We love making felt animal stuffies and even have a dedicated shelf for all of them. And yes, it’s a very long shelf, if you’re wondering—they’re just too cute to part with! Our designer May made these handsewn felt giraffes to go along with our felt elephants. Just like all our other stuffies, they’re adorable to look at and simple to make. Scroll down to see what tools and materials you’ll need to craft these cuties.
Gentle Giants
You’ll want to work with good quality felt when making felt stuffies. Our designer May used felt by Benzie for these felt giraffes. And she sewed all of the details together with embroidery floss from Embroidery.com.
After you’ve gathered your tools and materials, download the patterns below and cut the pieces out of felt. Then, just follow the rest of our tutorial to make your own felt giraffes. We’ve included a photo tutorial below, or you can scroll down for printable instructions.
When you’re done making these felt giraffes, you can keep them for yourself or give them as a gift! If you want more ideas, make sure to browse through all of our felt stuffies. We’ve got a ton of them! If you’ve made any of our stuffies before, we’d love to see how they turned out. Make sure to post them on Instagram and use the hashtag #MadeWithLia.
Crafting Tip: New to crafting felt animal stuffies and want to learn more? Take our mini course, 8 Easy Steps to Create Any Felt Stuffie.
This content uses links from which we may earn a commission. Disclosure.
Tools
- Cricut Maker or Silhouette Cameo 4 (optional)
- Detail Scissors
- Embroidery Needles
- Clover Applique Sewing Pins
- Stuffing Tool or Chopstick
Materials
- Lia Griffith’s Wool Blend Felt – Buttercup, Paprika, and Pumpkin
- Embroidery Floss — DMC Black (310), Medium Copper (920), Medium Mahogany (301), and Very Light Topaz (727)
- Craft Eyes – 6mm
- Polyester Fiber Fill — Lia Griffith Stuffie Puff
Full tutorial available for members. Join here.
Become a Member!
Want more printable patterns and SVG cut files? Join other members in our crafting community and get access to our entire library of projects. You can also follow us on Instagram, Pinterest, Facebook, and YouTube for more crafting tips, tutorials, and DIY inspiration.
Are you having trouble? Feel free to contact us and we will be happy to help you out.
12 Comments
Benzie no longer carries Cantaloupe-colored felt. Can you suggest an alternative?
Hi Liz. Krista just went in and updated all of the felt colors. We actually sell felt in our own shop now. 🙂
Hi, Would it be possible to have a video showing precisely the different stitches you use? I’ve watched the felt 101 video but we don’t see up close, and if you are not a native speaker it’s a bit hard to follow 🙂
Also, I am a bit lost on the giraffe, from step 11. Do you sew the horn and one side, and then the ears? From step 11 it goes very fast, in my view, and it could use a few added extra steps for clarity…!
Thank you for your help / advices!
Hi Constance! We have a mini-course in the works with all of the stitches. Stay tuned as we will announce when that is available for you to watch. 🙂
I’m sorry if I didn’t clarify on my question. What type of stitching do yall use. For example, french knot, back, chain, stem, or satin.
Hi! We used a blanket stitch for the overall construction, and whip stitches for the spots. The ears were sewn with short straight stitches near the base to secure.
I would like to purchase just the giraffe pattern to make for grandson….I won’t have time to do other projects at this time….is it possible to purchase just the giraffe pattern?
Thank you,
Patricia McCarthy
Hi Patricia! We don’t have that option at this time. You can always sign up for a monthly membership, then cancel after you download the project (or before the month ends).
How do you getting 8 loops of dmc floss secured within the tail without the black floss slowing through the seam? either to much floss or tail felt not wide enough.
Try looping it one less time if it’s too stuffed to the point where it’s showing through the seam.
As an FYI – your pattern is a little off. Both the PDF and SVG call for 14 spots total (which would mean 7 for each side), but actually it should be 28 spots in total so each has 14. At least that’s what you have in your photos.
Melissa,
Thank you for bringing this to our attention, we will update the PDF 🙂