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How to sew a felt horse

I’ve clearly picked up the making felt toys bug. For Christmas this year I ended up making a pair of felt horses for two of my cousin’s children:

A pair of felt horses

I thought I’d have a go at writing up the instructions for how I did this – complete with template for making your own:


How to sew a felt horse

It’s pretty easy really. As long as you can sew some backstitch you should be able to make this easily. If not then it might not be the worst first project to try either!

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4 Responses to “How to sew a felt horse”

  1. kiran January 23rd, 2010 at 12:02 pm

    v. nice work

  2. Julia@ Bee jewellery March 29th, 2011 at 3:56 pm

    Totally cute! Thanks for the detailed instructions. Do you think I’d have any issues with using fabrics other than felt? I’m picturing doing some really colourful horses with the girls over Easter. It’ll be a beginner’s adventure but your instructions inspire a little confidence. Cheers.

  3. john March 29th, 2011 at 4:45 pm

    I used a similar design to make a cat out of a cotton/hessian mix. It was a bit trickier, as the fabric didn’t stay put quite as well as felt, but it was possible. The main trick is making sure that the parts with tight turns have a couple of extra stitches and that you leave enough space to turn it all inside out of course!

  4. Julia March 30th, 2011 at 10:26 am

    Thanks John. That makes sense. We’ll give it a try.

    Cheers,
    Julia@
    Bee Jewellery.com

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