Hand Sew Farm Animal Finger Puppets by Kata Golda

All levels | 29 min 41 sec

Introduction
Overview00:38

Materials
Materials01:45

Make Finger Puppets
Stitch facial features14:23
Attach front to back to finish06:32

Variations
Making other animals06:23

Taught by Kata Golda

Learn how to make a whole gang of farm animal finger puppets with Alison of Kata Golda. Templates are included to make a dog, cat, pig, chick, and bunny, and each finger puppet is made the same way – with two pieces of felt and a few simple stitches. But the cute hand-stitched faces and little details are what give each farm animal their distinctive traits. Alison shares tips for free-hand stitching the features, and demonstrates how to sew the front to the back with blanket stitch.

Here’s what you’ll need:

Please note that the kit mentioned has been retired but you may still buy wool felt sheets from her shop HERE.

100% Wool Felt: For smaller puppets you will need two 2 ½” x 3 1/2” pieces per animal; For larger puppets you will need two 4” x 6” pieces per animal (Pig - light pink and peach; Chick - yellow and light yellow plus scrap of red; dog - dark brown tan plus scrap of red; rabbit - oatmeal and white; cat - orange and oatmeal)
Embroidery floss in a variety of colors
Tracing paper and pen
Ruler
Hand sewing needle, such as size 5 sharps
Paper scissors
Fabric scissors and snips
Downloaded template (below), printed or traced on cardstock and cut out

Downloads:

Download Materials List Golda_Puppets_Instructions.pdf

Learn how to:

Work with wool felt
Work the Satin stitch, blanket stitch, whipstitch and running stitch
Draw faces with stitches

What you’ll get:

Easy-to-follow class by designer and author expert instructor Kata Golda, on how to make finger puppets
4 HD video lessons you can access online anytime, anywhere
Step-by-step instruction and downloadable PDF pattern included
The ability to leave comments, ask questions and interact with other students