What should I do if I have a lot of old socks at home? How can old socks be reused? Here I will teach you a simple tutorial on how to renovate old socks. Use old socks to make fabric dolls. This tutorial on how to renovate old socks is very simple. You can also let the children at home help with some work such as stuffing cotton, so that the children can also experience the craftsmanship of DIY. pleasure!
Tutorial on making dolls from old socks:
1. Prepare a pair of old socks, turn one of them inside out, center the heel of the sock, and draw the shape of the dolls head with a pen.
2. Follow the drawn stitches, use backstitch to sew the head shape, and then use scissors to cut off the excess fabric.
3. Turn the socks back to the front and stuff them with cotton.
4. At the bottom of the sock, sew a circle with thick thread, and then tighten it to fix it. The head of the fabric doll is finished and set aside for later use.
5. Take out the other sock and turn it over to the reverse side. Also, center the heel of the sock and draw the body of the cloth doll.
6. Next, the steps for making the body of the fabric doll are the same as those for the head. Backstitch and sew, turn it over to the front, stuff the cotton, and tighten the open stitches.
7. Sew the body and head of the cloth doll together
8. Use the remaining scraps to draw the two hands of the cloth doll.
9. Sew the reverse side and turn it over to the front side and fill it with cotton.
10. Fold the upper edge of the hand inward and sew the upper edge with a hidden stitch.
11. Sew the hands and body of the finished fabric doll together
12． Use buttons to create cute facial features for fabric dolls. Transform old socks into fabric dolls and you're done!
Tips for making fabric dolls: 1. The socks are made of loose material, so be sure to use a back stitch to sew, otherwise they will fall apart.
2. Regarding the choice of socks, Miller used short cotton socks in the demonstration due to seasonal reasons, but it is recommended that everyone buy brightly colored long cotton socks. From juqiao.com
3. When you don’t know what pattern socks to choose, Miller recommends buying striped socks, which have a high success rate of matching.
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