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What do I do with
Chenille??? Well here are an absolutely adorable chenille bedroom slipper
for your doll or dollhouse. If you want to make them for a
specific doll then you will need to upsize the pattern as they are child size
1:12 scale.
This idea and design was generously
donated by Victoria Aunger.
Chenille
Bedroom Slippers
Tools
and Supplies
Small
piece
of
Fine Cotton
Small
piece of
Card
stock or index card
Various
sizes and colors of chenille
Misc
Thread
colors,
Glue,
Scissors,
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Step
1
Click to view and print pattern
 
You need to adjust the sole of
the pattern to fit your dolls foot or size of slipper you desire. Cut
sole out of index card. Glue sole to fabric underlining of slipper per
first picture. Place the foot you used as a size guide on the fabric
side of lining (card sole will be on outside). Fold up sides and lap
over the toe end and glue. Then glue the toe and heel strip.
Repeat for second slipper. You will now have a slipper lining per the
second picture.
Step
2
Cover outside body of
slipper lining with repeating rows of chenille. See arrows
below. White for Bunny Slipper light yellow for Duck Slipper.
Step
3
Duck
- Cut Head and Bill out of index card. Glue orange chenille to cover
entire bill. On the Bill stitch 2 tiny stitches using black thread to
create the nostrils (per pictures). Use yellow chenille and glue to
cover head pattern peice. Glue the the Bill on first at
the toe of the slipper. Now Glue the head on right behind the Bill in
an upright manor. Glue 2 small snippets of yellow chenille on the side
to form the wings of the duck. Take a small snippet of the light
yellow chenille told in half and glue so that at the fold it is kind of
pointed. glue on at the back to for the tail.
Bunny
- Cut of the ears from index card. Glue a tiny stripe of pink chenille
down the center. Cover the outside edge of the ear with white
chenille. Use a piece of the larger chenille for the nose. Glue
a tiny piece on the upper toe portion down the center. Pinch it to
shape. Glue the ears on per the picture. Glue a curled or
knotted little piece of chenille on the end for the tail.
 
Step
4
Duck
- Make 2 French knots out the black thread or glue on no hole beads
for eyes. Glue a piece of black thread around bill as pictured.
Bunny
- Stiffen white thread with glue. Now using this thread stitch thru
one side and out the other of the Bunny's nose and snip with out knotting.
Leave a loose end on either side. Repeat three times and trim.
These are the whiskers. Stitch at the very end of the nose several
stitches of pink thread (right next to each other like a satin stick) to
form the nose. Glue tiny pieces of black thread knotted or no hole beads for
the eyes.
Finished
size
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hopefully you enjoyed my tutorial.
Just as a gentle reminder, that
tutorial was written to help to stimulate your creativity.
This Tutorial, Pictures, & Instructions are copy-righted & are not to be used as a tutorial
of your own.
This
means you may not copy and post this tutorial to your
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