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Sewing instructions for hand puppets
You need:
•for each animal:
approx. 25 cm x 90 cm
of fleece in the
appropriate colours
(black, white, green,
purple, orange, yellow)
•felt remnants in the
appropriate colours (for
the clothes, snouts and
the turtle shell)
•for each animal: a bit
of cloth which fits your
index finger to go inside
the head
•volume fleece (for
stuffing the head)
•buttons (for the eyes)
•2 polystyrene balls (for
the crocodile’s eyes)
•thread
•needle
•black felt-tip pen
•scissors
•glue
Peter the panda
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Cut out the template.
Put the paper templates on the fabric
and cut the cloth, leaving a 0.5 cm seam
allowance on each side.
Generally: Make sure that you always
put the outsides of two pieces
of fleece together (i.e. the fluffy
surface) when sewing.
Sew the darts of the head and snout.
Sew the ears to the seam of the head.
Sew the snout along the dotted line.
Sew all back parts together (body, arms,
head).
Sew the front and back parts together
and turn them inside out.
Fill the head with volume fleece.
Sew on the eyes and draw a mouth.
Glue on a snout made of black felt.
For the inside of the head, make a small pocket to fit over your index finger: Cut out a piece of cloth, 7 cm x 18 cm.
Fold it in half and sew it together to make a little pocket.
Insert the pocket into the head and sew it into the inside seam.
Sew the parts of the trousers together and attach them to the body.
Tom the turtle
• Cut out the template.
• Put the paper templates on the fabric and cut the cloth, leaving a
0.5 cm seam allowance on each side.
• Generally: Make sure that you always put the outsides of two
pieces of fleece together (i.e. the fluffy surface) when sewing.
• Sew all front parts together (body, arms, head).
• Sew all back parts together (body, arms, head).
• Sew the head middle part to the head.
• Sew together front and back pieces and turn them inside out.
• Fill the head with volume fleece.
• Sew on the eyes and draw a mouth.
• For the inside of the head, make a small pocket to fit over your index
finger: Cut out a piece of cloth, 7 cm x 18 cm. Fold it in half and sew it
together to make a little pocket.
Insert the pocket into the head and sew it into the inside seam.
• Cut out a 20 cm x 25 cm piece of cloth for the shell. Round the edges.
Thread around the shell, stuff it and attach it to the body.
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Rosie the rabbit
• Cut out the template.
• Put the paper cut-outs on the fabric and cut the cloth, leaving a 0.5 cm
seam allowance on each side.
• Generally: Make sure that you always put the outsides of two pieces of
fleece together (i.e. the fluffy surface) when sewing.
• Sew the ears, fasten them at the bottom and sew them to the head.
• Sew the head middle part and the chin to the head.
• Sew the front and back pieces together and turn them inside out.
• Fill the head with volume fleece.
• Sew on the eyes and draw a mouth.
• Glue on a snout made of black felt.
• Cut out white felt teeth and attach them.
• For the inside of the head, make a small pocket to fit over your
index finger: Cut out a piece of cloth, 7 cm x 18 cm. Fold it in half
and sew it together to make a little pocket.
Insert the pocket into the head and sew it into the inside seam.
• Sew the felt shirt and attach it to the body.
• Thread around the fabric circle for the scut, stuff it and attach it to the
body.
Connie the crocodile
• Cut out the template.
• Put the paper cut-outs on the fabric and cut the cloth, leaving a 0.5 cm seam
allowance on each side.
• Generally: Make sure that you always put the outsides of two pieces
of fleece together (i.e. the fluffy surface) when sewing.
• Sew the head middle part onto the head.
• Sew the front and back parts together and turn them inside out.
• Fill the head with volume fleece.
• Glue on the polystyrene balls and draw dots for the eyes. Draw
the mouth and the nostrils.
• For the inside of the head, make a small pocket to fit over your index
finger: Cut out a piece of cloth, 7 cm x 18 cm. Fold it in half and sew it
together to make a little pocket.
Insert the pocket into the head and sew it into the inside seam.
• Sew the tail parts together, stuff the tail and sew it onto the body.
• Sew the felt dress and attach it to the body.
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Sewing Pattern: Peter the panda
draw pockets
with pencil
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trousers
2x blue fabric
dart
fi➞
ear
Ohr
black fabric
2x2xschwarzer
Stoff
eye
Auge
black fabric
2x2xschwarzer
Stoff
nose
2x white fabric
ea
r
r
ea
head
2x white fabric
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nose
dart
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Sewing Pattern: Peter the panda and Tom the turtle
neck
front and back part
2x white fabric for panda
2x yellow fabric for turtle
paws
4x black fabric for panda
4x orange fabric for turtle
Sew on paws first.
Then sew front and back parts
together.
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Sewing Pattern: Tom the turtle
neck back
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1x ad m
or id
an dl
ge e p
fab art
ric
head
2x orange fabric
neck
back
neck front
no
se
mo
uth
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neck front
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Sewing Pattern: Rosie the rabbit
ear
nose
head
2x purple fabric
ear
4x purple fabric
nose
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neck front neck back
nose
snout
head middle part
1x purple fabric
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teeth
chin
fold
neck front
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1x purple
fabric
1x white felt
base for ears
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tail (scut)
1x white fabric
Sew along the dotted lines
and gather the fabric.
neck back
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Sewing Pattern: Rosie the rabbit
neck
front and back part
2x purple fabric
Sew tail on here.
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Sewing Pattern: Connie the crocodile
neck
front and back part
2x green fabric
Sew tail on here.
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tail
1x green fabric
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Fold tail and sew together.
fold the tail along this line
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a
1x d m
gre idd
en le
fab par
ric t
neck front
head
2x green fabric
neck back
Sewing Pattern: Connie the crocodile
neck front
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no
se
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neck back
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