Sewing instructions for hand puppets

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Peter the panda• Cutoutthetemplate.• Putthepapertemplatesonthefabric andcutthecloth,leavinga0.5cmseam allowanceoneachside.• Generally:Makesurethatyoualways puttheoutsidesoftwopieces offleecetogether(i.e.thefluffy surface)whensewing.• Sewthedartsoftheheadandsnout.• Sewtheearstotheseamofthehead.• Sewthesnoutalongthedottedline.• Sewallbackpartstogether(body,arms, head).• Sewthefrontandbackpartstogether andturntheminsideout.• Filltheheadwithvolumefleece.• Sewontheeyesanddrawamouth.• Glueonasnoutmadeofblackfelt.• Fortheinsideofthehead,makeasmallpockettofitoveryour indexfinger:Cutoutapieceofcloth,7cmx18cm. Folditinhalfandsewittogethertomakealittlepocket. Insertthepocketintotheheadandsewitintotheinsideseam.• Sewthepartsofthetrouserstogetherandattachthemtothebody.

Tom the turtle• Cutoutthetemplate.• Putthepapertemplatesonthefabricandcutthecloth,leavinga

0.5cmseamallowanceoneachside.• Generally:Makesurethatyoualwaysputtheoutsidesoftwo

piecesoffleecetogether(i.e.thefluffysurface)whensewing.• Sewallfrontpartstogether(body,arms,head).• Sewallbackpartstogether(body,arms,head).• Sewtheheadmiddleparttothehead.• Sewtogetherfrontandbackpiecesandturntheminsideout.• Filltheheadwithvolumefleece.• Sewontheeyesanddrawamouth.• Fortheinsideofthehead,makeasmallpockettofitoveryourindex

finger:Cutoutapieceofcloth,7cmx18cm.Folditinhalfandsewittogethertomakealittlepocket.

Insertthepocketintotheheadandsewitintotheinsideseam.• Cutouta20cmx25cmpieceofclothfortheshell.Roundtheedges.

Threadaroundtheshell,stuffitandattachittothebody.

You need:

•foreachanimal:approx.25cmx90cm offleeceintheappropriate colours (black,white,green,purple,orange,yellow)

•feltremnantsintheappropriatecolours(forthe clothes, snouts and theturtleshell)

•foreachanimal:abitofclothwhichfitsyourindexfingertogoinsidethe head

•volumefleece(forstuffingthehead)

•buttons(fortheeyes)

•2polystyreneballs(forthecrocodile’seyes)

•thread

•needle

•blackfelt-tippen

•scissors

•glue

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Rosie the rabbit• Cutoutthetemplate.• Putthepapercut-outsonthefabricandcutthecloth,leavinga0.5cm

seamallowanceoneachside.• Generally:Makesurethatyoualwaysputtheoutsidesoftwopiecesof

fleecetogether(i.e.thefluffysurface)whensewing.• Sewtheears,fastenthematthebottomandsewthemtothehead.• Sewtheheadmiddlepartandthechintothehead.• Sewthefrontandbackpiecestogetherandturntheminsideout.• Filltheheadwithvolumefleece.• Sewontheeyesanddrawamouth.• Glueonasnoutmadeofblackfelt.• Cutoutwhitefeltteethandattachthem.• Fortheinsideofthehead,makeasmallpockettofitoveryour

indexfinger:Cutoutapieceofcloth,7cmx18cm.Folditinhalfandsewittogethertomakealittlepocket.

Insertthepocketintotheheadandsewitintotheinsideseam.• Sewthefeltshirtandattachittothebody.• Threadaroundthefabriccircleforthescut,stuffitandattachittothe

body.

Connie the crocodile• Cutoutthetemplate.• Putthepapercut-outsonthefabricandcutthecloth,leavinga0.5cmseam

allowanceoneachside.• Generally:Makesurethatyoualwaysputtheoutsidesoftwopieces

offleecetogether(i.e.thefluffysurface)whensewing.• Sewtheheadmiddlepartontothehead.• Sewthefrontandbackpartstogetherandturntheminsideout.• Filltheheadwithvolumefleece.• Glueonthepolystyreneballsanddrawdotsfortheeyes.Draw

themouthandthenostrils.• Fortheinsideofthehead,makeasmallpockettofitoveryourindex

finger:Cutoutapieceofcloth,7cmx18cm.Folditinhalfandsewittogethertomakealittlepocket.

Insertthepocketintotheheadandsewitintotheinsideseam.• Sewthetailpartstogether,stuffthetailandsewitontothebody.• Sewthefeltdressandattachittothebody.

Sewing Pattern: Peter the panda

trousers2xbluefabric

➞

drawpocketswith pencil

Auge2xschwarzerStoff

Auge2xschwarzerStoff

eye2xblackfabric

Ohr2xschwarzerStoff

ear2xblackfabric

➞

head2xwhitefabric

nose

ear ear

dart

fidart

nose2xwhitefabric

fi➞

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Sewing Pattern: Peter the panda and Tom the turtle

neck

paws

4xblackfabricforpanda4xorangefabricforturtle

Sewonpaw

sfirst.Thensew

frontandbackpartstogether.

frontandbackpart2xw

hitefabricforpanda2xyellow

fabricforturtle

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Sewing Pattern: Tom the turtle

➞neckback➞

neckfront

head

mid

dle

part

1xo

rang

efa

bric

nose

mouth

head2xorangefabric

neckfront

neckback

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Sewing Pattern: Rosie the rabbit

➞

➞

➞➞ear

4xpurplefabric

ear

head2xpurplefabric

snout

chin

1x purple fabric

neckfront

tail(scut)1xwhitefabric

Sewalongthedottedlinesandgatherthefabric.

teeth fold

➞nose

nose

nose

neckfrontneckback

baseforears

headmiddlepart

1xpurplefabric

1xwhitefelt

neckback

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Sewing Pattern: Rosie the rabbit

➞ neck

frontandbackpart2xpurplefabric

Sewtailonhere.

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Sewing Pattern: Connie the crocodile

neck

frontandbackpart2xgreenfabric

Sewtailonhere.

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Sewing Pattern: Connie the crocodile

head

2xg

reen

fabr

ic

tail

1xg

reen

fabr

ic

Fold

tail

and

sew

toge

ther

.

fold

the

tail

alon

gth

isli

ne

head

mid

dle

part

1xg

reen

fabr

ic

➞neckfront

➞

neckback

neck

bac

kne

ckfr

ont

nose

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