If you think that the arms are not “sunken” enough, pass the needle to the other side, pull the thread to get the result you want, knot the thread securely. Pull the thread so that arm “squeezes” into the body, knot to secure the shape. Knot the thread and insert the needle to the other side of the arm position. Sew Arm: Sew the arm on the marked position with a slip stitch around. The front of the ear is aligned to the sideline of the monkey.ģ. Sew ears on the side of the face with slip stitch around (front and back of the ear).Ģ. Tips: look out for the toe seam line of the sock, this is where the middle is. Embroidery branch stitches across the middle of the mouth. Continue to slip stitch to the starting point to complete the mouth.Ĥ. Slip stitch around until you are about 1″ away from the starting point.ģ. Fold and baste the raw edge of the mouth, then pin it in place. The shape is rounded corner rectangular, with bottom align to the face’s border and top covers a little on the felt eye.Ģ. Mark the mouth on the face with an erasable fabric marker. Pull the thread tightly so that the eye attaches closely to the face.ġ. To make the eyes attach to the face closely, insert your needle as deep as possible into the face, turn and come out to another point of the same eye. Sew the button eyes to the marked positions of the felt. You may want to decorate the felt eye with a line of running stitch with 6 strands of embroidery floss before sewing it on the face. Sew Face Features: Position the felt eye with the center point align to the middle of the face portion. Fold the raw edge in and stitch it up just like the arms method.īody, arms, ears, tail, mouth, felt eye, and button eyes are all set to be assembled into a sock monkey.ĭivide the body into halve, with the top half being the face of the monkey where eyes and mouth are sewed to. Adjust the batting so that it looks neat. Continue with the turning by inserting the batting into the tail until it fully gets into it.Ĥ. Insert a finger into the sock and pull the tail right side out, portion by portion. The batting and the tail before turning.Ģ. (Note: I used this method since stuffing with poly-fill to a long narrow tail is difficult and uneven.)ġ. Sew the batting again to tail seam allowance about 1/4″ below the raw edge. Whipstitch the folded batting in place until the other end. Tail: Cut a piece of batting or thick aquarium filter pad, 3 times the width of the tail and the length when it is stretched or partially stretched.įold the batting three times and sew the end to the seam line of the tail end (wrong side). Fold the ear vertically and slip stitch the opening seam line. Stuff the ear with a small amount of poly-fill. Tighten up the opening by pulling the thread fully, make a few stitches across, knot, and cut the thread.īoth arms waiting to be assembled to the sock monkey.Įars: 1. Pull the thread to gather a bit, push the raw edge into the arm.Ĥ. Run stitches about 1/4″ from the raw edge.ģ. Stuffed monkey arms waiting to be sewn.Ģ.
You can do this now and/or after sewing up the opening.ġ. Roll the monkey arm with your hands to make the stuffing even and nice. Always do this when you sew.Īrms: Stuff the arm with poly stuffing material until about 1/2″ from the opening. The thread will be hidden in the sock neatly. Pull the thread and cut it close to the sock. Insert the needle somewhere nearby and come out from the other side. With the needle still on the sock, wrap 2 to 3 rounds of thread on it, pull the needle through while pressing the wrapping thread with your finger.Ĥ. After finish slip-stitching, pull the thread to close the opening.ģ. Let the thread loose and don’t pull it yet.Ģ. Sew slip/ladder stitch on the opening about 1/8″ from the raw edge. Legs & Body: Stuff the legs with poly-fill stuffing material.įill the body round and to the firmness you like.ġ. Turn the rest of the body parts, except the tail.
When the feet surface at the opening, pull the whole leg right side out.įinally, turn the body out. Push the index finger into the sock while the thumb withdrawing from the sock to turn the sock right side out.ģ. “Pinch” the feet end with your thumb and index finger.Ģ. Insert the thumb into the leg till the feet end. Use this opening to turn the sock right side out.ġ. There will be an opening created between the legs. Sew the socks (black lines) with a sewing machine, best if you have walking foot so both layers walk together.
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If you don’t have the pattern, download it here and print it out.ġ. Press with a warm iron.ĭraw the pattern on the sock with an erasable fabric marker. Then, flatten out the fold so you have a longer sock length. If your socks have a folded cuff, carefully remove the stitches without cutting the sock. Take the white felt and cut the eyes following the downloaded pattern above.
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Instructions How To Sew Marcho Sock Monkey
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