Neckpiece

Great alternative to real fur! With a warm collar in the form of a cute animal, you are not afraid of either snow or wind.

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Size approx. 15.5 x 104 cm.
Torso motif on a raster grid shaded in gray: one grid cell corresponds to 5 x 5 cm.YOU WILL NEED:
Felted loden gray 1.00 m wide 140 cm; black cotton flap; some cotton to fill; cotton yarn for embroidery (Anchor); threads for sewing gray and black colors (Coats).
DESCRIPTION OF WORK:
To make a paper pattern of the body in full size according to the motive given on the raster grid. Transfer the torso pattern twice to the felted loden, cut out the details with allowances for seams 1 cm. Transfer the head part to the fabric twice, the ear part 4 times, cut the details with allowances for 1 cm seams. On both sides cut the edges of the felted loden with a fringe wide by approx. 2 cm. From the black cotton fabric, cut out the details of the eyes and nose, while adding 1 cm to the seam allowance for the rounded section of the nose.
According to the photo of the model, place the details of the eyes and nose on one of the parts of the head and stitch in zigzag lines. Use cotton yarn for embroidery to embroider dots with knotted stitches.
Fold two parts of each ear with the front sides, grabbing a section of the edge between them along rounded sections so that the fringe lies on the part.Stitch rounded sections with 1 cm seam allowances, leaving straight sections open. Ear out.
Fold the upper and lower parts of the head with the front sides. Ears to sweep, slightly picking up sections of the stitching, between the parts of the head according to the markup. Grind the parts of the head with allowances for 1 cm seam, leaving a small area for turning out in the seam open. Unscrew the head and fill it with a small amount of cotton, sew the open area of ​​the seam manually.
Fold the two parts of the body with the front sides, while along the sections of the front and hind legs, as well as sections of the tail, grab edge sections with fringe between the parts of the body. Stitch body parts with 1 cm seam allowances, leaving a section of approx. 10 cm for eversion. Cut the seam allowances close to the stitching; in the rounding sections, cut the allowances in several places close to the stitches.
Turn the body out, iron the edges. Fill the tail with a small amount of cotton wool, at the base of the tail on the body, perform several manual stitches so that the cotton wool does not slip into the body. Sew open area of ​​the seam manually. Sew the head to the front paws with small hand stitches so that the paws are fully visible.
Photo: Adriano Brusaferry. Production: Dagmar Bili.