Peter Pan — —& TinkerbellPeter Pan and Tinkerbell Please, read all of the instructions before starting your project: Felt can basically be ! washable felt. Wool feltis recommended for these ornaments. : equality materials help dolls look their very best. 2 2 Print a page 14, 15 and 16 of this ar and cut out templates | using scissors, Trace tem- } plates onto felt using a felt marker or pencil anid.cut out on the line. Cut carefully so edges are vertical, not slanted. Cutting tiny shapes: Cut out the paper pattern roughly and attach it onto felt. Roughly’ cut out the felt around the pattern, which will be easier to maneuver and cut to final! __ Shape with : i EE] eat nh Sewing and embroidery 2 “TThese cute dolls are embroidered and stitched together with embroidery f : In case you ‘re not familiar with one of the stitches, you can practice the stitches afew times on a felt scraps before working on a doll. None of the stitches are difficult, but can: take some practice to get perfect. Always keep your stitches and the space between them the same length. Be consistent with your sewing tension. Or, if you want to keep embroidery to a minimum, you can sometimes glue on certain elements, instead of embroidering them. ‘You can experiment and use your imagination to customize the project.Embroidery stitches 1. AppLiqut SrrrcH: Stitching a felt piece onto a felt surface, Place the appliqué on the background felt. Make tiny stitches perpendicular to the edge of the appliqué, 2, OVERCAST STITCH: Simple stitch over the edge of the felt, Also called whip-stitch, is used to attach two picces of felt. This isn't a decorative stitch, so always use floss that matches the color of the felt and make the stitches small and neat. 4. STRAIGHT STITCH: Use a simple straight stitch to create a motif 4. SATIN Str7cH: The satin stitch is composed of parallel rows of straight stitch and is often used to fill in ain area with floss, The make very nice eyes and noses on softies 5. BLANKET stitcu: The blanket stitch is both decorative and functional. Use this stitch to accentuate an edge o to attach an appliqué. 6. Back Srrrcu: This simple stitch creates a solid line so it’s great for outlining shapes or creating text. ‘A backstiteh gets its name because you ereate it moving the needle a stitch backward before moving it forward to create the next stitch. 7. FRENCH Knots: The French knot produces arounded knot that can be used to create a series of decorative dots, To make it, bring the needle up at the point at which you waitto male yolir Freach knot, hald the thread and wrap it around the needle twice, as shown. Bring the needle back to the starting point and put the point back through the fabrie very near where it emerged (be careful noblise the same exact hole) . Pull the needle to the back of the felt and pull taut. &. Lapper stircm: The ladder stitch is used to attach separate parts such as a doll’s head. It’s called the ladder stitch because the stitches look like a ladder until you pull the stitches tight to close the seam. Pull every four or five stitches as you stitch. When the thread’ isttightened, the stitches should be virtually g. RUNNING STITCH: The running stitch is simple to make. Make this stiteh by weaving the needle through he felt at evenly spaced intervals. Just be careful to keep the length of your stitches and the space between them same length. ‘These illustrations will hel you with any unfarniliar stitches, 1. Applique otitch || 2. Cuercast stitch || 3. Stuaight stitch || 4. Satin stitch in Keep thread rote) Wy 5. Blanket stitch i i fodes| re a = q : de : — Carry neele stitch fi Tee beyonllpreviousstich | 7. French finat 8. Ladder stitch 9. Running stitch | we f (orf a= fe ee|: — |! categ | 3: Tinkerbell: « Light yellow felt (8.7” x 6). - Flesh tone felt (2.5" x 5"). - White felt (4x 5”). Scraps of pink and green felt. . Embroidery floss: Flesh tone, red, brown, aterials Embroidery needle and scissors. Chopstick or pointy tool. . Artist pastels (red or pink). .Pipe cleaners. - Pencil or felt marker. . Thin green ribbon and stuffing.Carefully place the hair front onto the face as shown and adjust the face so that it’s centered correctly and pin in place. Attach the hair to the face with appliqué stitches worked with two strands of yellow floss. Pin the top hair in place on the head. Using the matching sewing thread and needle, appliqué stitch around the edges, leaving a gap open. Lightly pad the hair with a little toy stuffing, using a toothpick to help you to get padding even. Using the picture as a guide place the green ribbon (the ribbon length may vary a bit, | depending on how you stuff the doll) and the butterfly on the head. With two strands of } dark green thread sew a line of back stitches down the center of the butterfly wings. Use the : same floss to embroider the antennae. Each antenna consist of one straight stitch, topped = with a French knot, Draw the face (see page 17) with a felt marker or a pencil. If you use a pencil, be careful. You will have to be precise and be sure to cover every mark whei¥ stitching. The pencil is not easy to remove, You can practice the motive a few times on a paper before working on adoll. ‘Thread an embroidery needle with two strands of brown embroidery floss and sew the eyes and lashes onto the face piece. The eyes are made using.a few curving backstitches, and ! the eyelashes with two small straight stitches for each eye. Make doll’s brows by sewing: a tiny straight stitch for each one. Re-thread the needle with red floss and embroider a: small, curved mouth with a few backstitches. Novy stitch the lips, using horizontal straight = stitches positioned very close together. Align the two head pieces together, right sides out, Thread an embroidery needle with two? strands of yellow embroidery floss and sew the two head pieces together with a overcast. ! stitch, Stop stitching when opening is smaall elough for stuffing, Fill it with toy stuffing and closed. Knot thread and cut offexcess. it of color to it cheeks using’an artist pastel or powder blush. Rub the pastel on a piece of paper and then apply the resulting powder with a soft brush. Using the picture as.a guide, make a little bow with the ribbon on the head back[ a i * Fold the arms and legs shapes in half. Thread an embroidery needle with two strands of floss (using floss that matches the color of the felt) and Overcast stitch around the edges = using small stitches, leaving the top open. Make the same with the two arms and the two legs. Use pliers or an old scissors (don’t use good Seissors to cut wire, it will ruin them) to cut I or 2 pipe cleaners: two 4” and one or two2,2” long. Fold the long pipe cleaners in half. Using the picture as a guide, push the limbs onto the pipe cleaners.‘Align the two wing pieces together. Thread an enc lery needle with two strands of white floss and sew the pieces together with a overcast stitch, Position the green dress shapes on the light yellow dress shapes, as pictured, and pin them in place. I have included a template of the complete body (see page 17). You can use this template as a guide to get the positioning of the green and pink shapes just right. Sew the shapes together using running stitch and two strands of green floss. : Thread an embroidery needle with two strands of pink floss and embroider two crosses ! (made from two straight stitches) on the dress front, Embroider French knots on the end of each straight stitch, Pin the wings in the center of the bedy back. With white thread sew a line of running stitches down the center of the wings. Pin or glue the legs and the arms in place on the wrong side of the body back. Align the two body shapes together and thread an embroidery needle with two strands of floss. Stitch the pieces together around the edges of the body using overcast stitch, sewing through all four layers of felt in the arms and legs areas, leaving a gap open, it the * Position the head so that it overlaps the body. Using an long embroidery needle and one: strand of floss, attach them together using a ladder stitch through the head and the neck and going round and round till the head is secure. If the head seems wobbly, go back = * around one more time with the ladder stitch. :Paa ; Materials . Brown yellow felt (10” x 4.5”). . Embroidery needle. . Flesh tone felt (4.5” x 3.5”), _ Scissors. . Light green felt (5” x 8”). . Chopstick or pointy tool. - Dark green felt (5.5” x 5.5"). Artist pastels (red or pink). Scraps of lilacand light yellow felt. ‘Pipe cleaners. . Embroidery floss: Flesh tone, red, brown, . Pencil or felt marker. i green, dark green, violet, pink and yellow. - Stuffing. Carefully place the hai frontonto the face as shown and adjust the face so that it’s centered correctly and pin in place. Attach the hair to the face with appliqué stitches worked with two strands of brown floss, Pin the top hair in place on the head. Using the matching sewing thread and needle, appliqué stitch around the edges, leaving a gap open. Lightly pad the hair with a little toy stuffing, using a toothpick to help you to get padding even, Draw the face with a felt marker or a pencil (page 17). Thread an embroidery needle with two strands of brown embroidery floss and sew the eyes using a few curving backstitches. ! Make dolls eyebrows by sewing a tiny straight stitch for each eye and placing at a slight : angle. Re-thread the needle with red floss and embroider a small, curved mouth with afew } backstitches. Embroider a tiny nose with pink floss and a horizontal straight stitch. : ‘Align the two head pieces together, right sides out. Thread an embroidery needle with two! strands of brown embroidery floss and sew the two head pieces together with a overcast stitch, Stop stitching when opening is small enough for stuffing. Fill it with toy stuffing and stitch it closed. Knot thread and cut off excess.Leg shape — Finish herve teat Cucrcast stitch ‘ot Staxt fcte 5” Fold the arms and legs shapes in half. Thread an embroidery needle with one strand of + floss (using floss that matches the color of the felt) and. blanket stitch around the edges {using small stitches, leaving the top open. Make thé'same with the two arms and the > two legs. * Use pliers ‘or an old scissors (don't use good scissors to! cut wire, it vill rain thers) to: ! cut 3 or 4 pipe cleaners: two or three 11.7” and one or two 5.5” long, Blend a small loop : } on each end of the short pipe cleaner to form hands (use round-nose pliers or your fingers). Fold the long pipe cleaners in half, Using the picture as a guide, push the limbs onto | * the pipe cleaners. 9Align the two body shapes together and thread anembroidery needle with two strands of green embroidery floss. Stitch the pieces together around the edges of the body using overcast stitch, sewing through all four layers of felt in the arms and legs areas, leaving a Position the head so that it overlaps the body. Using an long embroidery needle and one strand of floss, attach them together using a ladder stitch through the head and the neck and going round and round till the head is secure. If the head seems wobbly, go back around one more time with the ladder stitch. 10‘To embroider the swirl d ‘on the jerkin, first trace the embroidery pee (page 17) con the thin tracing paper or the tissue paper and pin the paper on the center of the jerkin shape. Using large needle arid two strands of dark green embroidery floss, sew along the pencil lines using back stitch. Then, carefully, tear away the paper to remove it, using a pin to remove any little pieces of paper. Fold the jerkin shape in half and sew it using overcast stitch and two strands of green floss, starting atthe hem and up to each armhole. Put the jerkin to the doll* Place the hatbands on the front and baek hat shapes, being careful to align the hatband : on the back hat shape with the hathand on the hat front shape. Use two strands of light yellow floss to sew each hatband to the hat'with appliqué stitch along the top and bottom ‘edges of the band. i Using the picture as a guide, place the feather on the hat front. Using violet embroidery } thread back stitch a line on the ¢eniter of the feather. } Align the two hat pieces'and overcast stitch together using two strands of green floss. } Leave the bottom of the hat open so it will fit over the head. ! Fold the boots shapes in half. Thread an embroidery needle with one strand of green floss and blanket stitch around the edges using small stitches, leaving the top open. Add ! a pinch of stuffing, . _ Insert the legs in the shoes. Fold the: shoes lapels and secure it with a straight stitch,Leg (cut2) Pink Hair back (cut 1) Yellow Butterfly (eut 1) Hair front (cutd), Green Yellow Dress (cut 2) Yellow Arms (cut 2) “Top hair (eut 1) YellowHead back (cut 1) Top hair(cut 1) BrownArms (cut 2) Flesh tone Jerkin (cutt) Green Leg (cut 2) Dark green Body (cut 2) Dark Green : Boots (cut 2) : i Green i Feather (cut 1) Hiatband (cut 2) Piles YellowDress template Use this template as a guide to get the posi- tioning of the tinkerbell dress shapes just right. Embroidery templates (real size) 7* Ple it my etsy shop. 3 httpil/wwrncetsy.com/shop/Noialand # for more dewnlcadable P.DEse : This pattern is intended for personal use only - + and not for commercial resale. Photocopying, emailing and the other copying to share these ! instruction is strictly prohibited by law without = the designer's written permission, Thank you {