Tutorial: Cthulhu Hair Clip
Materials:
- Scrap of green felt or fabric
- Oval red plastic gems for eyes (buttons, beads, or something similar would also work fine)
- Barrette back
- 12″ piece of narrow black elastic
- Small amount of polyester batting
- White glue or hot glue
- Thread
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Cut two pieces of felt in desired shape. (The pattern is here. Enlarge or reduce it to your preferred size; the example is about 3-1/2″ tall.)
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Cut six 2″ pieces of elastic, fold them in half, and baste them along the bottom of one piece of felt. This is to help separate the “tentacles,” but it’s actually a little bit fiddly to feed each ponytail through the loop. You could also simply baste the ends of one larger piece of elastic to the corners of the bottom (which will help keep the ponytails contained inside the margins of the “mouth”), or just omit this step altogether.
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Place the two pieces of felt with wrong sides together, sandwiching the loops in between the layers, and stitch in a 1/2″ seam, leaving an opening for stuffing (if desired). Note: Since I was using felt I didn’t have to worry about the edges fraying, and I liked the primitive look of the visible seam. If you’re using fabric or if you don’t like the way this looks, stitch the two pieces with right sides together, leaving an opening to turn right-side-out. (If you do this, you’ll also need to cut the pattern a little larger to accommodate the seam allowance, and will also need to baste the loops upside-down so they’ll point the right way when you turn the fabric out.)
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If desired, make some straight stitches along the bottom to add a little detail.
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Stuff lightly to add a little body. (Alternatively, you could sandwich a stiff piece of interfacing between the layers before stitching them together.)
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Stitch or hot-glue a barrette to the back.
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Glue gems on the front for eyes.
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