You will need woolen fabric, i have used an old woolen blanket from the thrift store. Fleece to line the sole. Bias binding.
I use a 1cm seam allowance throughout this how-to.
The pattern:
I am going to show you one slipper. Once finished you will make the other by reversing the pattern pieces, we don't want two of the same do we?
From the woolen blanket cut out one sole and one of each top piece. From the fleece cut out one sole:
Baste the fleece and woolen soles together:
Sew the top pieces together as in the photo, trim the seam and press open:
Sew the top pieces together at the heel, trim the seam allowance and press open:
Pin the top to the sole and sew around the edge, trim the seam allowance:
Turn it right side out and press the seams. Trim the opening as desired making sure that your foot will fit:
Make your binding by cutting strips from your chosen fabric on the bias. Mine is 3cm wide but you can make it wider if you wish:
Fold your binding in half and press. Open out and fold top towards the middle crease. Press:
Pin the binding around the outside of the opening. sew in place with a 5mm seam allowance. Trim the seam allowance of the woolen blanket fabric:
Make the other slipper and now you can have toasty warm toes!
Enjoy.
Those are adorable! An excellent recycling project for the Christmas craft list... thanks for helping me plan early! (I can tell it's winter where you live...)
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ReplyDeleteWonderful! Have old slippers with holes in the bottom and have refused to buy new ones because I know I could make some. Have been to lazy. Now I have no excuse!
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ReplyDeletegreat idea - for those of us who are allergic to wool the seams can be irritsting so an alternative is to put them to the outside... the body of the shoe should not be irritating due to the felting process. Thanks for the tutorial!
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ReplyDeleteCan't wait to try the slippers!!
These are aweseome. I really need new slippers, and I have an old wool skirt I've been waiting to recycle - so I'm going to try to make these. What do you suggest for making them non-slip? I have wood floors and that fleece would send me slipping and sliding!
ReplyDeletezannestar-the fleece is actually on the inside but i think the wool would be equally slippy.
ReplyDeleteYOu could try puff paint on the soles, although that's not so eco friendly. I'm not sure what else.
Such a great tutorial, very clear and user friendly!
ReplyDeleteJust a quick thought but how bout a little patch of suede to cut down the slippy factor? I've been meaning to sew little booties out of an old suede jacket. Technically I don't know if this would work but in theory I'm hopeful.
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I see I'm a bit late finding this, but how awesome! We've been looking for handmade house shoes. This just might do the trick. Thank you!
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I would like to make some of these.
ReplyDeleteIt looks like you traced a foot for the bottom pattern but I can't figure out how you make the pattern for the top, could you please explain.
I made these and they turned out great! I used all fleece, and did add elastic inside the bias binding. Making the pattern was kind of tricky. I traced my foot for the bottom, then measured from the mid point of the toe to the mid point of the heel, then enlarged Nikkishell's photo of her pattern until the bottom measured the same as my measurement. It took a little tweaking even then, but the results are great. They have been through the wash several times and have held up wonderfully. Thanks for the great tute!
ReplyDeleteI just made these as well. I used wool felt-only needed 1/2 yard. I lined the sole with fleece. The only thing i would suggest is to sew the front and sides to the sole first before the back. I found that i needed to cut excess fabric off of heal before sewing to the sole. Since this was a christmas gift for my boyfriend, i cut and sewed a moose head to the top of each one-i'll get around to posting them on craftster soon with credit to this site. Thanks!
ReplyDeletethis is a great tutorial! do you have a pdf or other image of the pattern shapes and sizing that would be easier to adapt/cut out? Thank you!
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Wonderful and inspiring! I am about to put down my computer and make a pair out of thick old sweaters right now! I love the fleece lining idea... hadn't thought of that. Thank you.
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I'm a newcomer at this stuff, and I was just curious as to how you make the sides... how do you measure how big they need to be? I get the bottom part, just not the sides...
ReplyDeleteYour slippers are just what I need to make for my married daughter. What is not clear to me is how to draw a pattern for the top of the slipper. The bottom part and sole is understood, the top part I do not understand. Please let me know. Samantha
ReplyDeleteMy daughter and I made the slippers with stump socks (my husband has a leg prosthesis). We made them higher, more like socks and solved the slippery problem by sewing the rubbery shelf material that's used in trailer cabinets onto the sole before sewing the slipper together.
ReplyDeleteYou can buy no-slip fabric, exactly like what is on feety pajamas, at the fabric store and add a patch at the heel and ball of the sole. I've done this with crocheted slippers and it works perfectly.
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ReplyDeleteI just made these this afternoon, and I love them. Your tutorial is great. Thank you!
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