Easy Dog Finger Puppet [FREE PATTERN]
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Do you want to make a dog finger puppet for kids? Then, follow this tutorial, and learn how to make a dog finger puppet from felt. This free pattern is part of my farm animal finger puppets set, which will be fun to play with on their own or as part of Quiet Book. You can also use the template as a free printable. I hope you enjoy crafting with me, and if you are looking for more free patterns, visit my Freebies section.
Happy Felt Crafting!
Find the complete farm animal finger puppet PDF pattern and SVG file in my ETSY shop. In the FunClothCrafts ETSY shop, you find finger puppet PDF patterns and felt board PDF patterns, including SVG files.
Instructions for DIY Dog Finger Puppet
This dog felt finger puppet is easy to make. It is stitched entirely by hand, using a running stitch, French knot, whip stitch. Looking for help with embroidery stitches? Visit the article 9 hand embroidery stitches for felt to learn more. You can use a sewing machine if you prefer. Choose straight stitch and standard thread.
Dog finger puppet hand embroidery stitches
Step-by-step instructions follow to make felt dog finger puppet using the free template. The finished puppet is approximately 2.8 inches (7 cm) tall. The dog puppet is made from scraps of felt.
Note that finger puppets are not recommended for children under the age of 3.
Tips for Sewing with Felt
TIP for holding pieces in place for sewing: Felt pieces can be pinned to the body shape to hold them in place until they are stitched.
Another option is to place a tiny dab of instant dry fabric glue on the reverse side of felt shapes and position them on the puppet’s body. I use Beacon Fabri-Tac glue for my felt crafts.
TIP for sewing with felt: Searching for more information about sewing with felt? Visit my post on how to sew felt: tips for sewing with felt.
TIP how to glue felt: Have you wondered what is the best glue for felt? Find the findings of a test comparing 8 different glue for felt.
TIP for cutting felt shapes:If you like to learn tips on cutting out felt pieces, you can read my post about 6 techniques for cutting felt shapes.
TIP for tracing on felt: You are welcome to read how to trace on felt post to learn more about transferring the pattern on felt for embroidery.
Materials & Supplies for Dog Finger Puppet
Dog Finger Puppet Free Template - to download the file, subscribe to the FunClothCrafts newsletter. In the newsletter, you will find a password to the subscriber's Free Downloads Vault. Find the complete farm animal finger puppet PDF pattern and SVG file in my ETSY shop. In the FunClothCrafts ETSY shop, you find finger puppet PDF patterns and felt board PDF patterns, including SVG files.
felt scraps (find great felt at Benzie Design or find more buying options in the Types of Felt section of How to Sew Felt blog post): felt colors based on your choice (dark brown, brown, beige if you want to follow my colors), white
embroidery floss: matching colors to the darker tone of felt, black, white
small or embroidery scissors (KAI 5 1/2 inch Embroidery Scissors are the ones I use)
pins (optional - these are my favorites)
a glue that works on felt (optional - Beacon Fabri-Tac glue works well)
freezer paper (optional - Check out my tutorial to learn how to use freezer paper for cutting precise shapes from felt)
iron (optional - if you cut felt with freezer paper: I use Rowenta travel iron)
How to Make Dog Finger Puppet
Follow the steps and learn how to make this easy dog finger puppet.
Use the template shared in Materials & Supplies (section above) to cut out all felt shapes from felt.
Cut all felt shapes for the dog finger puppet
2. Hold with a finger, pin or glue the white circles for eyes to the front of the dog’s body shape, following the template. With one-strand white floss, sew whip stitch around the edges of the eyes to attach it. I do 8 stitches.
Using the french knot, embroider the eye pupils with three-strands of black embroidery thread. I wrapped the thread three times around my needle to make the knot more significant.
Tip: You could use self-adhesive googly eyes instead of sewing the eyes. I would only opt for this option if the finger puppet will be used by older kids.
Embroider the eyes with 8 whip stitches
Embroider the french knot for the eyes’ pupils.
3. Next, sew the nose to the muzzle with a whip stitch.
Attach nose to the muzzle with whip stitch
4. Embroider the mouse with back stitch.
TIP: Before embroidery, you can draw the mouth with a pencil following the template.
Embroider the mouth
5. Attach the muzzle to the dog’s front body piece using the whip stitch.
Sew the muzzle with whip stitch
6. Place the dog finger puppet’s front and back together and join the pieces with a running stitch close to the edge.
Sew running stitch close to the edge
Your handmade felt dog finger puppet made with Fun Cloth Crafts free dog finger puppet pattern is ready for its happy owner.
Dog finger puppet with free pattern
Easy Dog Finger Puppet Conclusions
Thank you for crafting with me! I would love to see your finished dog craft project. So if you like to share the dog felt finger puppet, please send me your pictures. I welcome any feedback as it is important to make my products better. Don’t hesitate to contact me with your suggestions at anna@funclothcrafts.com.
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XO, Anna
