Potholders can be not only a functional attribute for the hostess, but also an aesthetic decoration of the interior. Without this, it would seem, a small and insignificant item in the kitchen is indispensable.

Of course, you can take hot pots and baking sheets with a towel or napkin, but this, firstly, is inconvenient, secondly, they quickly become dirty and deteriorate, and thirdly, it is dangerous. The towel is large and, without noticing, you can accidentally get it on an open fire and make a small but unpleasant fire, and possibly even worse.

To make this accessory or you don’t need to spend a lot, you just need to show desire, creativity and make the right amount of effort. A homemade original potholder can bring a cheerful touch to the design of the kitchen and add a twist.

What should be considered if the hostess decided to make this necessary thing on her own?

The main purpose of the tack is to protect the hands from burns and injury., which means its density and convenience are important.

The appearance of the product is no less important, so you need to know which fabrics are best used for manufacturing.

What fabrics are best to use?

• The potholder should be thick enough to protect the hostess's hands from hot dishes. Therefore, you will need insulating dense materials - synthetic winterizer, batting or felt.
• The insulation must be sheathed with natural cotton fabrics. They do not melt when heated or accidentally ignited, which means that the possibility of burns to other parts of the body is excluded. It must also be taken into account that natural fabrics are much more pleasant for the skin of the hands than synthetic ones.
• The convenience of the product is important. It is necessary to calculate the tack in such a way that the hostess's hand easily penetrates inside and is completely protected.
• If you want the potholder to become a decoration of the kitchen, you need to take seriously the colors of the fabrics and their combination.
• For sewing potholders, you can use not only new materials, but also well-preserved old things, from which you can cut out both the upper part and the lining. In every house there are a lot of such items that can still serve as a hostess for making a kitchen accessory.
• Another important tip that you need to follow to make the tack neat is that all parts of the fabric sewn together and finished parts must be chopped together with pins with a decorative round head before stitching on a typewriter.

So, let's get to work

In order for everything to work out perfectly, you need to act in stages - then everything will turn out well, and you will be satisfied with your work.

Sequencing

• First, a pattern is made for each part of the product.
• According to the pattern, the details of the product are cut out of the selected fabric.
• Further, the constituent parts (fabric + lining + fabric) are assembled into a common part and chipped off with pins to avoid shifts when working on a sewing machine.
• The edges of each of the details are sewn, if desired, you can also apply a drawing with a line.
• If any application is provided, then it is attached to the right place.
• Then all the details are chipped off with pins, stitched on the front side, and then steamed with an iron.
• Along the edges of the entire tack, a strip of fabric is first basted, and then a strip of fabric is sewn to hide the seam. It gives the product a finished look.

To decide what exactly you want to see in your kitchen, and how you can realize your fantasies, you can look at the types of potholders already made. It is likely that they will help you choose the technique, material and model.

These accessories can be made from solid fabric or using the patchwork technique, i.e. sewn from shreds, or crocheted or knitted from cotton yarn.

Recently, silicone potholders have become popular, but very impractical, the emphasis of which is on the durability and hygiene of silicone.

However, using them is not very convenient, and what can be compared with handmade knitted or sewn potholders.

The choice of color and pattern of fabric for potholders is unlimited: rectangular silver for a high-tech kitchen or multi-colored butterfly-shaped for rustic Provence.

Miracle sewn from fabric

"Butterfly"

This sample will decorate any kitchen, and it is quite convenient to use. The wings of the butterfly-tacks are made in the form of pockets, into which both a narrow and a wide palm will pass.

Four types of fabric are used in the manufacture- inner, outer, appliqué fabric, and for hemming edges (it is also used in appliqué elements). In addition, you will need about thirty centimeters of tape for the antennae and a loop for hanging.

"Heart"

This model in the form of hearts is sewn according to the same principle as a butterfly, only for its manufacture you will need one type of fabric, lining material and a braid that will go around the entire perimeter of the product.

The lining, along with the outer and inner fabric, is sewn in even stripes, although you can make a line and another pattern to your taste.

"Mittens-paws"

For such mittens, tacks, you need to prepare, in addition to the lining, two types of fabric – plain and fabric with a pattern. Pick them up in color combinations so that they look spectacular in the overall design of your kitchen.

Two internal parts are mirrored, two are the same external and two lining. Then the top and bottom of the mittens are formed, and sewn, in this case, into a cage.

After that, a pattern in the form of a paw print is sewn on one of the sides. Then the top and bottom are sewn together, and the resulting bell is sheathed with a strip of selected fabric, from which, in addition, a hanger loop is formed.

"Cat"

Such a potholder can be made together with the child, as it is the easiest to make. From the fleece, two parts of the cat figure are cut out according to the pattern.

A muzzle is embroidered on one of them, a heart is attached and a loop for a hanger is made. Next, the tack is manually sheathed with an overcast seam and a bow is tied. That's all - the tack is ready.

Patchwork Kitchen Accessory

This potholder is more difficult to make, so you should take it if you have at least a little experience in the art of sewing. It will take for her three types of fabric plus lining material.

Each side is sewn from scraps of different fabrics. You can come up with a pattern for a patchwork-style pot holder yourself, or you can use the proposed option. It is important that each stitched seam is ironed and steamed.
Further, a lining element is placed between the two fabric parts and stitched with any pattern.

At the end, the entire product is sheathed with a plain fabric, leaving an allowance for a hanger loop.

Knitted protection for your hands

Knitted potholders are made from thick yarn, and it is better if it is cotton. Hooks No. 4-5 are used for work, since knitting should be large enough and dense.

"Bear"

For those who know how to knit, it will not be difficult to make such a pot holder. It consists of three parts with sewn on bear ears.

• A flat upper part of the product is knitted, slightly rounded at the top.
• On it, in the form of an application, a cute muzzle of a bear is made.
• The lower part, in its manufacture, requires fitting. Having tied up to about half, it is necessary to leave a hole for the thumb, then knit in the same way as the first.
• Having finished it to the end, they tie out a finger.
• The upper and lower parts are connected to each other.
• The work is completed with the manufacture of ears and a loop for a hanger.

Round tack

This knitted potholder is the easiest to make. She is knitted in the round, starting from the middle, columns or columns with crochets.

By changing the yarn matched to each other, you can get a bright and original tack that will decorate any kitchen. It can be made convenient for you in size and any color in just one evening.

By making this product yourself, you will save some of your money. If everything goes well with the potholder, you may want to sew or knit some other necessary attribute for your home.

To visually see how a pot holder is made for the kitchen, we suggest watching a video that shows the entire process of sewing this accessory from scratch.

Kirill Sysoev

Calloused hands do not know boredom!

Mar 29 2018

The oven mitt, which is an essential attribute of any kitchen, must be sewn with high quality and from dense materials that will protect the delicate skin of the hands from burns. The modern market offers a choice of hundreds of different options for such products, but it is often very difficult to find the optimal one. It is better to try to sew it yourself. Anyone can make potholders for the kitchen with their own hands, because. for this you do not need to have special skills and serious experience in needlework.

What are kitchen potholders

An oven mitt is an accessory specifically designed to protect hands from injury and burns when cooking. If you need to warm up a bowl of soup in the microwave or heat water on a gas stove, then this accessory will become a real helper. Potholder can be not only a functional product, but also an original aesthetic decoration of any kitchen. A bright and interesting-looking accessory will become an interesting stroke in the interior of the room, adding a certain personality to it.

The history of the emergence of such a product has more than one thousand years. The first options, most likely, were large leaves from trees or a piece of animal skin. Ancient housewives appreciated such accessories, and over the centuries their shape and material have only improved. Over time, from ordinary household items, they turned into elegant things with designer decoration, which became an interior decoration.

Kinds

You can get original potholders if you make them yourself from improvised materials. For their manufacture, you can use cotton fabric, denim, felt and some others. Depending on the material of manufacture, the tacks are textile, silicone. According to the purpose, the following types of tacks are distinguished:

• Single. They have high thermal conductivity, ideal for small surfaces: lids from pots, pans, kettles.
• Double. Differ in average thermal conductivity, suitable for grabbing a pan, getting a hot baking sheet.
• Mittens. It is recommended to use in pairs. They have low thermal conductivity, but are suitable for pots, pots, large containers.

Optionally, pot holders are decorated with embroidery, applique (flat or voluminous) and made in the classic patchwork style. The styles described can be combined. Housewives, guided by their imagination, sew square and figured products in the form of berries, Christmas trees, rabbits, butterflies, hearts. In their work, they use a variety of schemes and patterns:

• squares;
• ohio star;
• solomon star;
• carousel or mill;
• Russian;
• vortex;
• house;
• hourglasses.

The choice of material for sewing potholders with your own hands

You can make beautiful potholders out of fabric with your own hands, provided that you choose the right material, filler. Helpful Hints:

• The best fabrics for making potholders are considered natural, for example, cotton, chintz, linen. You should choose those fabrics that are easily swept away and do not crumble. Give preference to dense options, because. they will last longer and better protect against high temperatures.
• Do not use flammable fabrics, which include satin, synthetics. Synthetic fabrics have an increased risk of fire (they ignite easily), as they Often you have to take dishes from an open fire.
• You can use old jeans. A fabric of this type folded in two layers will be dense and will not let any heat through.
• Another great option is felt. It is ideal in that it does not crumble and keeps its shape perfectly.
• A seal must be inserted inside the product. Often it is used as a drape, felt, batting, synthetic winterizer. Dense, thick natural materials are more suitable (the same batting), because. synthetic winterizer has a low melting point and high thermal conductivity. Even a terry towel folded in several layers can be used as a layer.

How to sew a potholder

To make your own potholder original, you can combine different styles using triangles and squares. Such a patchwork technique will help to achieve interesting effects. Useful tips for self-sewing potholders:

• Before cutting, you will need to wash and iron the selected shreds.
• Additionally, check if the fabric is shedding - for this purpose, soak the shreds in hot water. If the water becomes colored, then discard such material.
• For easy storage of the accessory, you will need to make a loop.
• When making a pattern, do not forget to leave 1 cm around the edges for hemming the product.

Square

Do-it-yourself square-shaped potholder is one of the easiest options. You will need two pieces of batting and face fabric. Manufacturing technique:

1. Make a pattern of all elements with a size of 20x25 cm. For a loop, you will need a strip of material - 8x15 cm.
2. It is necessary to prepare a pair of puff blanks, in each of which fold the layers in the following sequence: batting, fabric face up, fabric face down, batting.
3. Sew two blanks together on three sides. The lining should be on the outside.
4. Turn the tack inside out and then iron it.
5. Next, sew and attach a loop.
6. At the end you will need to sew the fourth side. If desired, the square can be quilted.
7. The described principle is suitable for the manufacture of tacks in the form of a circle, stars, heart, etc.

Mitten

The mittens are very practical. It is almost impossible to get burned in it if the thickness of the material is optimal. For the pattern, take your own hand as a basis, which you need to circle on paper. At the same time, step back from the edge of the picture 5-6 cm, forming a rounded contour. To make such a tack with your own hands, you will need a fabric, a sealant (for example, synthetic winterizer), adhesive interlining, metal rings for decoration. Main stages:

• Putting the finished pattern on the fabric, cut out 4 parts for each mitten: one straight, and the second in a mirror image. Prepare a non-woven lining for each piece - 4 pieces in total.
• Cut strips for eyelets, edging. The size for the first elements should be 10x4 cm, for the second - 7.5x32.5 cm.
• The same elements need to be cut out of non-woven fabric, then glue the edging, assemble the parts and quilt.
• Sew all the component parts and turn inside out. Sew on a curly loop and edging. Details can be swept or pricked with pins before sewing on a typewriter.

figurines

With a little experience, you can make a potholder with your own hands in the form of a particular figure. The pattern is of primary importance, because. on how competently you make it and calculate the number of details, the more effective the result will be. The easiest way to make a "mouse" tack:

1. Prepare the pattern. Fold the thick fabric in half and cut out the details of the future potholder based on the pattern.
2. Cut out one detail of the accessory from the padding polyester and another from the striped fabric.
3. The head of the mouse is best made from light fabric, and the rest of the product from green. For the ears, use a light fabric (4 parts).
4. To sew the edges, cut strips of 3 cm wide from the striped material and a small piece for the eyelet.
5. On the wrong side of the striped material, put a dense fabric, and on top - a piece of sintepon. Make parallel diagonal stitches.
6. Attach a double-folded rope that will serve as a loop. Sew the ears, and then turn them inside out.
7. Sew together the detail of the head from light material and the rest of the “mouse” from green. Attach an element of dense fabric to the wrong side of the resulting part, stitch it.
8. Fold the front and back sides of the accessory, stitch them along the edges.
9. Attach a long strip to the back side, wrap its edges, tuck and stitch.
10. At the end, sew a nose from a button (brown), eyes from beads (black) to the “mouse”.

Patchwork

Making a patchwork style kitchen accessory will require patience, skills, but the result will be spectacular. First, decide on the technique for connecting the pieces:

• Base sewing. In this case, the elements are not sewn together, but sewn to a ready-made base.
• Pattern sewing. Patchwork is cut according to special patterns. It can be elements such as leaves, hearts, birds.
• Standard blocks. First you need to make square elements, and then process them on a sewing machine.

To make a do-it-yourself tack made of scraps beautiful and durable, please note that the parts should be cut strictly along the shared thread, otherwise the accessory may be deformed. The technique is as follows:

1. Prepare a fabric of three colors and threads that should match the tone of the fabric.
2. Make patches in the form of squares with a side of 10 cm. Then cut each element into triangles.
3. Lay the triangles in accordance with the chosen scheme, sew together - in the end you get one side of the accessory. Do the second one in the same way.
4. Place the lining material between the two sides, carefully sew up the edges and attach a loop to the corner.

Knitted pot holders

Another way to create a practical and effective kitchen accessory is to crochet, because even a simple pattern will help to make a beautiful pot holder. Please note that too voluminous schemes will not work, otherwise it will be inconvenient to use the accessory. The motive for this may be different:

• "Simple square". To make it, you need to make a chain of the desired size, and then knit turning rows with / without crochets, changing the colors of the thread in accordance with the selected pattern. At the end, the resulting square should be tied with any beautiful border
• Motley "Ring". In this case, you also do not need any schemes. Make a small chain consisting of 5-6 loops, then lock it and start knitting in a circle, periodically knitting 2 loops into one to create a flat circle. To create a bright accessory, knit threads of different colors
• "Sunflower". A diagram is required here, so a beginner with this accessory option will have to try hard. You can try to make a product of this type in a different way, but it will turn out not as elegant as using the scheme. You should simply knit in the round, changing the colors of the threads in the emerging pattern. At the end, tie yellow small petals as a border.
• "Cock". One of the most popular options that looks impressive, but is relatively simple to do. In this case, you should use a pattern, in accordance with which such a miracle will need to be knitted. It is not difficult for real craftswomen to make such an accessory for the kitchen. Any yarn can be used - bright sectional dyeing, melange.
• "Ladybug". First, tie a circle, then tie a head to it, tie circles, a tail. The result is a simple but beautiful knitted pot holder.

Decor

To make the finished accessory spectacular, think about decorating it. To decorate knitted and sewn products, you can use the following elements:

• beads;
• braid;
• ruffles;
• applications;
• buttons;
• lace;
• beads;
• embroidery.

Video

Photo of tacks

Potholder is a functional and beautiful accessory for the kitchen. It can be bought at any store. Their range is so wide that it’s just that your eyes run up which one to choose.

You can even choose a silicone heat-resistant tack. Or, in general, do without it. After all, in the kitchen there are towels and napkins that can protect your hands from hot dishes when you need to rearrange them or hold them while mixing the food being cooked. But, if you take a hot pan with a towel, then the edge of the towel can flare up from the fire. And we'll create a fire hazard. And the thickness of the napkins is not enough to protect your hands from the heat of pots and especially pans and baking sheets.

Tips for craftswomen needlewomen how to create a pot holder with your own hands

The main functional task of the tack is protection when you need to move or hold hot dishes. In order for the protection to be reliable, you need to choose the right fabrics. It is necessary to take into account not only the thickness of the fabric, but also its heat resistance. The fabric should be non-slip, durable, made of natural materials. Synthetic fusible fabrics cannot be used.

• Due to the requirements for strength and heat resistance, preference is given to natural cotton fabrics.
• Synthetic fabrics that melt and ignite easily should not be used.
• In order for the potholder to be dense and protect from hot dishes, it must have a certain thickness. For this, dense materials are used inside it - batting, synthetic winterizer, felt or a layer of cotton wool.
• Fabrics for decorative trimming of potholders should also be made of natural, infusible materials.
• For this accessory, you can use the fabric of things that have served, but have not lost their appearance. For example, jeans. This is a durable dense material and is always in trend.
• You can also use shreds, a patchwork-style potholder will decorate the interior of your kitchen.
• Choose the color of the fabric taking into account the interior of the kitchen, so that this accessory becomes a harmonious addition to the design of the room.
• The size of the tack should be comfortable. So that it does not fly off your hand, but at the same time you can easily remove it.
• It should completely protect the hand from hot dishes that will need to be taken.
• To make the product we create beautiful and neat, all the details of the pattern must be chipped together with a safety pin and then sewn together.

The sequence of actions when creating potholders for the kitchen

Before you start creating your own kitchen potholders, you need to decide in what technique and what we will do. You can sew such a thing from fabric. And different shapes in the form of a mitten or a rectangular tack. You can also knit this accessory with knitting needles or crochet. Threads of one color or two or more harmonious colors. Then prepare a sewing machine, pick up the necessary tools, scraps of fabric, ribbons and finishing materials and get to work.

We sew a potholder from fabric:

• Scraps of multi-colored fabric measuring twenty by thirty centimeters - two for the outside and the same for the inside. Lining soft material of the same size.
• A wide ribbon or decorative strip for finishing the bottom of the product, about 45 centimeters long.
• Safety pins, needles, thread, scissors, sewing machine.
• Ironing board and iron.

The working process:

1. Fold the prepared fabric flaps one on top of the other in the following order - the brightest outer fabric, the inner lining, then the inner pattern. It is necessary to make two such parts so that the tack is of sufficient thickness. Iron the details of the tack.
2. Fasten all layers with pins and sew each piece individually on both sides on a typewriter.
3. Cut out a mitten from the resulting stitched three-layer squares. Use a pattern or just circle your hand. Don't forget to leave seam allowances. Cut out the pattern.
4. We make a pattern of the second half of the mitten by attaching the first blank to it.
5. Stitch both halves along the edge and turn the mitten right side out.
6. We sew along the edge of the prepared strip of fabric or decorative ribbon, having previously secured it with a pin. From the same strip we make a loop so that you can hang the mittens on the hook.

We carefully iron our product. The kitchen potholder is ready.

Similarly, we prepare for sewing potholders rectangular or other shape. We make two blanks from flaps, with a soft lining up, because then we will turn it inside out. Sew on three sides with the lining up. Stitch the strip for the loop from the inside with another layer of fabric, turn it inside out and iron it. Only then the fourth side is sewn. The grip is ready.

Tack made in the technique patchwork, sewn the same way. Only pre-created from small shreds blank for decorative patchwork finishes.

The tack can be given any shape. It can be a square, an oval, a heart, a berry, a butterfly, a hat, cat's paws, a cat, a dog, a bear, a mouse, chickens, turtles, in the form of a teapot or a cup. From fabric of the same color and texture or different. Can be done on it application: fruits, vegetables, bunnies, cats, sun, teapot and cups, cutlery. Use your boundless imagination and bold decisions. The fabric can also be of any pattern and a different color palette. The main thing is that this accessory fits into the interior of the kitchen. The fact that the potholder should be comfortable and practical, we have already said above.

An excellent solution for kitchen design would be to create a set of potholders, napkins, towels in the same style and from the same material. For example, make everything from one fabric in stripes, polka dots or a cage, or combine them using the patchwork technique. The luxury option is crochet or knitting kits. Round potholders crocheted from threads of different colors look interesting. This is a real decoration of the kitchen.

Even a novice seamstress can sew potholders for the kitchen with their own hands. The work is quite simple creative, interesting. And it has several advantages even at first glance.

The benefits of making potholders with your own hands

• First, you will decorate your kitchen with a hand-made accessory.
• Second, save some money. Especially if you sew from patches or unnecessary things.
• Thirdly, create something useful in the household.
• And besides, you can change them as often as they become unusable and sew new ones.
• Fifth, as you improve the technique of making this kitchen accessory, you will get better and better. And then you can create original kitchen potholders with your own hands and give your products to friends and family. Once and for all solving the problem: what to give. After all, a hand-made gift is valued much higher than a store-bought one.

An offer for every taste, suitable for any interior design, a variety of colors and different materials. Therefore, the best option is to use special oven mitts for hot dishes. Such a thing for the kitchen can be sewn with your own hands. It is only necessary to take into account the advice of craftswomen-needlewomen, prepare the necessary fabrics and boldly get to work.

If you think about what kind of thing one hundred percent will be in absolutely any house, then the kitchen potholder comes to mind first of all. This piece can be as decorative as it is functional. And made of fabric will be a pleasant gift not only on a holiday, but just like that, without any reason. In addition, in almost every house you can find a bunch of things that it’s a pity to throw away, but somehow the hands don’t reach the hands, or just the remaining patches are so small that it’s impossible to create a full-fledged thing from them. It is from such material that a do-it-yourself tack can be made from fabric, the master class of which will be discussed later.

What can be potholders

Any tack should be comfortable first of all. But in addition, it should wash well and fit perfectly into the overall design of the kitchen. And of course, the potholder must be beautiful.

Before you create your own potholders for the kitchen from fabric left over from home chests of drawers, take a look around and find out what style is in the room. If the rural style prevails, then it is better to make potholders in the form of patchwork rustic rugs. For high-tech style, simple shapes and plain coloring are suitable. And if the kitchen is bright, then potholders in the form of fruits or animals will fit perfectly here. Of course, you can buy the material on purpose, especially if you are going to create an entire gift set.

Size and shape

Do-it-yourself potholders from fabric can be created in various shapes and sizes. The main thing is that they are comfortable for the hostess who will use them. The shape can be round, square, heart-shaped and even in the form of animals or dolls. A do-it-yourself potholder made of fabric can be made quite simply, in just two parts, or it can consist of a huge number of different shreds.

Original potholders in the form of dolls will be a wonderful decoration for any kitchen. They may be small in size. These are worn with one hand. But also the size of the oven mitt can allow you to grab the dishes from both sides. Such options have, as a rule, an elongated shape and hand pockets on both sides.

Tack material

Of all the fabrics available for potholders, cotton or linen are the best. Such material is perfectly erased and heat-resistant. These qualities are great for making potholders. may melt on contact with a hot surface. Drape fits well. This is due to the fact that it does not conduct heat well, which means that additional padding with padding polyester is not needed. In addition, drape products do not require edge processing at all, which is not only very convenient, but also saves time on making such a pot holder.

Tack with your own hands made of fabric. Easy to perform

If you decide to try to create such a little thing for the first time, then pay attention to the simplest options. It is best to start with the most common potholder, which consists of two halves.

It can be round or square. A do-it-yourself potholder made of fabric for beginners is easy to sew. The material for its creation should be easily processed. If you choose complex products for your first job, then most likely you will abandon this business halfway through and you will certainly end up with nothing but disappointment. And moving from simple to complex, you will notice that the process becomes more and more exciting.

Necessary tools and materials

What will you need to end up with a do-it-yourself fabric potholder? Patterns are probably the first thing to prepare. As a rule, in simple potholders, the pattern is simply drawn on paper in the form of a circle or square and cut out.

Sometimes the contours can be drawn directly on the fabric, and sometimes it is better to make a paper blank, as, for example, for a heart-shaped pot holder with finger pockets. In addition to patterns, it is necessary to prepare fabric blanks in the amount of two. For one side and the other. And also one blank of the desired shape from a synthetic winterizer, which should be placed between the fabric ones. You will also need a ribbon for edging the product. And, of course, you can’t do without a ruler, pins, threads, scissors, as well as a tool for drawing a pattern on the fabric. It can be a piece of crayon, a bar of soap, a pencil, or a self-disappearing marker. Here is what you like best.

Tailoring process

An ordinary do-it-yourself tack made of fabric is created quite easily and not for long. First, we make a "sandwich" from blanks. First, the fabric is placed with the wrong side up, then the synthetic winterizer, and then the fabric again, but already with the front side up. Now pin all three layers with pins or sweep them together.

Sew stitches with a sewing machine. They can be straight, but you can also use curly stitches to stitch the product. This will add some feature to even the simplest workpiece. Now you need to fold the edging strip in half and iron it well with an iron. Such a strip is cut obliquely from the fabric, or you can simply buy it ready-made and even ironed. After that, all sections of the edging strip are bent to the inside and ironed again. The entire tack is sheathed with an edging strip, a loop is made, and the whole product is ironed again. That's all - the potholder is ready.

Patchwork for kitchen potholders

If you use the patchwork technique, then you can create both a very simple and a very complex potholder with your own hands from fabric. A scheme for such a product will not be superfluous.

You can come up with it yourself or use a ready-made one. The simplest patchwork version of such a product would be a square, consisting of smaller squares. Make a cardboard blank, for example, with a side of five centimeters and cut out such squares from different fabric patches in the quantity you need. Do not forget that these squares on all sides should have seam allowances in the amount of one centimeter. You can sew them in a checkerboard pattern or build some specific sequence and designate it on your diagram. And then already connect the square elements to each other, guided by their designations. First, create strips from square parts, and then connect these strips together into a square half of the tack. If you choose the right color, then even such a simple product will look very interesting. After both halves of the flaps have been created, proceed to sewing, which has already been discussed earlier.

Potholders with appliqué

A do-it-yourself potholder made of fabric can be decorated with appliqué elements. Moreover, there can be quite a lot of such elements in one product. Experienced craftswomen are able to create whole pictures with the help of fabric appliqué, even on small items. To complete the application, you need to prepare a sketch of the future image. Then divide this sketch into separate elements that you can cut out of fabric and sew on. When the preparation of the sketch is completed, select the appropriate material and cut out all the elements, allowances are not needed in this case. You can sew all the details by hand or use a sewing machine. First, the applique is performed on one of the halves of the tack, and then the product is sewn together in the way we already know.

You can complement the appliqué with embroidery to complete finer details and even painting with acrylics or beads. Such products serve more to decorate the room than for their intended purpose.

Potholder as a gift

Of course, such a cute little thing will be a wonderful gift for the holiday or just a sign of attention for your loved ones. Of course, in one copy she will not pull for a gift, but you can make several of them. You can depict one picture on them, but in different versions. Then you get a set. Or make potholders in the same style and color, but different in shape and function. For example, two regular potholders, a mitten and a long potholder with pockets for A, can be used to create a gift set of potholders, a kitchen towel and an apron. It all depends on how many skills and materials you have. And how much time can you allocate for preparation?

To start creating such a cute and necessary little thing in every home, you do not need to wait for some special holiday. Start now. Please your friends and relatives with a nice little thing made by your own hands, without any reason. All you need is a little time, imagination and fun scraps.

Since kitchen mittens and potholders are always in sight, they must be neat and beautiful. Therefore, it is better when there are a lot of them on the farm, so that from time to time you can change them.

In addition, to sew potholders for the kitchen with your own hands, you do not need to have serious experience and needlework skills, so you can sew them together with your child.

And also original homemade potholders are a great idea for a gift and even ... a small hand-made business.

Choosing fabric and filling

The main thing in sewing potholders with your own hands is the right choice of fabric and filler.

• The best fabrics for potholders are natural fabrics such as linen, chintz or cotton. But try to choose dense fabrics - they will last longer.

Tip: You can also use scraps of old jeans.

• You can choose not only original fabrics, but also shapes - hearts and mittens, strawberries and Christmas trees, squares and stars. Also keep in mind that different forms of pot holders differ in functionality, which means that it is best to make a complete universal set: a few squares, a long pot holder, a mitten.

• Filler must be inserted inside the tacks. Most often it is a synthetic winterizer, batting, felt or drape. Batting and other dense, thick natural materials for sewing tacks are more suitable, since the synthetic winterizer has a high thermal conductivity and, at the same time, a low melting threshold.

Tip: You can use an old terry towel folded in several layers as a filler.

• Embroideries, appliqués, ruffles, etc. are used as decoration.

How to sew a potholder-mittens

So, how to sew a potholder quickly and easily? Let's first sew such a traditional mitten with a fringing and an eyelet.

There are many ways to sew mittens, but the principle is about the same - using 6 layers - 4 pieces of fabric and 2 pieces of filler.

1. First we need to make a tack pattern. Place your palm on the paper (or directly on the fabric), indenting 2.5-4 cm from it, schematically draw the outlines of the mitten as in the photo on the right, and then cut out the resulting template.
2. Cut out 2 pieces of lining fabric and 2 pieces of front fabric according to your pattern. You can cut all 4 pieces from one material, but it is better to choose a soft, natural, pleasant to the touch fabric for the inside of the mittens, and a dense, beautiful, colorful fabric for the front side so that the spots on it are less noticeable. We chose different types of cotton fabrics for the inside of the mitten and its front part - for originality and clarity of the example.
3. Now, also in the shape of a mitten, cut out 2 pieces of filler. We remind you that it is better to refuse synthetic materials. In our case, ordinary white fleece is used, but it is better to take a denser and thicker fabric, for example, the same batting.
4. And now you need to put all the details in a puff sandwich in the following order:

• We fold two blanks from the facial fabric to each other "face" as in photo No. 1.
• Now, on top and bottom of the already folded front parts, we put blanks-mittens from the filler (photo No. 2).
• And finally, we apply the purl fabric in the upper layer “face” up, and in the lowest layer we put the last blank (purl) “face” on the table (photo No. 3).

Now let's start sewing. All edges are sewn with an indent of 5-7 mm, and as a result we get an inverted tack.

Now we cut off the excess fabric at the edges (about 3 mm from the seam) and make cuts in all the fillets (photo below) so that our mitten turns out neatly.

Now we turn the product inside out and decorate the sleeve with a piping - an oblique trim (preferably not satin, but cotton), a strip of fabric, braid or ribbon. Since our goal is to show the easiest and fastest way to sew potholders with our own hands, we use a ready-made bright inlay and simply wrap our mitten with it, fasten with pins and sew. If you are using fabric, then it must be attached with a folded edge. At the end, we sew a loop from the same inlay and our mitten is ready.

Here is another cute potholder, sewn according to the described method.

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If you want to complicate the task a little and make the mitten quilted, then you need to slightly change the sewing process as follows:

First you need to “quilt” one three-layer blank simply from rectangular fabric cuts, folded in the same order as described in the instructions in paragraph 4, and then the second. Keep in mind that the threads should match the front material of the mittens. You will get 2 quilted rectangular parts of the future potholders, which need to be folded together so that the wrong sides look outward from the bottom and top of the “sandwich”. And finally, we sew the folded parts along the contour of the mitten template (see paragraph 1). Next, we process the edges of her sleeve with braid or fabric and sew on a loop.

We sew a square pot holder or a hot stand

Now let's start sewing a square potholder, which is very, very easy to sew - unlike mittens, here we use: 2 pieces of batting and 2 pieces of face fabric. Patterns are made for all parts measuring 20x25 cm (or any other). You also need a strip of fabric for the loop - 8x15 cm, and of course an ironing board, iron, needle and thread, a sewing machine and scissors.

Work is carried out according to the following algorithm:

1. Again, a “sandwich” is made from the fabric: 1st layer - batting, 2nd layer - fabric face up, 3rd layer - fabric face down, 4th layer - batting. Such puff blanks need to be made 2 pcs.
2. Two blanks are sewn together from 3 sides, while the lining should still be outward.
3. The tack is turned inside out, ironed.
4. The loop is sewn and takes root.
5. The fourth side is stitched.

• a square tack can also be quilted if desired;
• you can also sew a pocket to one side;
• by the same principle, you can sew potholders in the shape of a heart, a circle, stars, etc. with your own hands.

Here are some ideas for sewing potholders with your own hands according to the basic principle described above (scroll the photo to the right).

Patchwork potholders

Patchwork potholders look unusual, but before you start sewing, you should decide on the technique of connecting patches. Here are 3 main ways:

1. Building blocks - you will need to make square elements, and then process them on a typewriter.
2. Pattern sewing - pieces are cut according to special patterns. These are elements such as birds, leaves, hearts.
3. Sewing on the base - here the elements are not sewn together, but sewn to a pre-prepared base.

To make a simple patchwork product, you need to prepare three colors of fabric, a knife, threads that match the color of the fabric, pins and a ruler. Then we prepare shreds - squares with a side of 10 cm. Each of the squares is cut into triangles, and they are already stacked as required by the schemes. All triangles are sewn together, and one side of the product is obtained. The second side is made according to the same principle, and lining material is placed between them. Then the edges are carefully sewn up, and a loop is attached to the corner - that's it, the tack is ready.

And here is a selection of fresh tack ideas for experienced and beginner needlewomen using the patchwork technique (scroll the photo to the right).