Felt mascots, Hello Kitty and Hoho the Monkey

June 30, 2009 in fiber arts, sewing | 2 comments

The boy asked me to make Hoho the monkey from the children’s show, Nihao, Kailan. He wanted me to make it out of Sculpey but I wasn’t too keen on that, images of broken tails and such coming to mind. So I decided to turn to felt instead. I drew my pattern, cut it out of felt, then needle felted the details on and blanket stitched the pieces together with a little cotton stuffing.

I thought that I ought to make the girl a little character too so I chose Hello Kitty, a famous icon from Japan that I remember as a little girl. Also done up in felt, I forgot one little detail, can you tell?

Hoho monkey from Nihao, Kailan and Hello Kitty handmade felt mascots toys

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2 comments

  1. Snippety Gibbet’s avatar

    Snippety Gibbet on July 2, 2009 at 10:28 pm

    So cute!!!!!!!! I think these are much cuter in felt than they would have been in sculpey. jan

    1. Cindy’s avatar

      Cindy on July 2, 2009 at 10:55 pm

      Thanks Jan, the boy agreed after he saw where I was going with the felt. And much more fun for me too. I have a Japanese book on how to make felt characters in this style. I made a few in high school, may have to crack it open again for the kids.

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