In stores you can find shoes, including slippers, for every taste, but it is not always possible to find something that you especially want to buy. Then the idea of sewing something yourself comes to mind. Here an old sheepskin coat, pieces of material that have long been put aside will come in handy. Experienced needlewomen will find patterns for house slippers, boots and other models useful.
Patterns of house boots
Sewing home boots with your own hands is not particularly difficult. It is recommended to start with a model of slippers-slippers. They can be open or closed. The technique for making patterns is very simple. To create a pattern, you can use any shoes that were previously worn and were most comfortable. The sole is outlined on cardboard or thick paper.
If you don't have any suitable shoes at home, you can trace your foot. You need to leave an allowance so that the product is not tight. The patterns for the right and left slippers are different from each other. Therefore, you need to cut out the parts correctly, the left pattern must be turned over.
Advice! If you need to add a layer to form the rigidity of the insole, the part for the layer should be 1.5 cm smaller in diameter. This is necessary so that it fits into the edging. The layers are cut out according to the prepared pattern. To do this, you need to apply an outline to the material, while leaving a distance for the seams. Then cut out all the elements. For the sole, you need to select a dense thick material. When all the parts are ready, they are assembled and sewn together.
Materials for making house slippers
The material for production can be chosen at your own discretion. It can be fleece, denim, felt, natural or artificial fur. Anything that was found in the house, and will no longer be useful anywhere.
When selecting material, it is recommended to follow these tips:
- Demi-season slippers for children can be made of flannel or leather with a fleece lining. For the top, you need to choose the right material that will breathe. It should be pleasant to the touch so that you can relax as much as possible in your house shoes.
- If the product is to be used in winter, it is best if the material is warming, and for summer, the fabric should be breathable. Leather with lining is ideal for the upper part of the slippers.
- For the sole, the material should be as resistant to abrasion as possible. Linoleum, polyurethane, felt or leather are best.
- Indoor slippers should consist of a multi-layer sole. To do this, it is necessary to cut out identical parts from different materials. Between the insole and the sole there should be a layer of cardboard or thin foam rubber.
Advice! To make house slippers, you need to buy special threads. For the sole, you need to select numbers 470K and 565K, for the rest of the parts, you can use cotton threads number 69 and 12. You will also need tools for the work: a sewing machine, a special awl and fittings.
Tips for sewing house slippers
If you need to sew warm slippers for winter, it is best to choose fur, felt or felt. For summer, the following materials are suitable: denim or leather.
When selecting a material for making a sole, you need to take into account its properties:
- linoleum does not wear out for a long time, but it can lose flexibility and break;
- Thick leather is well suited for use on carpets or any other soft surface;
- Inexpensive materials include felt and felt. Your feet won't freeze in them and allergies won't occur;
- Polyurethane has proven itself to be a good choice. It is a lightweight and abrasion-resistant material, but it can easily become deformed.
Cork soles are great for house slippers. They are light, flexible, and wear-resistant, but this material is very rare to find on sale.
How to sew slippers boots with your own hands, master class
In order to sew house slippers boots, you need to follow these steps:
- Make a pattern with dimensions from materials you don't need at home. To construct it, you need to measure your foot from the middle toe to the beginning of the instep. Draw a vertical line based on the resulting measurement. Then you need to take the measurement from the middle toe to the beginning of the bone line. The resulting segment should be marked on the already drawn piece. The distance between the bones is calculated, then divided in half. The figure will show a right triangle, on the basis of the hypotenuse of which an arc is drawn. The result will be a toe.
- To construct a bootleg pattern, you need to measure the inner circumference. The height is selected according to your preference.
- Place the front part of the boot shaft and the bottom part with the right sides together, pin them together. Make notches, iron the seam. Repeat these steps for the second boot.
- Sew the side seams, iron them, repeat for the second half.
- On the inner seam of the bootleg part, you need to leave a space of about 3 cm unsewn.
- Next, you need to fold the felt parts with the sole, with the insulation on the inside of the sole parts. The seam should be laid along the perimeter with an indent of 1 cm from the edge.
- Next, the sole parts are sewn to the main fabric of the boot. The shoe is turned inside out and combined with the lining. Next, you need to combine the side seams and sew along the top edge with a 2 cm indent.
- Iron the seam allowance on the front side of the lining piece and sew a seam, leaving a 2–3 mm margin.
- You need to turn the lower part of the boot lining through the hole and sew the sole element made of lining material to it.
Next, you need to turn the boots inside out and sew up the opening with a blind stitch. Finally, you need to tuck the lining inside.
Step-by-step instructions on how to sew fur slippers with your own hands
Knowing how to sew boots from fabric or fur, you can make comfortable and convenient products yourself. Before sewing fur slippers for home, you need to make a pattern. It is done very simply. To do this, you need to take an A4 sheet, a pen and scissors. The sequence for creating a pattern for fur slippers is as follows:
- You need to put your foot on a sheet of paper and trace its outline. On each side, add 2 cm for allowance. If you need to make children's patterns, then add another 2 cm for the height of the child's foot.
- Next, you need to make a template for the sock. To do this, you need to attach the sheet to the foot, select the fullness, for this, folds are made on the sheet and marked with a pen. After this, the excess parts are cut off, leaving the edges for sewing.
- Then the bootleg is made. The front part needs to be drawn by aligning the sheet with the sock pattern, then the paper is applied to the ankle. Next, you need to draw the joint of the back of the sole. The blank for the second leg is made symmetrically.
- The resulting pattern must be transferred to the inside of the sheepskin coat and outlined with a pen or a bright marker.
- The blanks need to be cut with well-sharpened scissors. This is an important point, otherwise you won’t be able to get an even part.
Important! Before sewing slippers from an old fur coat, you need to consider that their quality and wear resistance will depend on the sole. It should be non-slip and warm. It is best to use felt. Old felt boots are good for the shaft.
Before you start sewing the slippers, the blanks need to be glued together with waterproof glue. To do this, apply it along the edges and in the middle to leave space for ventilation. The blanks are applied to each other to see if they fit. At this point, you can make additional adjustments.
You need to sew fur slippers in the following order:
- The bootlegs are connected to the socks, a butt seam is made between the blanks, then the edges of the back part are connected. To avoid rubbing of the feet, it is better to make an external seam.
- Next, the soles are connected to the upper of the shoe. Here, it is best to stitch with an external seam. Excess fur is carefully trimmed.
- Next, the outer seams are delayed, this is done with the help of decorative braids or tape. You can also glue genuine leather to the sole.
At the end of the work, the upper folds are made. If necessary, you can decorate the shoes with beads, glitter, stickers.
Ugg boots for baby
If a child is going to a New Year's party and will be dressed as a pirate or Snow Maiden, ugg boots will suit him. You can also sew them yourself. The pattern is made in the same way as for adult slippers-boots.
The step-by-step process of how to sew house slippers boots with your own hands, having made patterns with sizes, looks like this:
- You can start the process by preparing the holes. You will need a special awl for this. This is necessary if you are sewing shoes by hand, not by machine. This way, the thread will pass through easily without getting stuck. You will get neat, even stitches. You need to make the holes at the same distance. To make the seam even, you need to do it with a contrasting thread that best matches the material in terms of color.
- Next, we sew the toe and shin. After preparing each part, you need to connect the shin and toe, it is better to sew with a regular stitch "forward needle". Then go around the circle a second time.
- When using a thin thread, it is necessary to fold it several times. The parts are sewn together. It is best to sew from the middle of the toe. The parts are pre-pinned to obtain an even connection.
- Finally, the last seam is made, which connects the shin. If there should be a fastener on the shoe, you do not need to sew it all the way through, leave some space for it.
- Next, you can decorate the shoes with various appliques, depending on how much imagination you have. For example, glue a charming mouse, pompom or tassels onto the boots.
Important! It is best to sew small items by hand, as the machine may not be able to handle such a size and thick material.
Decorative finishing
The decoration can be done depending on your imagination. Most often, needlewomen use bows made of satin ribbons, embroidery, pompoms, appliques, buttons. You can take details from things that are no longer needed, for example, metal decorations from bags, jackets.
To sew home boots with your own hands, patterns for which can always be found in large quantities on the Internet, you can use almost any material that has become unnecessary. And in the end, make home shoes for yourself that will be as comfortable to wear as possible.