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Owl garland 2

By Paloma Rocha

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Owl garland 2

Please, read all of the instructions before starting your project.

Felt Felt can basically be divided into two types: wool felt or washable felt. Wool felt is recommended for these felties. These quality materials help owls look their very best.

Remove paperpattern

Cut

Felt

Paper pattern

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 without removing paper.

Size: 3-4”

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Sewing and embroidery These owls are embroidered and stitched together with embroidery floss. In case you´re not familiar with one of the stitches, you can practice the stitches a few times on a felt scraps before working on a ornament. 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. These illustrations will help you with any unfamiliar stitches:

Keep threadat right angle

1out

2 in Workingdirection

Carry needle 1 stitchbeyond previous stitch

3 out

1out

2 in

1. Applique stitch 2. Overcast stitch 3. Straight stitch 4. Back stitch

1. Appliqué Stitch: 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 pieces 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.3. Straight Stitch: Use a simple straight stitch to create a motif.4. Back Stitch: This simple stitch creates a solid line so it´s great for outlining shapes or creating text.A backstitch gets its name because you create it moving the needle a stitch backward before moving it forward to create the next stitch.

Sew on

Appliquéstitch

If you are using your owl as a brooch, attach the pin to the owl back. Sew a brooch finding securely to the center of the head back with doubled thread. If you want, you can cover the base of the pin back with a small felt heart.

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Stuff

Eye holeplacement

Insert eyes

Opening forstuffing

Overcaststitch darts

(wrong side)

Overcaststitch

Appliquéstitch

Blackstraightstitch

Overcaststitch

Wingfront Wing

backBeak

Owlback

Belly

Face

Mask

Front

Pinkstraight

stitch

Goldstraight stitch

Straightstitch

Fold

Materials

. Rose felt (4” x 8”) .. Scraps of dark, light and medium pink and

golden felt.. Stuffing.

. Embroidery floss.

. Embroidery needle.. Scissors.

. Chopstick or pointy tool.. 2 Safety eyes (4 mm). Pencil or felt marker.

Owl 1

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Print the pattern pieces on page 13 onto paper and cut out to make templates. Trace templates onto felt using a felt marker or pencil and cut out on the line. Use the templates to cut two owl and two wing shapes from the rose felt; one beak shape from the golden felt and one face and two wing shapes from the light pink felt; and one mask from the medium pink felt and one belly from the dark pink felt. Pin the face, mask and the belly in place on owl front shape. Using the matching sewing thread, appliqué stitch around the edges. Carefully, make a tiny hole with the tip of a very sharp pair of embroidery scissors. Insert safety eye and connectors at back. Center the owl beak between the owl eyes, checking against the picture to position it correctly. Overcast stitch the beak in place using golden floss. Thread the needle with two strands of black floss. Make the brows by sewing a tiny straight stitch and, if you like, add little eyelashes. Using two strands of dark pink embroidery floss, add a few decorative stitches to the face to suggest feathers. Embroider the feet using two straight stitches and six strands of orange embroidery floss. Overcast stitch the darts on front and back head pieces with two strands of pink floss, making sure to sew them up on the wrong side of the felt. Align the two wing pieces (oats + rose) and sew together with a overcast stitch. Pin or glue the wings in place on the wrong side of the owl back shape. Align the two owl shapes together and thread an embroidery needle with two strands of matching embroidery floss. Stitch the pieces together around the edges using overcast stitch, sewing through all four layers of felt in the wings areas, leaving a gap open. Before ending overcast stitches, push in toy stuffing using a stick and stitch it closed. Knot thread and cut off excess. Fold the right wing and secure it to the face with a straight stitch.

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StuffOpening for

stuffing

Overcaststitch darts

(wrong side)

Appliquéstitch

Blackstraight stitch

Greenstraight

stitch

Greenbackstitch

Black

back stitch

Overcaststitch

Owlfront Owl

back

Face

Beak

Paint the

cheeks

Materials . Sea green felt (5” x 7”) .

. Scraps of white and golden felt.. Stuffing.

. Embroidery floss.

. Embroidery needle and Scissors.. Chopstick or pointy tool.

. Pencil or felt marker.. Artist pastels.

Owl 2

Use the templates (see page 13) to cut two owl shapes from the sea green felt, one beak shape from the golden felt and a face shape from the white felt. Pin the face in place on the head. Using the matching sewing thread, appliqué stitch around the edges of the face with two strands of floss. Thread an embroidery needle with two strands of black embroidery floss and sew the eyes and lashes onto the face piece, checking against the picture to get the placement right. The eyes are made using a few curving backstitches, and the eyelashes with two small straight stitches for each eye. Make the brows by sewing two tiny straight stitches.Embroider the wings with two drops of backstitch along the sides of the body shape. Using two strands of light green embroidery floss, add a few decorative stitches to the belly to suggest feathers. Center the owl beak between the owl eyes. Thread an embroidery needle with one strand of gold embroidery floss and sew around the beak with a small, neat appliqué stitch. Overcast stitch the darts on front and back owl pieces with two strands of sea green floss, making sure to sew them up on the wrong side of the felt. Align the two owl pieces together, right sides out. Thread an embroidery needle with two strands of sea green embroidery floss and sew the two owl pieces together with a overcast stitch. Stop stitching when opening is small enough for stuffing. Fill it with toy stuffing and stitch it closed. Add a bit of color to it cheeks using an artist pastel or powder blush.

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StuffOpening forstuffing

Overcaststitch darts

(wrong side)

Appliquéstitch

Blackstraight stitch

Greenstraight

stitch

Black

back stitch

Overcaststitch

OwlfrontOwl

back

Face

Wingfront

Wingback

Beak

Belly

Overcaststitch

Glue or pin

Paint thecheeks

Materials

. Green felt (” x”) .. Scraps of white, dark green and golden felt.

. Stuffing.. Embroidery floss.

. Embroidery needle and scissors.. Chopstick or pointy tool.

. Pencil or felt marker.. Artist pastels

Owl 3

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Use the templates (see page 14) to cut all the owl shapes.Carefully position the owl front at the top of the face piece. Adjust the face so that it´s centred correctly and pin in place. Sew using tiny appliqué stitch and two strands of green floss. Keep the stitches small so you´ll barely see them when you´re finished.Center the owl beak on the face. Thread an embroidery needle with one strand of gold embroidery floss and sew around the beak with a small, neat appliqué stitch. Pin the belly in place on owl front shape. Using the matching sewing thread, appliqué stitch around the edges. Add a few decorative stitches to the belly to suggest feathers using two strands of dark green floss.Thread an embroidery needle with two strands of black embroidery floss and embroider the eyes, brows and lashes, using the picture as a guide. Overcast stitch the darts on front and back head pieces with two strands of green floss, making sure to sew them up on the wrong side of the felt. Align the two wing pieces (green + white) and sew together with a overcast stitch. Pin or glue the wings in place on the wrong side of the back owl shape. Align the two owl shapes together and thread an embroidery needle with two strands of green embroidery floss. Stitch the pieces together around the edges using overcast stitch, sewing through all four layers of felt in the wings areas, leaving a gap open. Before ending overcast stitches, push in toy stuffing using a stick and stitch it closed. Knot thread and cut off excess. Paint the cheeks using artist pastels. Rub the pastel on a piece of paper and then apply the resulting powder with a soft brush.

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Stuff

Eye holeplacement

Insert eyes

Overcaststitch darts

(wrong side)

Overcaststitch

Appliquéstitch

Violetstraightstitch

Overcaststitch

Wingfront

Wingback

Beak

Owlback

Belly

Eye

BellyFront

Orangestraight

stitch

Glue or pin

Materials

. Violet felt (5” x 8”) .. Scraps of lilac, white and golden felt.

. Stuffing.. Embroidery floss.

. Embroidery needle.. Scissors.

. Chopstick or pointy tool.. 2 Safety eyes (4 mm). Pencil or felt marker.

Owl 4

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Use the templates (see page 15) to cut all the owl shapes.Pin the face and the belly in place on owl front shape. Using the matching sewing thread, appliqué stitch around the edges.Carefully, arrange the white eyes in place, as pictured, and pin them in place. Sew the eyes in position with matching sewing thread, sewing around the edges of each shape with appliqué stitches. Center the owl beak between the owl eyes, checking against the picture to position it correctly. Thread an embroidery needle with one strand of golden embroidery floss and sew around the beak with a small, neat appliqué stitch.Carefully, make two tiny holes with the tip of a very sharp pair of embroidery scissors, checking the picture to get the placement right. Insert safety eyes and connectors at back. Using the diagram as a guide, sew a few long straight stitches around the eyes using two strands of orange and violet embroidery floss. Add a few decorative stitches to the belly to suggest feathers.Overcast stitch the darts on front and back head pieces with two strands of violet floss, making sure to sew them up on the wrong side of the felt. Align the two wing pieces (violet + lilac) and sew together with a overcast stitch. Pin or glue the wings in place on the wrong side of the back owl shape. Align the two owl shapes together and thread an embroidery needle with two strands of violet embroidery floss. Stitch the pieces together around the edges using overcast stitch, sewing through all four layers of felt in the wings areas, leaving a gap open. Before ending overcast stitches, push in toy stuffing using a stick and stitch it closed. Knot thread and cut off excess. Paint the cheeks using artist pastels. Rub the pastel on a piece of paper and then apply the resulting powder with a soft brush.

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StuffOpening forstuffing

Overcast stitch darts(wrong side)

Blackstraight stitch

Light bluestraight

stitch

Orangebackstitch

Black

back stitch

Overcaststitch

Owlfront

Owlback

Face

Beak

Paint thecheeks

Appliquéstitch

. Dark blue felt (4” x 7”) .. Scraps of light blue and golden felt.

. Stuffing.. Embroidery floss.

. Embroidery needle and Scissors.. Chopstick or pointy tool.

. Pencil or felt marker.. Artist pastels.

Owl 5

Use the templates (see page 15) to cut two owl shapes from the dark blue felt, one beak shape from the golden felt and a face shape from the light blue felt. Pin the face in place on the head. Using the matching sewing thread, appliqué stitch around the edges. Thread an embroidery needle with two strands of black embroidery floss and sew the eyes and lashes onto the face piece, checking against the picture to get the placement right. The eyes are made using a few curving backstitches, and the eyelashes with two small straight stitches for each eye. Make the brows by sewing a tiny straight stitch. Embroider the wings with two lines of backstitch along the sides of the body shape. Using two strands of light blue embroidery floss, add a few decorative stitches to the belly to suggest feathers.Center the owl beak between the owl eyes. Thread an embroidery needle with one strand of golden embroidery floss and sew around the beak with a small, neat appliqué stitch. Overcast stitch the darts on front and back owl pieces with two strands of dark blue floss, making sure to sew them up on the wrong side of the felt. Align the two owl pieces together, right sides out. Thread an embroidery needle with two strands of dark blue embroidery floss and sew the two owl pieces together with a overcast stitch. Stop stitching when opening is small enough for stuffing. Fill it with toy stuffing and stitch it closed. Add a bit of color to it cheeks using an artist pastel or powder blush.

Materials

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Photo gallery

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Owl (cut 2)Rose

Face (cut 1)Light pink

Belly (cut 1)Dark pink

Mask (cut 1)Medium pink

Beak (cut 1)Gold

Wing (cut 4)2 Light pink

2 Rose

Owl (cut 2)Sea green Face (cut 1)

White

Beak (cut 1)Gold

Owl 1

Owl 2

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Owl back (cut 1)Green

Face (cut 1)White

Beak (cut 1)Gold

Owl front(cut 1)Green

Belly (cut 1)Dark green

Wing (cut 4)2 Green2 White

Owl 3

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Owl (cut 2)Violet

Face (cut 1)Lilac

Belly (cut 1)White

Eyes (cut 2)White

Beak (cut 1)Gold

Beak (cut 1)Gold

Wing (cut 4)2 Lilac

2 Violet

Owl (cut 2)Dark blue

Face (cut 1)Light blue

Owl 4

Owl 5

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