to use old gloves to DIY into a cute chipmunk picture tutorial

Required materials and tools

How to use old gloves to DIY into a cute chipmunk picture tutorial

1 brown glove, appropriate amount of stuffing cotton, 2 straws (cut one of them in half), fine yarn or embroidery thread (brown, dark brown, white, orange and black), 1 Wooden beads, water-soluble pen, scissors and needle.
Production steps

How to use old gloves to DIY into a cute chipmunk picture tutorial

Step 1: Turn the glove outwards to the wrong side, draw the dividing line as shown with a water-soluble pen, and then cut it with scissors. Secure each part with a pin Finally, sew along the dotted line with brown thread, with a seam allowance of about 3 mm.

How to use old gloves to DIY into a cute chipmunk picture tutorial

Step 2: Turn each part back to the front. Bend 3 straws into a U shape, insert the two short tubes into the legs, and insert the long tube into the tail. Stuff the stuffing cotton around the straw, and fill the body, head and arms in the same way. No padding is required for the ears.

How to use old gloves to DIY into a cute chipmunk picture tutorial

Step 3: Use straight stitches to sew the body, arms and tail, leaving a 5mm seam allowance at the opening. Next, fold the opening inward, connect and sew the seals together.

How to use old gloves to DIY into a cute chipmunk picture tutorial

Step 4: Please fold the back of the head in the following order: left, right, bottom, top (Like the wrapping paper of a candy bar), then sew the yellow line in the picture above.

How to use old gloves to DIY into a cute chipmunk picture tutorial

Step 5: Gather the opening of the ear and tuck it into the back of the head. Sew according to the yellow line in the picture above.

How to use old gloves to DIY into a cute chipmunk picture tutorial

Step 6: Use the backstitch method to sew a straight line from beginning to end with white thread in the middle of the tail. After that, use the same backstitch method to sew a straight line on both sides of the white line with orange thread and black thread. The distance between the three straight lines is 1 cm.

How to use old gloves to DIY into a cute chipmunk picture tutorial

Step 7: Attach the head, arms and tail to the body Stitch.

How to use old gloves to DIY into a cute chipmunk picture tutorial

Step 8: Use black thread to sew the eyes and sew wooden beads to the nose. Bend the shape of the feet at the bottom of the legs, and then bend the tail downward. The cute chipmunk is done!