Make warm slippers yourself
Especially in the cold season it is nice to come home and warm your cold feet in nice warm slippers. But the slippers, which can be bought in the shops, are usually not necessarily visually appealing because they are kept in a monotonous uniform design. Therefore, it makes sense to make the slippers yourself, because you can wear them yourself personal, funny design without spending a lot of money, and they are also very suitable as Gift. But how do you make warm slippers yourself? With simple instructions, even inexperienced seamstresses can make warm slippers themselves.
What you need:
- 60x60cm thick felt
- Sewing thread and thick sewing needle
- Tailor's chalk
Warm slippers made of felt are made simple and are particularly suitable for cold days in autumn or winter due to the cold-resistant and at the same time warming properties of felt.
Before you start with the warm shoes
- If you want to make warm slippers yourself, look for a felt fabric that is either plain plain or brightly colored with bright colors. However, it is important that it is not too thin, otherwise it will run off quickly and make you feel uncomfortable when walking.
- You should also choose the sewing thread of sufficient strength. You can use the sewing thread to set an optical accent by choosing it in a different color than the felt.
How to make the slippers yourself
- First of all, you need a pattern for your warm slippers. The best way to do this is to place your feet on a sheet of paper and generously trace the contours of your feet with a pencil. You shouldn't trace the toes individually, just the rough shape of the foot. Then you need to refine the rough draft of your pattern again so that clear lines emerge. If you have removable inserts, you can also place them on the sheet of paper and trace them with a distance of about 2 cm.
- After you have made the two templates for the soles of the slippers, you now need two more for the tops. These should extend from the tip of the foot to over the lower edge of the ball of the foot. You should make sure that the width of the template at the instep is about twice as large as that of the sole in the same place. In order to be able to estimate the proportions better, it helps to stand on the foot sole template and stretch the sheet of paper over the foot. Do not choose the tops too narrow, otherwise the slipper will be too tight.
- Now cut out the pattern and place it on your felt. Fix the stencils with pins so that they do not slip when you place your badge. Now trace the template on your felt with tailor's chalk.
- The upper parts of the slippers are then sewn to the soles. The sewing thread used for this should not be too thin so that it can withstand the stress of walking. If you are unsure, you should seek advice on buying from a specialist shop.
- The parts of the warm slippers are now sewn using the so-called chain stitch. In doing so, pierce the two pieces of felt with the needle from top to bottom and make sure that you do not After piercing, pull the needle through at the bottom so that the lower part of the thread is behind the upper part lies. Now proceed in the same way and always place your needle sticks about 0.5 cm apart. In this way you now sew the upper parts with the respective soles.
- Finally, you can decorate your slippers individually with a few beads, buttons or embroidery. Velvet ribbons, which you attach to the upper part according to your design wishes, before sewing the upper part and sole, are also nice.
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