How to decorate children and adults boots - 25 ways of original decoration

"Everything new is well forgotten old." This old expression said by the moderator Marie Antoinette describes very well the tendency of fashion to return to basics. This season, the traditional Russian felt boots are back in fashion.

The process of making boots is quite laborious, and finished products require special care, so for a long time they were considered “masterly” shoes and were the best gift in winter. Today, felt boots is a better product, more practical to wear and resistant to weather changes.

On the shelves of shoe stores you can find a variety of options for felt boots, but we want to show how to make a unique thing elegantly familiar to us, gray felt boots that elegantly complement any winter look.

Do you want to wear felt boots and look stylish? It is very simple, one has only to decorate them with lace. For this you will need lace and thread. Traditional felt boots have a rather rough appearance, so the laces should also be rather rough. Crochet lace is best. Rather wide laces can be sewn on high felt boots, while low ones can be decorated with narrow lace ribbons. The process of registration does not take much time. Laces need to be well untied and sewn to the freebie boots. If desired, you can add beads to the composition.

Valenki decorated with fur cuffs look harmonious and very rich. Both natural and artificial fur can be used for decoration of felt boots. Fur with short hair will be more practical in the sock because it is less rubbed and tattered. Well complement the cuffs from fur voluminous laces and large decorative buttons covered with leather. Fur must be sewn on top and bottom, the joint can be made from behind or on the inside of the leg.

The vast space for fantasy gives us the art of application. Felt, leather, fur, knitted patches, will allow to turn ordinary felt boots into a work of art. First of all, you need to develop a sketch of the future decoration. It can be anything: floral ornament, summer or winter motifs, ornaments in the style of Gzhel or Khokhloma. Next you need to pick up materials. At this stage, you can experiment, combine leather and fur, try on different designs on the sketch. The most important stage is the consolidation of the prepared elements on the felt boot. Application can be both sewn and glued. A person with little experience in needlework will find it easier to use a glue gun.

Painted boots are very popular. For painting you need to pick up a special waterproof acrylic paints, such are often used for drawing in the technique of "batik". Felt, must be pre-primed with white glue. Priming needs only that part of the felt boot where the drawing will be applied. It will be more convenient to paint with thick colors.

Simple felt boots can be turned into a bright accessory with hair dye. The paint color should be darker than the color of the boots. For a more durable staining felt should be slightly moistened. Use a soft brush or sponge to apply the first, even layer of paint and leave the boots for a few minutes to absorb it, then apply another layer. It is important to ensure that the paint does not dry before applying the next layer, and that the layers are even. For a good result, you will need 4-5 layers of paint. Painted valenki should be left for a few days to paint is well absorbed, and then wash off the paint with water and shampoo.

Felted wool used in the manufacture of felt boots is a very soft material, therefore embroidery is a very popular way to decorate them. Ornaments embroidered in the technique of “Smooth surface” will look brighter than all, since this technique gives the most dense pattern. For embroidery on felt boots can be used only floss. Acrylic embroidery thread will tear, because the boots are made of a rather dense layer of fur. A regular needle is also not suitable for embroidery on felt boots - the probability of breaking it is very high, so we recommend using a thick needle.

Another excellent option for decorating felt boots is embroidery with satin ribbons. The pictures embroidered with ribbons turn out to be very voluminous and bright. Especially beautiful look rich floral motifs. However, satin ribbons are a pretty darned material, which makes it less practical. Valenki, embroidered with ribbons, it is better to use as shoes for the exit, and not as everyday.

To decorate children's boots as you can, you will need felt. From this bright, dense material it is very easy to make portraits of cute little animals, figurines of machines, steam trains or ships. In order for such a decoration to serve the baby as long as possible, you need to choose the thickest and densest felt. The children are very mobile, they run a lot and constantly conquer new peaks, so it is very important to sew your jewelry with high quality to the felt boot. Stitches should be small and dense. Just a few multi-colored pieces of felt, needle, thread and your imagination will make your kid's boring felt boots his favorite shoes.

Fans of knitting can also make their own adjustments to the fashion for felt boots. Knitted cuffs will look very original, in addition they can serve as additional warming for felt boots. A knitted cobweb on the tops will give your appearance of mystery, and voluminous knitted braids on your legs will not leave anyone indifferent. Knitted elements on felt boots will be perfectly combined with a knitted scarf, mittens and a hat and will make your winter look very soft and homely warm.

In winter, both adults and children are most waiting for a wonderful New Year fairytale. To wait was not boring, and everyday life became brighter, you can decorate felt boots with shiny tinsel. To decorate the shoe should choose tinsel with very short bristles. In choosing a place for fixing jewelry on felt boots, it is also better to be limited: the top of the freebie is best, and only the outside. Tinsel is a very fragile material, therefore it is better to sew it on a felt boot. Stitches should be frequent, and the thread is better to choose to match the tinsel.

Very simple, but very elegant and appropriate looks on felt boots decoration in the form of a snowflake. You can make it in many ways: draw, embroider with threads or beads, sew with tinsel or ribbons, lay out with rhinestones.Looks great gentle delicate snowflake on the tops of dark boots. A light glossy dust will complement this decoration well, it can be fixed on the felt boot with the help of PVA glue.

For the decoration of felt boots with your own hands, you can also use beads and beads. It is worth being prepared for the fact that bulky jewelry will periodically cling to clothes and objects around you, so you should sew beads and beads to felt boots with a sturdy synthetic thread or fishing line. Combining different sizes and shades of beads and beads, you can embroider magnificent pictures on the felt boots, subtle ornaments, elegant flowers or butterflies, create an original, bright abstraction or depict fireworks. This decoration is well suited to the image of both an adult woman and a little girl.

The felt of which felt boots are made is very similar to fabric, therefore for its decoration one can safely use self-adhesive or hot-glue rhinestones. It is very convenient that such rhinestones are sold in stores for creativity and in haberdashery in the form of ready-made compositions. There is nothing easier than to choose a finished pattern and put it on felt boots. You can also choose a more complex option: buy ordinary rhinestones, design a sketch of the pattern yourself, put it on the felt boot and glue the rhinestones with a glue gun. In any case, the shine from rhinestones on your shoes will attract the attention of others.

An indispensable material for any needlewoman are sequins. This is a fairly inexpensive material that is perfect for almost any occasion. Sequins can be glued with a glue gun, but not in the case of using a sequin tape - it is more practical to sew it. It is enough only to “girth” the freebie of a felt boot with a sequin tape - and your shoes will shine with completely new colors.

Things made or decorated with their own hands, do not go out of fashion, so you can afford bold experiments. One has only to show imagination and the usual thing will sparkle with new colors, and you will look unique and original.