THE CHINA MAIL SPECIAL CHRISTMAS SUPPLEMENT, DECEMBER 19, 1940.
MAKE THESE TOYS FOR
CHRISTMAS
SOFT toys are always welcome
gifts for the youngest mem- "bers of the family, and
many grown-ups as well appreciate an amusing animal for a mascot. So why not make a few toys to solve your Christinas present problem? They are very easy and fascinat~ ing to make, and all sorts of ma- terials can be utilised with good effect.
Almost any strong, closely. woven fabric will make the main body of the animal or other loy Velvet, cloth or strong cotton are all suitable. Pink velvet, for in- stance, would makr a pig. grey velour cloth is just the thing for an elephant, and even a scrap of gaily checked gingham would make a quaint dog.
Scaps of felt and leather are useful for feet, beaks, ears, and su on. Cast-off patent leather belts Can be cut up to provide collars and harness, and shoe-buttons or press-studs make eyes for almost any animal. A pound of millpuff or kapok, costing very little from your drapers' or upholsterers', will stuff half-a-dozen small Snipped-up rags can be used for stuffing, but these
rather heavy. handle.
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For large or complicated toys, you will need to buy a paper- pattern. But you could start right away to make the two simple toys shown here. The shape and mea- surements of each part are clear- ly given, and you will find it quite easy to cut out these paper pat- terns for yourself.
Bunny Is Born
YOUR PIECE-BAG WILL PROVIDE THE MATERIALS
RUBY EVANS RUBY
The soft and cuddlesome bunny is made from an oddment of white turkish towelling, with pink silk or cotton to line his cars. First cut out the four shapes in paper. - body, under-body, ear and tail. The under-body, is exactly the same shape as the lower part of the shape for the body. The given measurements allow for in turnings on all edges.
From turkish towelling cut out the under-body the body twice, twice, the ear twice, the tail twice, Also put out the ear twice in pink material, making this lining just a iltic narrower than the pat- tern.
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With strong white cotton, seam the two under-body pieces
straight gether along the edge, leaving a small space in the centre for stuffing, as shown in the sketch. Slip this part between the two body pieces, so that it fits in exactly, coming as far up as the two crosses marked on the body piece in the sketch.
Pin all the edges together, and then stitch on the wrong side, thus making
a complete "case" shaped like a rabbit. Turn right side out, and fill with soft stuffing, first the paws and then the body. Sew opening neally together.
Join the two tail pieces, leaving the straight edge open. Turn right side out, add a little stuffing, and sew to the body. Make up the ears in the same way, but do not stuff. Bring the lower edges in to- wards the centre, lining inside, and sew to head with the lining facing outwards. A glance at the
finished rabbit in the sketch makes this step clear.
Add shoe-buttons or glass beads for eyes, using very strong cotton and taking the needle through the head several times from one eyc to the other. A touch of paint can be used to make the correct plnk eyes if desired. Mark nose and mouth with a scrap of thick red wool, and your bunny is ready for his new owner.
Humpty Dumpty, also shown here, is a most original and intri- guing toy. To make him, you need some scraps of gully-patterned velvet (or cloth) and a piece of nesh-coloured stockinette. You could use, old stocking-tops, Or pieces cut from woven underwear. It they are white, rinse them in strong cold tea.
First cut out the four simple shapes shown here. Measurements include quarter-inch turnings on every edge. You will notice that only half the body, arm and leg is given. When cutting out
these parts, lay the straight edge to a fold, and cut out in double thick-
Dess.
As you see from the finished doll in the sketch, the body, arms and legs are made partly from velvet, and partly from stockinette. These three patterns must, therefore, be lines eut across at the dotted shown in the sketch.
Cut out each part in its correct material. You can see from the sketch of the finished doll which parts should be velvet, and which stockinette. Then make up as fol- lows:
Stuff Firmly
BODY, Seam the lower and up- per parts of the body together,
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STUFE
BODY
EAR TAIL
UNDER-BODY
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EAR
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HALF ARM
HALF
BODY
HALF LEG
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making two similar picces, one not give them a base. Instead, sew for the front and one for the back, the straight ends together when. Join front and back together right cach limb is stuffed, and sew firm-
ly to the body. round the curved side. Then join on the circular base (cut entirely in velvet) leaving an opening for stuffing. Turn right side out, stuff firmly, and sew up opening.
Sew a narrow band of plain white material round the body, where the velvet joins the stocki- nette, thus making Humpty a col- lar and hiding the join at the same time. Add a ribbon bow in front.
Humpty Won't Fall
ARMS AND LEGS. Make up in the same way as the body, but do
For Humpty's eyes, sew on two large black press-studs, and stilch a circle of black chain-stitch round cach. A few straight black stitches form the rinse, and un outlined': shape in red chain-stitch indicates the mouth.
You will find Humpty a minst good-tempered fellow, and he is guaranteed not to come to grief. like his name-sake in the nursery- rhyme. In fact, he will stand up nobly to the roughest treatment which any small child may give him.
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