Knitted slaps on a felt sole

Nowadays, handicraft items such as clothes, shoes, accessories and much more have become fashionable. In the house handmade-creations create an atmosphere of comfort, here they are like by the way. Home shoes made by caring hands of a skilled worker will be comfortable, original and last for a long time. That is why such things are in great demand.

Home slippers can be made of various materials and in different techniques, knitted slippers are very popular. Typically, home shoes crochet and very often used in the manufacture of the sole of felt. This choice is easy to explain: felt is made from natural wool and is an environmentally friendly non-woven material. He also has a number of useful properties that make slippers on felt soles just indispensable thing in the house.

Felt sole:

• retains heat well, feet will definitely not be cold;
• wear resistant - will last for a long time;
• has antibacterial properties;

• soft;

• has antistatic properties.

One of the popular models are slippers-slippers. This is not surprising, because shoes without backs are so easy to put on and take off. In addition, such shoes also serve as usually longer slippers of other models, in which the backs are stacked first.

Knitted slaps on a felt sole can be made of various types of yarn - it all depends on the design that the craftswoman chooses. However, most often knitters choose wool or wool yarn, because it is assumed that such shoes will be worn during the cold season and should be very warm. These slippers, slippers come with a knitted insole or without it.

Home shoes for babies, including on the felt insole, should be with backs; for small children, slaps are not suitable.

Design knitted slap may be different. The front of them can be decorated:

• muzzles and small animals figures;
• crocheted flowers;
• pompons;
• fur;
• tapes;
• knitted fruit;
• ornament;
• buckles;
• beads;
• buttons;
• symbols of computer games;
• different logos, emblems.

Fantasy craftswomen seems simply inexhaustible.

With all its advantages, knitted shoes on felt soles require special care, precisely because it is made from natural materials.

1. The first recommended dry cleaning felt with a brush. Wash these slippers can only be manually in warm water (up to 30? C) with the use of special tools designed for wool. After washing, the item should not be unscrewed; it must be gently pressed, wrapped in a cloth beforehand.
2. It is better to dry using special pads, or laying horizontally on the fabric. With all these conditions, you can not be afraid that the thing will shrink.
3. Store slippers with felt soles should be in paper bags, you should take care that the shoes did not get the mole.

If you like needlework, then make yourself knitted slippers on felt soles would be a very good idea. To do this you need a very small amount of material. Craftswomen usually use yarn residues for making slippers, which accumulate after completing a series of larger knitting projects.

Slippers are usually knitted with the help of a hook, for this you need to have the most minimal knitting skills. For knitting a slap it is better to take a yarn with a wool content in it, in this case the thing will turn out warm.Well, if the composition of the yarn will be cotton or polyamide (nylon). Such additives will give abrasion resistance to slippers. The size of the hook is selected taking into account the thickness of the yarn (most often these are hooks No. 3–4).

As a sole, a finished felt insole of the size you need is taken. Knitting can begin directly from the sole, tying the insole at the edges. To do this, you must first make holes in the insoles or lay a stitch seam along the edge of the needle.

You can make a separate top slap and sew the finished part to the insole with a durable synthetic thread. In this case, for the top of the slippers, you can associate a semicircular motif, the last rows of which can be knit without expanding the canvas to give a detail to the volume. A strap of the required length is attached to the straight part of the motive, and from it - two sides of future sneakers, triangular in shape.