Stick Horse | PDF

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Technical Sketches • Fabric Requirements • Measurements • Notions

Difficulty: Beginner

Illustrated Instructions

Projector File

A0 File

A4 & US Letter File

Video Tutorial

Layered Files

Thoroughly Tested

Woven

The Stick Horse is a soft toy sewing pattern designed to create a timeless handmade keepsake. Featuring a modern horse silhouette, folded ears, an optional mane, and embroidered facial details, it is the perfect project for imaginative play, thoughtful gifts, and heirloom-quality toys.

Features:
- one size
- beginner-friendly construction
- modern horse design
- folded ears
- optional fabric, lace, or yarn mane
- embroidered or zigzag stitched facial features
- securely mounted wooden dowel
- stuffed three-dimensional head

Included with your purchase:
This is a digital PDF sewing pattern. After purchase, you will gain instant access to your downloads that include:
- Beginner-friendly, detailed, and illustrated instruction booklet (PDF)
- Beginner-friendly video tutorial
- Multiple printing options including:
— Projector file (cut out pattern pieces using a projector. Learn more here)
— A0 file (print pattern pieces on a large paper at a copyshop. Learn more here)
— A4/US Letter file (print pattern pieces using an at-home printer, and tape or glue them together. Learn more here)

Ideal fabrics:
- linen
- cotton canvas
- cotton poplin

Also works well with:
- light to mid-weight wovens including:
— cotton twill
— denim
— cotton lawn

Tips:
- Structured fabrics help the horse hold its shape.
- Lightweight fusible interfacing can make the embroidered facial features easier to sew.
- Polyfill creates a soft, lightweight toy, while scrap fabric or cotton stuffing creates a firmer finish.
- Yarn, ribbon, lace, or fabric strips can all be used to customize the mane.

Required sewing level:
- Beginner. Designed specifically for sewists looking to build confidence with soft toy construction.

Skills you will learn from the instruction booklet/video tutorial:
- basting
- gathering
- slip stitching
- sewing curved seams
- stuffing a three-dimensional project
- securely installing a wooden dowel
- embroidery or zigzag appliqué

Tools you will need:
- sewing machine
- iron
Note: additional required notions can be found above.

Finished dimensions:
- Head length: 12.5” (32cm)
- Head width: 11” (28cm)
- Head thickness: 4” (10cm)
- Total length: 39.3” (100cm)

Materials:
- Wooden dowel: 5/8” (1.6cm) to 1” (2.5cm) diameter × approximately 36” (90cm) long
- Approximately 12 oz polyfill or cotton stuffing
- Lightweight fusible interfacing (optional)
- Lace, trim, yarn, or ribbon for the mane (optional)
- Embroidery floss (optional)

The Stick Horse is a soft toy sewing pattern designed to create a timeless handmade keepsake. Featuring a modern horse silhouette, folded ears, an optional mane, and embroidered facial details, it is the perfect project for imaginative play, thoughtful gifts, and heirloom-quality toys.

Features:
- one size
- beginner-friendly construction
- modern horse design
- folded ears
- optional fabric, lace, or yarn mane
- embroidered or zigzag stitched facial features
- securely mounted wooden dowel
- stuffed three-dimensional head

Included with your purchase:
This is a digital PDF sewing pattern. After purchase, you will gain instant access to your downloads that include:
- Beginner-friendly, detailed, and illustrated instruction booklet (PDF)
- Beginner-friendly video tutorial
- Multiple printing options including:
— Projector file (cut out pattern pieces using a projector. Learn more here)
— A0 file (print pattern pieces on a large paper at a copyshop. Learn more here)
— A4/US Letter file (print pattern pieces using an at-home printer, and tape or glue them together. Learn more here)

Ideal fabrics:
- linen
- cotton canvas
- cotton poplin

Also works well with:
- light to mid-weight wovens including:
— cotton twill
— denim
— cotton lawn

Tips:
- Structured fabrics help the horse hold its shape.
- Lightweight fusible interfacing can make the embroidered facial features easier to sew.
- Polyfill creates a soft, lightweight toy, while scrap fabric or cotton stuffing creates a firmer finish.
- Yarn, ribbon, lace, or fabric strips can all be used to customize the mane.

Required sewing level:
- Beginner. Designed specifically for sewists looking to build confidence with soft toy construction.

Skills you will learn from the instruction booklet/video tutorial:
- basting
- gathering
- slip stitching
- sewing curved seams
- stuffing a three-dimensional project
- securely installing a wooden dowel
- embroidery or zigzag appliqué

Tools you will need:
- sewing machine
- iron
Note: additional required notions can be found above.

Finished dimensions:
- Head length: 12.5” (32cm)
- Head width: 11” (28cm)
- Head thickness: 4” (10cm)
- Total length: 39.3” (100cm)

Materials:
- Wooden dowel: 5/8” (1.6cm) to 1” (2.5cm) diameter × approximately 36” (90cm) long
- Approximately 12 oz polyfill or cotton stuffing
- Lightweight fusible interfacing (optional)
- Lace, trim, yarn, or ribbon for the mane (optional)
- Embroidery floss (optional)