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Fabric pumpkins

Instructions No. 3176

Instructions No. 3176

Difficulty: Beginner

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Creative autumn magic: DIY pumpkin sewing
Autumn is the perfect time to spice up your home with cosy and creative decoration ideas. Have you ever thought about sewing your own pumpkins? These charming fabric pumpkins are not only a great eye-catcher, but also very easy to make. These instructions will guide you step by step to your autumnal masterpiece.
Step 1: Preparing the circles
For your two DIY pumpkins, you will need two fabric circles of different sizes - a small one with a diameter of 35 cm and a large one with a diameter of 45 cm. Mark out the circles on your chosen fabric. Remember to include an additional seam allowance of 1 cm.
Step 2: Sewing the cut-out circles
Cut the two circles out of the fabric. Thread a longer piece of warp yarn onto a sewing needle, knot both thread ends together and simply sew by hand using a simple basting stitch: guide the needle and thread into the fabric with rough stitches along the edge of the fabric, out again on the underside and continue sewing in this way until you have sewn around the entire edge of the circle with the basting stitch. Do not cut the end of the thread from the needle yet.

Step 3: Shape and fill the pumpkins
Pull the warp yarn together at the end of the thread so that you have the fabric in a bag-like shape in front of you. Fill this fabric bag as generously as possible with wadding. The more wadding you use, the more dimensionally stable and firm your pumpkin will be. Now pull the warp yarn thread tightly together, leaving a small opening for the stem. Knot the thread tightly.

Step 4: Tie the pumpkins
Now tie jute yarn tightly in "spokes" around your fabric ball to form the typical pumpkin "ribs". Feel free to do some modelling with your hands. Once you have created a good pumpkin shape, tie the jute thread tightly so that nothing can come loose.

Step 5: Insert the stem
The stem is made from a piece of driftwood. Insert it into the small opening of the pumpkin and fix it in place with glue. To make your pumpkin look perfect, wrap jute yarn around the opening. Secure the yarn with glue. As soon as the glue has dried, your homemade fabric pumpkin is ready!

Get everything you need from our shop!
Ready to transform your home into a cosy oasis of well-being for autumn? Equip yourself with the necessary materials now - you'll find everything from high-quality fabric to warp yarn and jute yarn in our online shop. Get started right away and create your own cosy, stylish pumpkins!

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