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How to make slippers from sweater sleeves. Alterations: warm slippers from unclaimed knitwear

Something new and original. It's always nice to slip your feet into a pair of soft, warm and fashionable slippers with ease and rustle in such cozy shoes about your business. Today we will be sewing these trendy Scandinavian type slippers (with low heels and sidewalls): in the end, this will surely turn out to be the most comfortable pair you will ever wear! You can sew them from any material, for example from felt, but in this master class we will sew such slippers from an old sweater.

Prepare:
- Paper and pen to create a pattern;
- 2 sleeves from old sweaters or ½ meter of knitted material (you can also from old sweaters - from the front and back);
- Fleece, half a meter;
- Hard felt or felt, a quarter of a meter;
- Sharp long scissors, sewing is best;
- Pins;
- sewing machine;
- A needle for thick and hard materials for a sewing machine (or sew on your hands with a large thick needle with a thimble);
- Strong thick threads (still suitable for a sewing machine);
- Iron;
- sewing centimeter;
- Ordinary needle.

1. Lay a sheet of paper on the floor, place each foot comfortably on the sheet (perhaps separate for each foot), in turn, circle the feet with a pen. Mark with a pen which pattern is left and which is right. Next, draw a top-side pattern - one for both legs - following the example of the one you see in the picture below, only corresponding to the length of your particular leg. Cut out patterns from paper.

2. If you are using the sleeves from an old sweater, cut them off at the shoulder seam. If knitted material, fold it in half along the entire length. Lay the top-side pattern over the area of fabric with the pattern you want to see on top of the slippers. In this case, the line marked as “Fold” must be exactly on the fold of the material. Pin with pins.

3. Cut out a piece of material according to the pattern with scissors, adding 1.3 cm to the pattern on each side, except for the fold. Remove the pattern and repeat the same with the top piece for the second slipper. Remove the pattern again and cut the same pieces of fleece twice.

4. In total, you should now have 2 upper parts made of knitted material with a pattern and 2 upper parts made of fleece on your hands: expand them. The last two pieces will be the top lining for the slippers. Set all 4 pieces aside for now.

5. Fold the fleece in half again along the entire length and pin the bottom pattern of the slipper for the left foot to the fabric with pins (this time not to the fold, but at a distance of at least 1.3 cm from it). Cut out a new two-layer slipper piece with a 1.3 cm indent from the pattern around the entire perimeter. Repeat with the bottom pattern for the right leg. In total, you will have 4 parts in your hands, 2 pairs each. Mark which two-layer part is right and which is left.

6. Pin in turn each lower pattern of slippers (right and left) to the felt and cut out of it, but without an indent of 1.3 cm, there are 2 more details in total: these will be the stiffer soles of your slippers. Mark which sole is right and which is left. And again: in the picture below, the felt is doubled because the author has one bottom pattern for both feet.

7. Flip the two-ply pieces back up (the toes of the pieces will now face different directions), peel one layer from each and set aside for now, then, centered on all sides, put the corresponding felt soles on your remaining fleece pieces. Let me explain: in the picture below, the toes of the parts look towards each other because here a single lower part was used for both soles, and we made our own for each foot (in 99% of people, the right and left feet are different in shape), so that the slippers are more comfortable . So here it doesn’t matter how to put it, but with us, if we put it the same way, the right and left parts will simply change places after turning the slippers on the face, but we don’t need this.

8. Pin the overlay pieces together with pins.

9. With an indent from the edge of the felt (!) In 0.6 cm, stitch the parts in pairs to each other around the entire perimeter with the usual straight seam. Remove the needles as they approach the sewing machine needle. Set aside the stitched details for now.

10. Fold both tops of the knitted slippers in half, right side up. Pin their back vertical raw edges together as shown in the image below.

11. Sew the backs on the machine vertically with an indent from the edge of 1.3 cm. Do not forget to remove the pins in advance so that they do not fall under the needle of the machine.

Materials you will need:
. an old, clean, felted wool sweater (to do this, wash it in hot water and dry it in a washing machine), you can also use thick synthetic sheep's wool;
. thick wrapping paper, although both newspaper and paper napkins will work;
. a few strong woolen threads of the same or contrasting color.
Additionally, you can use:
. Skin (I took a sleeve from an old jacket);
. Stuffing material (I took wool);
. Very strong thread.
You will need:
. Darning needle, pins;
. Roulette;
. Scissors;
. A pen.
Also may be useful:
. Sewing machine with needle size 16;
. square
Step 1. Make a stencil
This is the most time consuming part, so be patient. I made myself an unusual stencil, based on my old canvas shoes with rope soles. You can make yourself the same or, if you do not have such shoes, see the following instructions. Use graph paper to design the stencil.

Example (my measurements)
A = Foot bend height 16cm
T = Foot bend length 13.5cm
H = Bend under the ankle up to 25 cm
A / 4 \u003d ¼ arch height 4 cm
A /4 plus 3 cm 7 cm
Step 2. Foot stencil
1. Put your foot on the wrapping paper (step back a centimeter from the edge) and draw your foot.

2. Take your foot off the paper and make the lines smoother, the heel should be a little wider and the toe flatter (see the red line in the photo)

3. Cut out the stencil, leaving 1 cm on all sides for the seam. Cut out another exactly the same stencil for the other leg.
Step 3. Stencil for the part of the slippers where the toes will be
1. Find the "bend" of your leg (see photo). Write down your measurements with a pen

2. Measure from floor to floor at the highest point of your foot. This is the height of the bend of the foot (Line A).

Now you can draw the curve of your leg.
3. Measure from this line to the end of your index finger. This is the length of the bend of the foot (Line T).

4. On paper, draw a line "Height of the bend of the foot (A)" and mark its middle.

5. Starting from the middle of A, draw another line at right angles to the first, this will be the length of the curve of the foot (T).

6. Fold the paper in half along the length of the foot (T) and draw a smooth curve from the end of Line A to the end of Line T (see photo).

Cut out the stencil, remembering to leave 1 cm for the seam on all sides.
7. Make another same stencil for the other leg.
Advice- How to find the bend itself: It's on top of the foot, roughly between the ankle bone and where your big toe starts (put your thumb up - that's where your big toe starts).

Step 4: Heel Stencil
1. Measure the distance of the flexion line from the inside of the leg, under the inner ankle bone, go around the heel at a point just above the outer ankle bone, to the flexion line of the outside of the foot. This will be the bend under the ankle (H).

2. Draw this line on paper and mark its middle.

3. At both ends of the ankle bend (H), draw short lines perpendicular to the ankle bend line and equal to ¼ of the bend height (A/4) (i.e. divide the distance of the ankle bend height by 4, for example, if the bend height is 16 cm, then you get 16/4 \u003d 4 cm).

4. From the middle of the bend line under the ankle (H), draw another line at a right angle, its length should be equal to the length of Line A / 4 plus 3 cm. That is, in my case it will be 7 cm.
5. Fold the paper in half along this line and draw a slightly curved line from the end of Line A/4 +3 to the end of Line A/4. When you unfold the paper, there should be no visible bend in the middle, the line should be smooth and evenly curved.

6. Leave 1 cm on all sides and cut out the stencil, another one should be the same for the other leg.
Step 5. Your stencil is ready!
You should now have six sheets of paper. Well done, that was hard work!

Tips:
. The curved lines of your stencil, when you put it together, should match the curves of your legs: heels and toes. You can test this on wool (obviously don't be lazy as shown in the photo!)
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If you are worried about whether your stencil will fit or if your fabric is very valuable, you can fold the stencil to check it out. Follow the next steps to "assembly" the slippers, but make a rough outline, so you will get it done much faster.

Step 6: Cut out the fabric
1. Cut out the side seams and sleeve seams from your old wool sweater.
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2. Lay out your stencil pieces on the fabric and cut them out. I managed to cut out all the parts of the stencil from the fabric on the sleeves. I also made other slippers from my sweater.

Sole leather
Cut out one sole from the leather and one from the padding.

Tips:
. Don't forget to flip one cut out sole so that you end up with a right and a left sole, not two left ones.
. If possible, align the front of the slippers - the elastic side of the toe or the bottom edge, this will allow you to save the threads. If you can do this, you won't need to leave a seam allowance for the straight edge of the sock, because your seam will be even, so align the drawn line of the stencil with the edge of the fabric, rather than cutting out the edge of your stencil.
. If your sole is not made of leather or padded fabric, you can double layer the sole to improve it. I used the shiny side of the leather as the front surface, and I used the suede on the inside. These slippers are a bit slippery on hardwood floors, so you might want to try making the slippers suede on the outside.
Step 7 Assembling the Top
1. Fold in the straight edge of the sock (Line A) by folding the seam with the right (top) side of the fabric, and sew by hand (basting or back seam) with woolen thread, or you can sew slippers on a sewing machine. I didn't have to do this, I used the cuffs as a base, with the seam already finished (see the next step for how to make the stitches).

2. On the right/top side, sew up, align the short seam of the back of the slippers (A/4) with the straight edges (A) of the front of the slippers so that the front is on top of the back and together they should form an L shape and the folds should straighten out.

3. Start at the bottom edge (curved side), baste the edges a few times, and then sew the two pieces together (see the next step for proper stitching), or use a sewing machine.

4. Turn what you have inside out and sew the heel to the front.
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5. Fold over the other end of the heel and sew it to the front as well.
6. Fold and sew the sides of the heel as you did the front (you can easily do this before you attach the two pieces together).

7. Hooray - You are done with the top of your slippers... Now the fabric in your hands is more and more like slippers..

Tips:
. Highlight the middle of each part of the slippers with a bright pin (I used the red pin in the photo). This will help you when you sew the sole.

Step 8. Tip: What is the best stitch to sew
Reverse Stitch - These are neat straight stitches on the right side and a row of straight stitches on the wrong side. Now you will learn how to sew them. This is a strong seam that should be sewn from right to left.
. In principle, you should start sewing from the right side from the top. Pass the needle through the fabric in the place where you are going to sew (A). Pass the needle through at point (B) (i.e. reverse stitch) and then through the stitch to the left, your needle should now be at point (C). Pull the thread very tight, so you've made your first stitch.

Pass the needle through point (A) where you started sewing and pass the needle through one stitch to the left to point (D) and from there pass the needle to point (C). Pull the thread tight and keep sewing!

Finishing Stitch - This stitch is very handy when the hem of the fabric is visible. This way I process all the edges.

Start sewing from a certain point and then pass the needle through it several times, and then leave the thread between the fold and the edge.
. Insert the needle into the fabric just below the free edge at an angle so that it moves forward and then stays between the hem and the edge.
. Continue sewing and thread the needle two or three times in the same stitch.
Step 9. Making the sole
Leather and fur sole
The sole can be very easily made from one or two layers of wool. I wanted to make the sole stronger, so I added leather and fur to the sole. If you want to make the sole out of wool, proceed to the next step.

1. Make, as it were, a sandwich from different parts (leather, wool, fur), but do not forget that one slipper should be right and the other left.

2. Sew everything together along the edge with a reverse stitch. If your sole is made of leather, it will be easier to sew it on a sewing machine.

Step 10: Put the Sole and Upper Together
1. Connect the middle of the heel and the front part with the sole with the help of pins: put the upper part with the right side up on the sole, first pin the front part and the heel, and only then the sides of the slippers.

2. Sew the pieces of the slippers together. I sewed two layers of wool, and put the skin down, I think this way the slippers will last longer.

You are done! Wear slippers with pleasure!

Here are some practical tips for recycling old sweaters, and it's not just about sewing projects. In almost all of these ideas, you can easily replace sewing with hot gluing. You can also use felting—when something woolly shrinks when you use hot water in the washing machine, which you probably usually try to avoid—but that's what will make the knitted fabric thicker and less likely to unravel.

Bonus tip: don't use sweaters that someone has hand-knitted for you, or those people will never talk to you again.

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When cutting a sweater, be careful not to fray. Most thin, store-bought, machine-knitted sweaters will likely do just fine, but for large, bulky sweaters, you'll need to use the hem and cuffs whenever possible. If there is no way to avoid the raw edge, you can fold it up and secure it with hot glue. If you're more of a needlework orientated type, you can sew with stiff stitching about half an inch from the edge of the cut.

1. Sweater bracelets.

Keep your wrists warm.

2. Or try this option, which requires a bit of sewing skill.

3. Sweater mittens.

You can use a glue gun if you don't know how to sew (and if you've always wanted to learn, this is an amazing and easy project to start with. And if you get confused, there's still plenty of material left for later attempts)

4. And this option is for those who prefer fingerless mittens.

There is a very simple method: just cut thumb holes in the cuffs of two sleeves and shorten the sleeves to the desired length.

5. Sweater pillows.

Carefully! It will be very difficult to get up from the sofa if such cozy pillows are scattered all over it.

A very easy craft option that is perfect for Halloween.

7. A simple wreath covered with a sweater.

This wreath can be decorated to your liking.

9. Decor options for leggings (or leggings?) - a lot.

10. Covers for cups or glasses.

11. Soft bag.

A great alternative to plastic bags, this tote bag can be used for shopping while saving money and doing your part for the environment.

12. Knitted basket.

This basket is best used to store all your yarn.

13. Lampshade.

14. Knitted vase.

15. Sleeping place for animals.

This project will definitely take more time and effort as it requires felting and sewing. But the joy of a dog, or a cat, or an iguana, or any other pet, will easily convince you that the game was worth the candle.

16. This option does not require felting, but still requires sewing. But just look at this muzzle.

17. Cover for a heating pad.

An old sweater is great as a heating pad.

18. And this version is also very cute.

19. Cover for a notebook.

If you plan to hot glue the edges instead of sewing, then use a second layer of glue to reinforce the edges and make sure they are as tight as possible.

20. Case for a wine bottle.

This stunning easy project requires no skills other than cutting and pinning (and of course, drinking afterward).

21. And almost the same easy option with felting.

A familiar situation - the closet is packed to capacity, there is nowhere even to shove socks, but a pair of jeans, a dimensionless cozy sweatshirt, two simple sweaters and a T-shirt bought a hundred years ago are worn from all this?

Because no matter how beautiful and elegant a thing is, we will always be drawn to coziness and comfort.

And that is why some new clothes after a single release "into the light" lie with us for years untouched, and some are worn out to holes. Then they go into the category of “homemade”, patched up, cut off and worn a little more ... And then more or less “live” patches are cut out of them and used as potholders, kitchen towels, etc. ... Conclusion - with your favorite little thing as with It is very, very difficult to part with a loved one! Therefore, I suggest revisiting your wardrobe for "no five minutes of discarded items" and giving them a second chance! After all, how many useful, beautiful and original things can be made from the same sweater!

1. Bag

Unusual knitted bags can be easily made even if you don't like knitting! After all, you can use a ready-made knitting of an unnecessary sweater - just cut out two pieces of the desired size and shape, sew, fasten the handles, make an inner cover with pockets for your favorite little things and the new thing is ready!

Soft and cozy winter bag is very easy to make.

We cut out, cutting out the sleeves a little more than the armhole and the neck - as shown in the figure

Lay the material so that the side seams of the sweater meet at the front. Pin the bottoms of the sweater together and sew in a straight line to bring the two sides together. We make a hem on the top and on the handles. Turn out the bag. Ready!

To make the bag not look like a shopping bag, decorate the bag.

2. Warm socks

Such bright and warm socks are sewn in one sitting from the sleeves of an old sweater. You only need to cut a piece of the sleeve to the desired length and carefully hem it in place of the cut so that the edge does not fray.

The most affordable way to use an old sweater. Cut off the sleeves and you're done. It can be worn both under clothing and shoes, and over it.

These socks look very stylish under high boots or on top of ankle boots.

3. Warm socks

As you already understood, it is not necessary to be able to knit in order to have warm woolen socks at home. Of course you can buy them..
But a real needlewoman is used to correcting the imperfections of life on her own, with the help of improvised means. Warm socks can be easily made from the sleeves of an old sweater.

And as a rule, there is an old sweater that no one wears anymore, as a rule, in every house.

Let's add to it scissors, safety pins, yarn and a large needle - "gypsy".

Take measurements.

Resolutely, not sparing the sweater, we cut out the insoles of future slippers according to the template. The main thing - do not touch the sleeves yet.
Because we will need them for the top of the slippers.

Cut off the desired length.
Now we fasten the sole and the "shaft" with safety pins so that our parts do not move when sewing.

Now we need a large needle. With its help, we sew the “sole” with the upper part with an overcast seam. For beauty, we add a similar seam along the upper edge of the slippers.

Slippers-uggs:

The patterned sleeves of an old sweater will help you make another cute winter socks for cold days.

How to make socks from an old sweater

4. Scarf - snood
You can easily and quickly sew a snood with your own hands from an old sweater. For this we need:

2 unnecessary sweaters (you can take scarves)
scissors
sewing machine

Everything is done very simply:

Cut off the bottom of each sweater. Choose the width as you wish, what you want to get snood.

Cut one side of each piece to make long strips.
Now sew all sides together, leaving a small opening.

Turn the snood out through the remaining gap and sew it to the end.

Another option on how to make an original designer scarf with your own hands.

You will need:

An old acrylic yarn sweater (try to avoid 100% cotton materials, because they are not suitable for this purpose due to their properties)
Scissors
Sewing machine or thread with a simple sewing needle
Measuring tape

Step 1. Start by cutting the sweater just below the sleeve line on all sides.
Advice: The original size of the sweater will determine the dimensions of the finished scarf. The larger the sweater, the larger scarf you can make.

Step 2: Finishing the Edges
Use a sewing machine or hand-hem the edges with beautiful decorative stitches.

Step 3. Cut out pieces from the sweater and form blanks for the future scarf

Step 4. We finish the alteration of clothes with our own hands.
The scarf is almost ready. Now sew all the pieces of the sweater together. At the ends, you can leave small shreds, cutting the edges with scissors into stripes. This way you can create the effect of a real scarf.

5. Bib

The obvious thing that can be made from a sweater is a shirtfront by simply cutting off the neck. If you know how to knit, then you can tie a shirt-front around the edge. Having made a hat from the same sweater and decorated with beads, you will get a stylish set.

6. Socks-slippers

If you washed a sweater and it ran down to a child's size, then you should not be upset. Armed with scissors and a needle, you can make beautiful new house slippers that will keep you warm in winter.

As the proverb says: keep your feet warm. These stylish slippers are the perfect solution for those who can't stand cold floors.

What we need:

pullover
pattern paper
scissors
sewing thread
needle
hook
Knitting thread

Make patterns for the leg.
Patterns should consist of 2 parts for each leg - one solid, the second with a hole in the middle.

Cut tailored to the seams.
Sew together, turn inside out and crochet the edge.

7. Soft slippers

Excellent warm soft slippers from an old sweater will warm your feet

You will need

unnecessary sweater
felt (20 cm x 30 cm) or ready-made insoles
A4 cardboard sheet
pencil
scissors
double-sided adhesive tape
needles and threads
tailor's chalk
sewing machine

Progress:

Cheaper and easier to buy ready-made insoles. But, if anything, they can easily be made from felt. First, trace the outlines of the legs on the cardboard.

Then cut out the template from cardboard.

Lay out the template on felt or other dense material (leather, thick batting, etc.), trace and cut out.

You will need 4 identical insoles.

Stick the double-sided tape to the first insole and apply it to the right side of the fabric.

Do the same with the other insole and place it on the wrong side of the fabric. It is necessary that the edges of the felt insoles match as much as possible.

Now you need to sew the insoles and fabric. You can do this manually, although the sewing machine will still save your nerves and time!

Let's take care of the top of the slippers! Measure about 13 cm from the cuff of the sleeve and cut off.

Sew cuffs and round off the opposite side of the part, as shown in the figure.

Now you have a piece of knitted fabric with insoles sewn on both sides and a cap. And there should be two such blanks!
So finish it and start the most interesting thing - stitching fragments!

Attach the cap, which is the future top of the slipper, on the front side over the sewn insole. Its top should coincide with the center of the rounded side. Sew the details at this point.

Sew both parts in a circle, while moving from left to right and evenly picking up excess fabric around the insoles into the line. Thanks to the stitches already made, this will be easy to do.

Turn the resulting design inside out so that all the seams remain inside the slipper, and make two cuts on both sides of the heel. It is necessary that the incisions end a few millimeters from the insole.

To make the heels of slippers, you need to form them from these three pieces of fabric.

Then sew the part - you should get two vertical seams. Then sew the part - you should get two vertical seams.

Finally - the lapels of slippers! Cut off the bottom hem of the sweater. Wrap the raw edge so that the width of the strip is approximately 5 cm. Cut it into 2 parts. Attach the tape as shown in the photo.

Wrap the resulting knitted tape around the slipper, glue and secure with stitches. Do the same with the second tape. Made!

These are such cute house slippers!

Three new items from one old sweater

If you have an old sweater lying around in your closet that has long gone out of fashion or you just got tired of it, then do not rush to throw it away. Resourceful craftswoman Olga Volkova claims that three stylish new things can be made from one old sweater.

First, you can make an original and stylish knitted bag. Such unusual bags have become very fashionable this season.

Secondly, a very fashionable and original decor for a cup can be made from the neck of a sweater, which will give the interior more coziness, warmth and comfort. Moreover, in this case it is better to use a sweater with an ornament. If the sweater is plain, then it will be possible to decorate the cup with the help of embroidery, and beads, and buttons, and bows - as your imagination inspires you.
When you make such a decor, do not forget to step back about 1.5 cm from the edge of the cup so that it is convenient to drink.

Thirdly, from the sleeves of an old sweater, you can make stylish, but funny and warm knitted homemade boots. In this case, the cuffs of the sleeve will be at the top, and where the sleeve was sewn to the base of the sweater, there will be a sole. as a sole, you can use ready-made insoles or cut them out of felt and felt.

Do not look at the fact that your favorite sweater is already old. He's still wow!
The opportunity to give him a second life is in your hands. I really hope that at least one thing from this top was useful to you!
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We cut and sew footprints

We cut and sew footprints.
Since I sew a lot, I always have pieces of fabric left over. Recently, all my work has been related to 100% cotton knitwear. From the remnants of such knitwear, you can create such traces. The blue ones are made from a cooler (a thin knitted fabric), and the blue ones from a footer (a knitted fabric with a fleece).

They are very comfortable to wear and my whole family wears them with pleasure, even men. Firstly, 100% cotton does not give allergies, secondly, they stretch very well and do not create discomfort, thirdly, they are easy to wash, and when they are worn out, it is not a pity to throw them away. People who use creams for
feet, you can wear and are not afraid to get dirty, I even sleep in them when my feet are cold. It also saves on socks!
Let's start. In building a pattern, you do not need strong knowledge of design. The photo shows a pattern for a 6-8 year old child. If you need for adults, just increase the base in length and width.

Segment AB = 23 cm
SD = 11 cm
H1 H2 = 8 cm
C1 B3 = 11 cm
Smoothly draw a pattern. It is important that the equity thread runs along the segment AB. Cut out 2 pieces.
For the cuff, we cut out 2 rectangles equal to 17 * 7 cm. I made it from ribana. This is the name of a fabric that resembles a small elastic band. We sew on the front and heels, connect with the cuff and wear it to health!