Kitty cat ears
- By Sai
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- Step 1
Start by drawing out a template of your ear, make sure to make it slightly wider so that you can curve it like a real cat ear. The measurements for my ear were 3.5" x 3.5" x 4.5".
- Step 2
Cut out your template. I wrote an F to mark the front.
- Step 3
Draw around the template on to felt using chalk.
- Step 4
Draw out four more ears, remembering to flip the template over before your draw your last two ears.
- Step 5
Cut out the felt ears and pin the corresponding fronts and backs of the ears together.
- Step 6
Cut a length of wire (if you're using my measurements, cut it at 12"). Bend the wire, in the middle, at a 90" angle. Lay it on top of the ear and bend the two tails, so that they match the curves of the ear.
- Step 7
Fold the wire tails, at the corners of the ear, inwards at a 90" angle so that they meet along the bottom of the ear. Wrap the two tails around each other, so that the shape is secure.
- Step 8
Make two of these, one for each ear and put to the side for the moment.
- Step 9
Take your ears and stitch around the two shorter sides, leaving the bottom side open. You can use a needle and thread for this but I used a sewing machine to save time.
- Step 10
Now you can place the wire frames inside the ears.
- Step 11
Fill the ear with stuffing so that it's nice and squishy.
- Step 12
Use a needle and thread to stitch up the the final edges of the ears.
- Step 13
Take two jewellery clasps and stitch the ears securely on to the clasps.
- Step 14
Clip the ears in to your hair and then bend the ears in to a desired shape.