Gisela Graham : Felt Robin on a Peg

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Once you have added all of the decorations and felt features, cut around both robin outlines carefully. Then, place the two layers together and seam the edge using a blanket stitch or a whip stitch. Make sure to add stuffing to the centre of the Christmas decoration and ribbon to the top, before you complete the seam. And there you have it, a felt robin Christmas decoration ready for your Christmas tree. What Other Christmas Craft Ideas Using Felt Can I Make? Start by taking your white wool roving and foam it into an egg shape to make the body of your Robin. I used the egg-shaped cookie cutter to help me make the form. If you’d like a Christmas character to add to your Christmas tree, why not try this fabulous Felt Reindeer Ornament. The template is easy to cut and sew, and can add different decorations to personalise your reindeer. Is there anything nicer or more festive than a cheeky robin red breast? I have one (called Reg) that eye balls me through the kitchen window as I’m doing the washing up. I throw crumbs and bits and pieces out to him and love that when he sees me, he hops over and waits for the window to open. So, in honour of Reg I would like to share this wonderful make idea by Sandy of Lincolnshire Fenn Crafts: Needle Felting Robin tutorial – how to make a needle felted robin Christmas decoration Place on the head in a Toupee kind of effect and then felt into place stabbing with the needle – remember to pull out the same direction that you went in.

Besides these robin crafts,, we’ve got so many more fun educational activities for your little one at Twinkl. In this post, I’ll explain the basics of needle felting and how I made my needle felted robin step by step. Here we go! What is needle felting? Crafts are always a learning curve so don’t compare your chapter one to someone else’s chapter five. With the egg formed it’s time to add the features that make up the robin – starting with its bright red breast. Take some of the red wool roving and place on the part of the egg shape that will be the red breast and face of your robin.Once the egg starts to form remove from the cookie cutter and hold in your hand and on the pad moving the egg around go in at angles at either end. Rotating the egg shape. I’m really happy with the finished result, especially since this is my first attempt at needle felting. And I have to say that needle felting is a very therapeutic hobby, just stabbing fabric over and over again until it finally morphs into the shape that you want! If you’re looking for Christmas felt craft idea for children and stitching beginners, we recommend this Felt Bauble Decoration Template. The simple shape is perfect for developing early cutting and sewing confidence.

Then we glued round the edge of the robin leaving about an inch gap for the stuffing to go in (if you have younger children then you can skip the stuffing as they look beautiful without it). Once the glue had dried then we stitched the edge using brown embroidery thread making sure we didn’t stitch the gap that was left for stuffing. Then the birds were stuffed with a small amount of toy stuffing (ours was from a small teddy bear that Alvin had savaged)! Once the head was attached and covered in brown wool roving, I cut out some of the red wool roving in an oval shape. I laid this over the breast part of the robin’s body and also the face. Then I proceeded to attach the head by using the felting needle, stabbing it into the wool balls over and over until it took shape. Step 5 I love creating and making with kids and this year we are taking part again in Mam Miss’ Kid-Made Ornament series inspired by books. Last year we made a forest of Christmas Trees inspired by The Fir Tree. This year we have made felt robin christmas ornaments inspired by Little Robin’s Christmas by Jan Fearnley. Felt at a sideways angle (keeping the needle straight) to reduce needle marks and help keep the shape

Looking for other ideas for your Nature Table then why not make a wet felted mat for it with our full tutorial on how to create one ideal for a Winter theme. More Winter Birds and Nest Themed Books and Activities for Nature Based Learning

Before adding the eyes and beak it’s worth shaping the body more. I did this with a combination of my hands and the needle. Felting some areas denser to make them move to the position that I wanted. I also added some more wool roving to help the shape form better.To make these Christmas craft ideas using felt, start by cutting out the main robin template shape. Then place this template on brown or tan felt and draw around two robin outlines. Our Felt Robin Christmas Ornament was inspired by a delight book by Jan Fearnley called Little Robin’s Christmas. We have a hamper full of books for Christmas and Advent and each year I update it and add new ones. Then start to stab. As you stab push the needle into all of the notches and then pull out in the same direction.