The color scheme of your holiday, by the way, may also differ from the standard orange and black. Choose the color and texture to your liking (though they may be monochrome, though iridescent), play on contrasts, but retains the traditional forms and symbols of Halloween. I believe that some kind of purple felted pumpkin white peas and garland as shards, made of felt, looked a lot more fun usual "traditional" decor.
I wanted to decorate the house with pumpkins light shades - that there was no feeling overloaded interior. When choosing equipment, decided to stay at sewing (sewing machine to help me!). Although if you are thinking to do the same manually - do not worry, most importantly - in advance choose suitable material under the needle and thread. I want to share with you the idea of creating textile pumpkin, which will make the power even for beginners.
Sew decorative pumpkins we need tissue. I do not advise to take the work rolling in materials - more fuss with them, it is necessary to process the edge, and so on. N. Do not take too thick or too thin fabric. Cut a rectangle of the selected material, length must be more than twice the width (e.g., 22 cm long and 11 wide). Remove the fabric inside out and sew it as shown in the figure using a sewing machine or by hand. Seam "forward needle" go over the top edge of the workpiece and tighten the thread. That the seam is not broke, do some secret reinforcement stitches, hide the thread and trim it. Remove the blank on the front side.
Then the fun begins: take sinteponovye filler (available at craft stores or tissue), tissue gently Stuff them blank, as shown in the figure. Sew the free edge of the future pumpkins seam "forward needle", carefully tighten the thread, collecting edge at one point. So, we've got some sort of cloth ball.
Begin forming ribs pumpkin with thread. You will need a large needle (but not too thick) and a long string with matching color, or even contrasting. Refill the thread through the eye of a needle, make a knot. Drive the needle into the center of the future pumpkins, passing through its axis thread, take out the other hand, slightly pulling the thread. Note the figure: shows how to use the thread segments form. And you can make wider or narrower - as you like. However, I do not advise strongly Tighten thread - there is the risk of tearing. To create the edges I used thread "Iris", because it is stronger and texture usual. Decorative pumpkin is almost ready, but she was something missing ... Sharing!
From a piece of fabric in contrasting color vykroyte stalk. The size of the cutting should be proportional to the size of pumpkins. The figure shows the stalk for a very small pumpkins, big as a pumpkin stalk need a different size. The shape of the cutting should resemble elongated arc. I cut out the two halves of the arc-shaped fabric, folding inside out and sew seam "forward needle". Gut-wrenching for cutting the workpiece on the front side, if necessary, its stuffed with filling and sew hidden seam to the top of the pumpkin, trying to do it as carefully and quietly. Pumpkin ready!
If you wish, you can decorate a pumpkin textile sequins, beads, perform decoupage on fabric, decorate with acrylic paints (suitable for textiles) or special volume loop. By the way, you can decorate a pumpkin stalk beautiful leaves from felt. I wanted to make lots and lots of small tykovok and turn them into a garland. Be creative, let your holiday will be special!