Slippers from sweater sleeves. We sew warm slippers from old sweaters

House slippers made from an old sweater - making handicrafts useful
If you have a felted, maybe even slightly unfashionable, but dear to your heart sweater in your closet, you can give it a new life! House slippers made from an old sweater are something new, aren’t they?)

outline and cut out patterns for the feet from cardboard. Then transfer them to felt and cut out 2 blanks for each leg - one of them will become the sole, and the second will become the insole.

Next, place the patterns on the sweater, stepping back from its bottom edge by about 3 cm, and outline them as shown in the photo. The distance between the line and the top point of the insole (where the big toe will be) should be about 2 cm (more on the sides). Do the same manipulations with the remaining patterns.

Glue the felt blanks to the front and back sides using double-sided tape.

Try to keep the edges of the felt insoles as close as possible.

Stitch or stitch in the round, placing right side up.

Now you need to sew the upper part of the slipper (the one that covers the top of the foot). Measure approximately 12 cm of the sleeve, starting from the cuff, and cut it off. Sew up the cuff and round the opposite side of the piece so that it is shaped like half an egg.

Make another similar blank. You should end up with two pieces of fabric with felt insoles sewn on both sides and two “caps”. This is where the preparation ends and you can start stitching the fragments together.

Place the cap on the front side with the sewn insoles. Its top should coincide with the center of the rounded side. Sew them together at this point.

Then slide the cap down 2.5 cm and sew the corners of the cap and the sides of the fabric with the insoles together. Make a couple more stitches halfway from the top of the cap to the corners.

Turn the resulting structure inside out so that all the seams remain inside the sneaker, and make two cuts on both sides of the heel. The cuts should end a few millimeters from the felt insole.

Now form the heel from two side flaps, carefully straightening the central one from the inside. Make two vertical stitches about an inch apart to secure the side pieces of the heel, and then another along the insole. Repeat the same with the second slipper.

And finally, the final touch is the lapels.

Trim the bottom edge of the sweater in a circular pattern. Fold the raw edge under so that the ribbon is approximately 5cm wide. Then cut it in half, preferably along the side seam lines. Secure a few pieces of double-sided tape to each half.

Wrap the strip around the edge of the sneaker and secure with a couple of stitches so that it does not slip or dangle. Accordingly, fasten the second strip to the second sneaker. Ready!

House slippers made from an old sweater

A thrifty housewife never wastes a single old thing. Especially, such a multifunctional item as a worn sweater, from which, among other things, you can sew cute slippers-boots.

To work you will need:

Basic cutting and sewing tools
Sheet of cardboard and pencil
Double-sided tape (optional)
An old sweater (it is advisable that the fabric does not fray too much when cutting)

Place your foot on the cardboard and trace its outline with a pencil. Add 1.5 cm along the perimeter of the outline to the seams and cut out the patterns. Do the same with the other foot. When both pieces are ready, place them on the sweater and cut out similar pieces of fabric. To prevent the cardboard from slipping while working with the material, it can be secured with double-sided tape.

Now measure the length of the top of your future boots. To do this, insert your leg into the sleeve of the sweater and pull it to the required height, then carefully cut the sleeve off near the floor. Do the same with the other leg.

Next, fasten the fabric foot with the corresponding sleeve boot using sewing pins. First, connect the blanks where the big toe should be, then at the heel, and then stretch the bottom of the boot as far as necessary to pin together the sides of the slippers. Sew as shown in the photo below:

Felt slippers

Using a similar set of tools, you can sew slippers only from felt. Moreover, you will not have to process the seams, since this material does not fray when cut, which means the work will take even less time than in the case of a sweater.

So, stock up on a piece of colorful felt, some laces, and some basic sewing supplies.

First, cut out the insole from cardboard, as described above. Don't forget to allow seam allowance (approximately 1 cm). After this, place the insole on the felt, outline and cut out the workpiece according to the following pattern:

The distance from the top of the insole (i.e. the big toe) to the edge of the fabric is 2.5 cm
The distance from the sides of the upper part of the insole to the edges is 3.5 cm
The distance from the insole to the sides of the rectangle is about 8 cm
The distance from the bottom point of the insole (i.e. the heel) to the edge of the fabric is 1.5 cm

Remember, it's better to leave a little extra material that can be removed later than to cut it off end-to-end and ruin everything!

Proceeding in this way, make two identical blanks.

Fold the piece in half, staple and stitch the two halves along the heel and curved part of the toe.
Now you need to round the heel. Without turning the slippers right side out, press and stitch the right angle between the foot and the heel (see photos 3 and 4).
Turn right side out and fold back the top of the boot. (see photos 5 and 6)
Fold the very tip of the sneaker up so that the corner coincides with the middle seam, and secure it with an X-shaped stitch.

To thread decorative laces into the boot, make a few marks with chalk or a disappearing tailor's marker, about 1 cm from the top edge of the lapel. Then pierce the cuffs along with the boot, following your marks, and thread the laces through them. Large wooden or plastic beads can be attached to the ends of the laces to give the entire structure a finished look.

Your slippers are ready!

DIY bunny slippers

Bunny slippers are a classic, but do they all have to look the same? Why not take a common model as a basis, but make something of your own as a result?

For example, here are these cute house boots with applique:

During the work you will need:

Old wool sweater
Patterns
White and pink felt
Thick, non-slip fabric for hemming sneakers at the bottom
Thread, needle and other basic sewing supplies

At the link above you will find samples of patterns for cutting out applique details. They can be proportionally increased or decreased if necessary, just do not forget to leave seam allowances (approximately 1 cm on all sides of the part).

The sweater should first be washed in hot water and then dried in the dryer (or directly in the washing machine) so that it shrinks and feels as much as possible. If after drying you still see loops under the pile, repeat the entire procedure again.

Step-by-step instruction

Place the slipper patterns on the pre-smoothed fabric and cut out the parts for each leg one by one (there should be 4 of them in total, since each slipper will be sewn from two halves).

Then cut out the bunny's tail from white felt. Place one half of the slipper face up on the table and place the tail on top of it, as shown in the photo:

Place the other half of the slipper on top, face down.

Secure the back and top of the slipper with sewing pins and stitch. Let the bottom edge remain unstitched for now.

Do the same with the second slipper.

Then cut out the hare's face and ears from felt (the outer side is white, the inner side is pink).

Sew the ears by placing the pink piece on top of the white piece, both right sides facing up, and making just one stitch down the middle. The unstitched edges of the pink felt will puff up slightly, but the overall appearance of the applique will only benefit from this.

Then fold the bases of the ears along the line of the central seam and intercept them with thread - when you attach them to the slippers, the density of the folded fabric will not allow the parts to sag. A total of 4 ears are needed (2 for each application).

Now cut out the pink nose and sew it to the muzzle along the edge. Instead of eyes, you can sew two black buttons, embroider them with satin stitch or draw them.

You will need 2 of these muzzles - one for each slipper.

Turn the prepared top part inside out and sew the muzzles and ears to it as follows:

As you can see, the ears are inserted under the hare's muzzle, and are sewn with the same line as it. Sew around the entire perimeter of the applique to make it easier for you to sew on the bottom. You should end up with something like this for each slipper:

Turn it inside out and set it aside for now. You have already done the lion's share of the work, all that remains is to cut out and sew on the sole.

To do this, first cut out two insoles from the sweater. There is only one pattern for them, you just need to turn it over so that the curve matches the curve of the foot, i.e. was facing right or left.

Then do the same using the thick fabric you chose for the sole. Place the insoles and soles in pairs. The insole should lie with the front side up, the sole - vice versa. Sew the folded parts around the perimeter, stitching almost along the very edge.

All that remains is to sew the upper part of the slippers and the soles.

Pin the center heel side of the sole to the heel seam of the sneaker, then do the same with the toe and front of the sole. To find the center, simply fold the sole in half lengthwise so that the side edges match each other.

It is better to insert pins from the top, this will make it easier for you to sew the parts together.

As a result, the slipper should look something like this (remember that you are working from the inside out, and the applique remains on the inside):

Sew it around the perimeter of the sole.

The edges can be overlocked to make them look neater.

Having done this procedure with both slippers, you can turn them right side out and straighten the seams.

To make cuffs, cut off the bottom edge of the sweater (“elastic band”) and press it along the side seams. Then fold each half in half and sew the edges together to create a ring. That's all, all that remains is to sew these rings to the tops of the slippers, from the inside, and then turn them out.

If you did everything correctly, congratulations, you have become the owner of a pair of these fun cute slippers!

Oct 19, 2015 Galinka

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 wool;
. thick wrapping paper, although newspaper and paper napkins will do;
. some strong woolen threads of the same or contrasting color.
Additionally you can use:
. Leather (I took a sleeve from an old jacket);
. Stuffing material (I took wool);
. Very strong thread.
You will need:
. Darning needle, pins;
. Roulette;
. Scissors;
. Pen.
May also 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 using my old canvas shoes with rope soles as a basis. You can make the same ones for yourself, or if you don't have such shoes, see the following instructions. Use graph paper to construct the stencil.

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

2. Remove the foot from 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 a 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 the distance from floor to floor at the highest part of your foot. This is the height of the bend of the foot (Line A).

Now you can draw the curve line of your leg.
3. Measure the distance 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 curve 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 on all sides for the seam.
7. Make another similar stencil for the other leg.
Advice- How to find the arch itself: It is located on the top of the foot, approximately between the bone on the ankle and where your big toe begins (raise your thumb up - this is where your big toe begins).

Step 4. Stencil for the heel
1. Measure the distance of the bend 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 bend line of the outer side of the foot. This will be the bend under the ankle (H).

2. Draw this line on the 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 it turns out 16/4 = 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 equal to 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 a stencil; another one should be made for the other leg.
Step 5. Your stencil is ready!
You should now have six sheets of paper. Well done, it was hard work!

Adviсe:
. The curved lines of your stencil, when you connect 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 your fabric is very valuable, you can fold the stencil to test it out. Follow the next steps to “assemble” the slippers, but make an outline, so you will succeed 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 stencil pieces from the fabric on the sleeves. I also made other slippers from my sweater.

Leather for the sole
Cut one sole from leather and one from padding.

Adviсe:
. Be sure to flip one of the cut soles over so that you have a right and left sole rather than two left soles.
. If possible, align the front part of the slippers - the elastic side of the sock or the bottom edge, this will allow you to save threads. If you can do this, you won't need to leave an allowance on the straight edge of the sock because your seam will be straight anyway, so line up the stencil line you drew 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 add two layers to the sole to improve it. I used the shiny side of the leather as the front surface and had the suede on the inside. These slippers are a little slippery on a wooden floor, so you can try making the slippers with the suede facing out.
Step 7. Assembling the top
1. Fold the straight edge of the sock (Line A), folding the seam with the right (top) side of the fabric, and sew by hand (basting or backstitch) using wool thread, or you can sew the slippers on a sewing machine. I didn't have to do this, I used the cuff as a base, with the seam already done (see next step for how to do the stitches).

2. From the right/top side, stitch 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 curves should level up.

3. Starting at the bottom edge (curved side), baste the edges a few times, and then sew the two pieces together (see next step for how to sew correctly), 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 the other end of the heel over and sew it to the front as well.
6. Fold and stitch the heel to the sides as you did the front (you can easily do this before you place the two pieces together).

7. Hurray - You've finished with the top of your slippers... Now the fabric in your hands looks more and more like slippers...

Adviсe:
. Highlight the middle of each slipper piece using a brightly colored pin (I used a red pin in the photo). This will help you when you sew on the sole.

Step 8. Tip: What is the best seam to sew with?
Backstitch - These are neat straight stitches on the front side and a series of straight stitches on the back side. Now you will learn how to sew with it. This is a strong seam that should be sewn from right to left.
. Basically, you should start sewing from the right side at the top. Pass the needle through the fabric where you want to sew (A). Insert your needle at point (B) (i.e. backstitch) and then pass your needle through the stitch to the left, your needle should now be at point (C). Pull the thread very tightly and you have made your first stitch.

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

Edge finishing stitch - This stitch is very useful in cases where the hem of the fabric is visible. This way I finish all the edges.

Start sewing at a certain point and then thread the needle through it several times, 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 very easily be 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 a wool sole, proceed to the next step.

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

2. Along the edge, sew everything together using a backstitch. If your sole is made of leather, it will be easier to sew it on a sewing machine.

Step 10. Connect the sole and upper part together
1. Connect the middle of the heel and the front part with the sole using pins: place the upper part right side up on the sole, first attach the front part and the heel with pins, and then the sides of the slippers.

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

You're done! Enjoy wearing your slippers!

When it’s cold outside, it’s nice to know that warm, comfortable slippers, hand-sewn from an old sweater, are waiting for your feet at home.

We will need:

A ready-made template or pen and paper to make your own template; two sleeves from an old sweater; lining fabric; sharp sewing scissors; sewing machine; iron; measuring tape.

Download and print the sneaker template or create your own. To make an insole template, trace your foot on a piece of paper. Cut out the pattern pieces from paper using scissors.

If you are using an old sweater for sewing, cut off both sleeves at the shoulder seam. If you are using sweater fabric, fold it in half lengthwise. Pin the pattern.

Using sharp scissors, cut out the slippers. Be sure to leave a seam allowance throughout the entire pattern except for the fold on the side. Repeat the process on the other sweater sleeve. Cut out a fleece lining for the slippers.

Now we have four identical top pieces.

Fold the fleece fabric in half lengthwise and pin the sole pattern onto a piece of fabric. Using sharp scissors, cut out the soles. We have four identical fleece soles.

Cut two soles from thick felt.

Pin the felt soles to the fleece soles.

Sew on a machine.

Chip off the back of the slipper.

Sew on a machine.

Connect the bottom and top parts and sew on the machine.

Turn it onto your face and iron it.

Fold the fleece lining in half and secure the back seam.

Machine sew, remembering to leave an unstitched hole.

Connect the fleece sole to the top of the slipper lining.

Make the cuts.

Pin the top and lining together and machine stitch.

Pull the sweater top through the opening in the lining.

Sew up the hole in the lining.

Sew a decorative stitch across the top of the slipper.

I saw similar slippers on Aliexpress. If you don't know how to sew, order there! The main thing is to correctly determine your size. Only because of problems in determining the right size, many refuse to buy the desired items or use the services of an intermediary, for which they also have to pay money. Read the article and you will learn how to easily determine the size of Aliexpress shoes in Russian. To do this, we just need a piece of paper, a pen or pencil, a ruler and a dimensional grid.

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We continue the “Handicraft” section and the “” subsection with an article about sweater socks. Where we will tell you and show you how easy, simple and quick it is to make beautiful high warm slippers from an old sweater. That is, practically for nothing.

Sweater socks and slippers are made very simply. For this we need

cardboard (for foot template)
scissors, pins, needles
old sweater
thick wool thread (for stitching and)
patience and :)

The process of creating socks and slippers from a sweater is very simple:

The first step is to create a template for the feet. To do this, you need to place your foot on the cardboard and circle the foot at a distance of 1.5-2 centimeters from it. This is so that they don’t fit right next to each other, so that the slippers are really comfortable :) Well, then we cut them out, of course.

The second step is to attach the cut out template to the old sweater, outline with chalk/soap and cut out the future sole of the slippers.

The third step is the toe part of the slippers. We use sweater sleeves for it. The leg needs to be inserted into the sleeve to the desired length-height of rise, marked and cut off. For the second leg we perform a similar operation.

Step 4 - connecting the toe part of the slippers and the sole. We apply one to the other and pin it together. Stretch the fabric as needed to keep everything nice and even.

The last, fifth step is to sew the slippers. Our thick wool thread is used for this. And a blanket stitch.

For reference, the overlock stitch is done like this:

Sewing process:

Sweater socks and slippers are beautiful and warm at the same time :)

Based on materials from http://zolotarevskyi.livejournal.com/4336.html

Here are 10 original slipper ideas that you can make yourself to help keep your toes warm this winter.

1. Slippers-Kittens

Your old slippers, two pairs of scissors (one for fabric, the other for paper), glue, fabric paint (you can use batik acrylic for fabric), a piece of felt, a pen or pencil and a couple of sheets of paper.

1. The first thing you will do to decorate your slippers is to attach a sheet of paper to one slipper from the pair and trace its outline with a pen. Then, on paper, draw a cat’s head along the shape of the slipper and cut it out. After this, attach the template to the felt and cut out the same figure using it.
2.Next, draw a cat’s face on the felt and leave it to dry.
3. When you are sure that everything is dry, you can glue the muzzle onto the slippers. Use as much glue as needed to make sure the faces are glued. Press down with your hand. Well, the slippers are ready.

2. How to sew slippers from a sweater

Here is a very economical and creative way to use an old unnecessary sweater and sew cozy slippers-boots.

3. How to sew house slippers

Here you will have to do a little work on the machine, but the method is also quite simple. For these slippers you will need an old sweater, scissors, double-sided tape, a chalk or pencil, strong shoe insoles or a large piece of thick fabric and a sewing machine.
Step 1. As in the case above, we trace the foot on paper and cut out two parts for one slipper and two for the other on thick fabric.
Step 2. We attach the template to the sweater and trace it, but leave 3-4 centimeters for the walls of the slips. Cut it out.
Step 3. We apply the soles to the parts cut out from the sweater, one on the bottom, the other on top, and sew them with a machine.
Step 4. We cut off a rug from the sleeve, and form a tongue from it, sew both halves together, and do the same with the other.
Step 5. We sew all the parts together, that is, we sew the front part to the tongue, and we cut the back part into three parts up to the sole and sew them together.
Step 6. The final stage for beauty. Cut off the bottom of the sweater to about 3 cm wide strips, as long as part of the slipper from the tongue. We stick tape to it and put it on the slippers. The slips are ready.

4. How to make fabric slippers

Very beautiful slippers, but they take a lot more time than the first three. To make them you need fabric and a sewing machine.