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Home > Arts and Crafts Projects for Kids > Crafts with Stockings & Pantyhose
If you mom wears a lot of pantyhose & stockings..or you or your sister wears tights, then you might have lucked out because all of the crafts on this page include hosiery. The great thing about hosiery is that it can be used as a strainer of sorts. Also the fabric is so much thinner that there are a lot of crafts that can be done with them that can't be done with other types of fabrics. So if you are interested in stocking & pantyhose crafts, you have found the right resource. Happy Crafting!
You should gather the following items to make a braided stockings rug. Find 3 to 6 clean nylon hose stockings (for rug more hose or scraps of colored cloth cut into strips 1 1/2" wide), Rit color remover and dyes (if you want to colorize your stockings), needle, and thread. If you need to color your stockings, ask parents for help. Then Mom or Dad can dip nylon hose in color remover, then dye desired color, using directions on the box. Allow to dry. Cut off feet and cut tops. Cut stockings in 2" strips and sew together at ends. Sew three of these strips together to start braid. Arrange braid into circle or oval. Add strips and braid until mat is size desired. Begin at center and sew coils together. Tuck end neatly under mat and sew.
You will need 4 or 7 large juice or coffee cans (depending upon size of stool), 18 old nylon panty hose, wrapping paper, newspapers, fabric for covering stool, needle, and thread. Cut lids from cans to remove rough edges, remove paper and wash. Slip each can into a stocking, inserting open end of can first. Gather top of stocking and tie securely, as seen in picture B above. Pull stocking tight at open end of can and sew, tucking rest of stocking in can. Sew cans together (if 4, in a square; if 7, in a hexagon with one in the center). Trace around cans on paper to determine size of top and bottom coverings: Allow 1" margin for sewing. Measure size of side covering. Pin paper pattern to fabric and cut out. Pad top with panty hose, and tack padding to can coverings. Pad bottom with newspapers to protect open edges. Smaller stools may be padded on sides. Pin materials in place and sew, turning cut edges under.
How to Make Cardboard Tabletop Billiards Pool Table withStockings and a Box - So what if you can’t afford a big expensive pool table to play billiards with. Today we will show you how to make a tabletop billiards game that you can make with a recycled cardboard box and some checkers (or bottle caps). If you can flick with your finger, than you will be able to play this game.
Soap Felting Using Pantyhose - The use of pantyhose is essential in this project for felting a bar of soap with wool.
Crazy Catepillar Craft with Tights - Use an old pair of tights to make a great stuffed Catepillar toy. Find out how here.
Felted
Cat Toys - You
can make a cute felted cat toy with this easy method of felting. The
felted toy is tough and chewy like pretend prey. It also has the
“hairyness” to give a sense of realism for your kitty…
Without the charming hairball after.
Fuzzy
Heads and Egg Heads -
With this craft idea, kids can make it and then watch it grow! This
fun kids craft will keep them interested for days.
Grass
Head Guys : Hosiery Crafts Activities Projects -
This is an idea that I got from the Family Fun Magazine. I haven't
had a chance to make them with my kids but it looks like a fun idea!
How
to Felt Soap -
This is a great craft to make with children; hence, the article
focuses on making felted soap with children. Kids like this project.
How
to Make a Cabbage Patch Doll Face - Soft
sculpture dolls had been around for years before Xavier Roberts
created his signature Cabbage Patch Dolls. He replaced the
traditional soft sculptured stocking faces with molded plastic heads,
but kept the soft sculpture bodies. Recreate this traditional
Appalachian craft using old stockings stuffed with polyester batting.
How
to Make a Panty Hose Sculpture - Would
you like to dazzle your family and friends with a clever sculpture,
but don't want to go on a trip to the art store! Well, you can make
an interesting sculpture out of household objects!
How
to Make Nylon Stocking Flowers -
If you want a hobby that is fun and rewarding, cheap and easy, and
fun, then handmade nylon flowers (stocking flowers) is an easy craft
to learn. Do it yourself-- you will be so impressed by the result.
See how to make nylon stocking flowers!
How
to Make Soft Sculptured Doll Heads - With
little more than a pair of old pantyhose and some stuffing, you can
make quaint, soft-sculptured doll heads. The heads are safe to use
for dolls made for babies, as the dolls' facial features are sewn
into the face rather than onto it. There are no attached eyes that
could be pulled off and swallowed. The flesh color of the dolls can
be customized by using different shades of stockings.
Huevos
Haminados - I
went to the grocery store and asked for onion skins...voila, they
gave them to me! And so we proceeded....
Lanyards - Made from nylon loops and
beads, this lanyard is not only fun to make but useful too!
Attach your keys or identification card so you always have them close
at hand.
On
Stages - Following
these basic instructions you can make lots of different characters.
Use curly hair instead of yarn, add a beard or mustache or change the
color of nylon for different skin tones. You can even make animals!
For a simple stage, use a colorful folder and stand it on end.
Pantyhose Puppy - Learn how to make a really cute stuffed animal puppy dog out of an old paire of panythose.
Pantyhose Fish Sculpture - Learn how to use panty hose hosiery and a wire hanger to make a sculpture, such as this fish sculpture
Rub
a Dub Dub; Six Kids and Some Felted Eggs -
In this tutorial you will learn how to felt eggs with the help of a
pantyhose.
Snake Craft with Tights - Make these adorable snakes with tights and dried beans.
Stocking Flowers - Stocking
flowers....You can make a variety of flowers using stockings.
Veryyyyy simple work. All you need is a little imagination.
Tennis
Racket Crafts - Instructions for making a fun
tennis racket using pantyhose and a hanger.
Time
Out Dolls - This
sewing pattern shows you how to make a Time out doll who has his or
head down in the naught corner. You can recycle old kids clothes to
make a sentimental time out doll for Grandma or Grandpa.
T
is for Tails : Crafts with Pantyhouse - During
animal week we make tails. I could have thrifted knee high
pantyhose, but that gave me the willies.
Wool
Felted Pumpkin: Tutorial - It
soon will be Autumn(if we like it or not vbg)
so I thought I would try and wool felt a small pumpkin to display in
the house. I thought maybe some of the folks that visit my blog might
be interested in how I go about doing this.