Brownie from nylon tights - master class

Brownie is one of the oldest Slavic spirits. It was believed that he lives in every house and protects the family from dark forces, quarrels and turmoil. The brownie is portrayed as a cheerful old man, entertainer, which is not surprising.

The spirit is one of the ancestors of the owners of the house. The brownie can both help people and frighten them, naughty, steal small trinkets to punish for disrespect. Therefore, it is customary to treat the old man, leave him milk and cookies.

Do it yourself do-it-yourself from kapron pantyhose

Help will not hurt any owner, and a homemade talisman in the form of a shaggy old man can help a housekeeper. The amulet will bring into the house a strong relationship and a healthy sleep, it will protect from thieves, fires and floods. If you make your Kuzyu yourself, then nourish it with your energy. Therefore, it is important to take up work in a good mood and not think about problems, you can call friends and relatives, gather all the homework at work.

Preparation of necessary materials and tools

To create a brownie you don’t need specific skills, tools and materials, you can find everything at home. There are many techniques: you can alter an old toy, plan a wooden idol, fashion a little house from salt dough. The plot and details are limited only by imagination. In microns, we will consider a common technique - a soft tights little house.

  • Cylindrical base. You can use a pipe cut, a tape reel, or other reel of suitable size. You can roll such a cylinder out of thick cardboard. The main thing is that the workpiece has a flat, stable bottom. Height is 15–16 cm.
  • Kapron tights. Clean and at least partially intact.
  • Synthetic winterizer.
  • Fabric for a suit. The traditional color is red with patterns, black or gray is suitable. It is better to use natural colors. It will take a piece of coarse burlap.
  • Harnesses, cords, woolen threads.
  • Plastic spoons.
  • Wire.

Of the tools useful needles of different thicknesses, threads (beige and fabric color), pliers for wire, hot glue gun and superglue. For the eyes, you can dig out beads or buttons, but it is better to fork out for the eyes. The beard can be made of artificial linen, plumbing tow, large paint brushes or just threads. Cones, ribbons, artificial flowers and acorns come in handy for decoration.

The technique of manufacturing a brownie from tights

1. Sewing the head

The skull is the piece of pipe you have chosen. The head should be half the toy, that is 7-8 cm, the tube from the tape is ideal. Pull the tights on the base, you can hem the back if they are too wide, the fabric should be slightly stretched. Sew one end.

From sintepon (or cotton wool) form three identical balls the size of two fingers. It will be cheeks and nose. We tighten the nose with tights - it can be in several layers, if the capron is too thin and shines through - and we carefully sew it. It needs to be glued to the base, the glue gun is ideal.

ATTENTION! When choosing a place for the nose, do not forget that this is the lower part of the face, do not glue high or in the middle.

When the nose is in place, it's time to add cheeks. We push the balls under the tights, if the fabric is too thin, the cheeks can be wrapped in advance with an additional layer. To prevent the balls from fidgeting, attach them to the base with glue.

Add eyes, they are located in front in the middle of the head. If your cheeks are too white, you can add blush with acrylic paint.

IMPORTANT! When working with acrylic, be careful when the paint dries, it can not be washed off with water. But the housekeeper will not get his hands dirty if the kids want to play with him.

2. Hands of the house

We form the skeleton of a talisman from the second base from an adhesive tape or a piece of pipe 7–9 cm high. We do the notching where the hands will begin. Cut a piece of wire 25–35 cm long and fix it in the grooves. You can cut off the excess at your discretion.

From a synthetic winterizer we roll up two balls with a finger the size and we push on the ends of a wire. These will be the hands of a brownie. We fit them with pieces of tights.

ATTENTION! In the palms, it is advisable not to use glue, since its lumps will be felt when palpating.

Now we wrap the wire with a synthetic winterizer to create a natural volume and hide the remains of kapron, you can use simple threads to fasten the material. On top we tighten the fabric of the outfit of the brownie, it is desirable to sew the seams. Now we form fingers on the palms using beige threads.

3. Torso making

The body itself can only be pasted over with the cloth of the main costume. For volume it is better to fold the fabric in half or add another layer from the vest. You can add buttons or a collar, so the toy will become more interesting and realistic.

It remains to shod our old man. We cut off an oval nose from disposable spoons, about half, but it is better to try on your talisman. We paste over the spoons with burlap, superglue is indispensable here, hot-melt glue will create an extra volume. But hot glue is useful to attach the legs to the body.

To prevent the legs from breaking off, you can cut out the base stand from cardboard, to which we will attach the toy.

4. Decoration

Now it remains to form the beard of your spirit from the selected material. The hair will hold well on hot glue, and it is better to sew thread hair. At the same stage, you can add natural materials and everything that you have prepared for the decor.

The old man cannot be left without a hat. From the burlap we cut out a semicircle and form a cone, an extra turn will add volume. It is better to sew a hat.

Brownies, like pets, have their own character. They can be capricious and jealous, playful and frisky, kind and loyal. But a toy made with a soul will help to establish relationships with any spirit.