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Make your own Winston

with Alex T. Smit's pattern
Wool Felt, Sewing, and Christmas
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What do you need?
a piece of felt, white or ecru
matching yarn and needle
piece of felt, salmon pink
long strip of red felt
a thread of black embroidery yarn
a thread of ecru embroidery yarn
2 small black beads

Making winston home
Today we make the finger puppet from the book Alex T Smith: How Winston delivered Christmas. With 1 small difference, we do not make our Winston from paper but from felt, it will last longer;) If you prefer to make it from paper, that is of course also fine. He will be cute any way!
 
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Draw a circle on the white felt using a small bowl.

Cut out the circle then make a cut until the middle.

Roll the circle into a cone and pin it then cut it even.

Cut out small 2 white circles and 2 even smaller in pink.

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Sew the cone closed, sew the pink on the white circles.

Sew a tail of light pink embroidery yarn on the mouse.

Sew black whiskers on it's nose.

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Sew the ears on Winston's head.

Sew eyes on Winston's head and wrap the scarf around.

Have fun with Winston!