Slippers

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Turn an old towel in to a pair of cosy slippers.

Posted by Cat Morley from London, United Kingdom • Published 23rd March 2007 • See Cat Morley's 1114 projects »

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Step 1
Draw around your foot on to a peice of paper. Make a template that is slightly larger than your foot, this will be the shape of your slippers.
Step 2
Draw out your slipper on to the towel, remember to flip the template over for the left and right foot.
Step 3
For the soles of your slippers, you should use a tougher fabric such as fake leather. Cut out one left and one right foot of these.
Step 4
Cut your template in half and then draw out a wider peice of towel for the hood on the foot. You will need 2 left and 2 right hoods.
Step 5
Sew the right hoods together, leaving a small gap, fold inside out and sew up the open gap. Repeat this for the left hoods.
Step 6
Attach the hood to the towel sole with pins.
Step 7
Sew the hood on to the towel sole, removing the pins as you go.
Step 8
Pin the fake leather sole, wrong side up on top of the towel sole, so that the hood is on the inside.
Step 9
Sew around the base, leaving a gap at the end. Fold inside out.
Step 10
Fill with stuffing and then sew up the gap.
Step 11
Decorate with ribbons and gems.

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Tpmike 23rd March 2016

Lovely slippers...

Cat Morley · London, GB · 1397 projects 29th March 2016

Thanks

Steph. · Reading, England, GB · 212 projects 22nd January 2014

Hi, do you think the denim would work instead of the fake leather? I don't have any fake leather

Cat Morley · London, GB · 1397 projects 22nd January 2014

Yeah, any heavy duty fabric would probably work well!

Steph. · Reading, England, GB · 212 projects 23rd January 2014

Ok, thanks! And did your sewing machine struggle to sew it, because it looks really bulky in step 7 especially :/

Cat Morley · London, GB · 1397 projects 23rd January 2014

It wasn't too bad actually. I used a heavy duty sewing needle though!

Steph. · Reading, England, GB · 212 projects 24th January 2014

Haha, ok

thanks!

PinkRuffles · Bremen, Bremen, DE · 6 projects 13th January 2011

i would really love to make them...but i dont posses enough leather...is there anything else i can use?

Steph. · Reading, England, GB · 212 projects 22nd January 2014

I was thinking about denim maybe?

tula t. · Sydney, New South Wales, AU · 2 projects 21st November 2009

ALWAYS WANTED TO MAKE THESE!!!... was looking everywhere for a nice pair of slippers thanks to u I CAN MAKE MY OWN.....

Holly W. · U.S. Air Force Academy, Colorado, US · 5 projects 2nd October 2008

I Love, Love, LOVE this idea! I have an old sweater I'm going to try this with and when I'm done I'll post a picture! Wow, thanks for a fabulous idea for gifts around the holidays! H.

Ginger Ginger. · Australia, AU · 16 projects 11th August 2008

wow , this is really amazing- how did you go sewing the towel with your sewing machine was it easy and do yu need a specialsewing machine to be able to sew towel?

Nandha c. · 11 projects 23rd June 2008

i have to try this