Many of us in our childhood had such a fun toy as a wooden horse, which was the head of a horse, put on a shank. Throwing his legs on him, you could spend hours playing cowboys or brave knights. And the girls felt like real princesses with such a toy, which is carried away not by a wooden horse, but by a real horse-racer! Today it is quite difficult to meet such a toy among the variety of assortment of children's shops. However, there is a way out! And all that is needed is a desire, a wooden stick and a sock. Exactly! Using this master class, you will learn how to make a horse on a stick from the sock with your own hands.
We will need:
- a pair of large socks;
- felt of different colors;
- sintepon;
- needle, thread;
- awl;
- drill;
- wooden stick;
- handles from an old bag;
- buttons;
- yarn;
- sandpaper.
- The head of the horse is made of a sock, so fill it with a sintepon or cotton wool. Fill the filler more tightly so that the craft does not lose its shape when it is in the child's hands. Then at the top, make a mane from thick yarn, passing it with a needle. Divide the mane, laying on both sides of the head, and pull off at the points of attachment thread. Make sure that the parting was smooth. After that, level the length of the mane on each side, cutting too long threads. If you like asymmetric mane more, do not do this.
- Cut out two circles from white felt. They will serve as eyes. Sew them by placing a colored button in the center. It is desirable to have a cross in the center of the button. So the eyes will look lively and natural.
- To make our dress from the sock look more realistic, the horse needs to make a nostril. To do this, secure the part of the socks along the seam and fix the nostrils thus formed with threads. Do not overtighten so as not to tear your toe off!
- And now about how to sew the horse's ears from the sock. Cut out from the felt two triangles of different sizes. First sweep them on the bottom edge, and then tighten the thread. After you make the second ear in the same way, sew the ears to your head.
- Around the muzzle, sew a bridle, that is, straps and handles from an already unnecessary leather bag. Seams make decorative, and threads select contrasting colors. The head of a horse from a sock, a pattern for the creation of which was not even needed, is ready!
- It's time to take care of the head holder, in which quality wooden poles of small diameter can be used. Note that the toy must be lifting for your child. If there is a man in the house, you can entrust him further work. Put the head of the horse on the stalk, step back from the elastic band of the sock 2-3 centimeters and drill a through hole. Thread a strong thread into it and re-tighten the elastic band.
Here is a charming creature you should get!
Simplified version
The list of materials necessary for making crafts was too great? You can make a horse in a simpler way. To do this, stuff a sock with cotton wool, embroider your mouth, two nostrils, tying large nodules. Eyes and ears of appropriate shape cut out of felt and sew to the head of the horse, make a mane from yarn.
It remains to attach the head to a wooden stick and put on a bridle bridle, tying thick yarn around the muzzle.
We assure you, having received such a sweet gift from you, the kid will acquire a toy friend for a long time!
From socks you can make other toys, for example, a hare or a snowman .
