Description

Make a Knabstrupper or Appaloosa stick horse with our black and white Hobby Horse making kit! The set includes our black-spotted leopard horse print SuperSoft SHORTY fabric, a cuddly plush fabric that creates the softest realistic horse fur. You will also get our favorite yarn for the mane, a chunky merino wool that is soft to the touch and creates a voluminous mane. We have also included a small piece of black felt that you can use to appliqué eyes and nostrils of the stick pony. The kit comes with our printed hobby horse sewing pattern and a beautiful pastel DIY kit for making 2-3 halters and leads for the horse.

Components of the Hobby Horse making kit

Hobby Horse fabric: The kit includes a white fabric with black spots featuring a leopard horse design, ideal for sewing hobby horses in striking breeds like Appaloosa, Knabstrupper, or Noriker. The 39.5×28.5″ (100×72 cm) super soft fabric panel has a light pink section in the center. It imitates hairless areas of the coat. You can cut parts like the muzzle or inner ears there for realistic effects without using fabric paint.

Yarn for the Hobby Horse mane: The classic Hobby Horse mane is made from yarn. Our favorite yarn that we used in most of our Hobby Horse examples is the BIG MERINO yarn from the Spanish company Katia. It’s a chunky merino wool yarn mixed with acrylic. It feels wonderfully fine to the touch and is absolutely not scratchy! Since it is quite a thick wool, your horse’s mane gets great volume even with just a few strands. For an authentic Appaloosa or Knabstrupper look, the hobby horse making kit includes both a black and an ecru ball of yarn. This way you can create a two-colored mane matching the coat.

Felt for eyes and nostrils: The included free black felt piece has a size of 3 x 3 inch (7.5 x 7.5 cm) and you can use it to appliqué the eyes and nostrils of your Hobby Horse. The good thing about using felt for appliqués is that you can use a simple straight stitch with your sewing machine because the edges won’t fray. Alternatively, the pattern includes embroidery designs to use with an embroidery machine AND cutting files to use with a cutting machine like a Cricut!

Sewing pattern: The bundle comes with a printed Hobby Horse template for our pattern HOPE (also featured in our Hobby Horse book). Our sturdy paper patterns are printed in color and include booklet-style illustrated instructions. The Hobby Horse template also covers accessories such as ear bonnets, a stable blanket, and basic halter instructions. We have a full video tutorial for sewing the stick horse version of HOPE on our Youtube channel:

Halter DIY kit: The bundle includes a Hobby Horse halter and lead DIY kit with pastel-colored ropes and webbing made from durable polypropylene (PP). You can create head collars, rope halters, leads, or reins, and decorate nosebands with braids. The kit comes with matching hardware and a PDF tutorial link for easy step-by-step instructions.

Additionally needed to sew the stick horse (NOT INCLUDED)

• White hand embroidery floss for the eye twinkles, approx. 8″ (20 cm), alternatively white fabric paint or a white acrylic marker
• Double-sided iron-on adhesive webbing (e.g. Heat’n Bond), approx. 8×3″ (20×8 cm)
• Toy filling, approx. 1.1 lbs (500 g)
• Stick with a maximum diameter of 1.2″ (3 cm) and a minimum length of 24″ (60 cm )
• Wool, cord or rope to wrap around the fabric at the stick opening, approx. 20″ (50 cm)

Would you prefer to sew your stick horse in a different color? We have other Hobby Horse material bundles available. And we also offer different kits for making bridles and more halter kit color options!