Beginner | 29 min
Taught by Kata Golda
Learn how to make a whole gang of farm animal finger puppets with Alison of Kata Golda. Templates are included to make a dog, cat, pig, chick, and bunny, and each finger puppet is made the same way – with two pieces of felt and a few simple stitches. But the cute hand-stitched faces and little details are what give each farm animal their distinctive traits. Alison shares tips for free-hand stitching the features, and demonstrates how to sew the front to the back with blanket stitch.
Learn how to:
  • Work with wool felt
  • Work the Satin stitch, blanket stitch, whipstitch and running stitch
  • Draw faces with stitches
 
What you’ll get:
  • Easy-to-follow class by designer and author expert instructor Kata Golda,  on how to make finger puppets
  • 4 HD video lessons you can access online anytime, anywhere
  • Step-by-step instruction and downloadable PDF pattern included
  • The ability to leave comments, ask questions and interact with other students

Chapters
Introduction
00:38
Materials
01:45
Make Finger Puppets
14:23
06:32
Variations
06:23
Materials
Here’s what you’ll need:
Materials:
  • 100% Wool Felt - For smaller puppets you will need two 2 ½” x 3 1/2” pieces per animal; For larger puppets you will need two 4” x 6” pieces per animal (Pig - light pink and peach; Chick - yellow and light yellow plus scrap of red; dog - dark brown tan plus scrap of red; rabbit - oatmeal and white; cat - orange and oatmeal)
  • Embroidery floss in a variety of colors
  • Tracing paper
  • Pen
  • Ruler
  • Hand sewing needle (size 5 sharps)
  • Paper scissors
  • Fabric scissors
  • Snips
Discussion
Notes
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Transcript