EDUstick® Creators Club
Cat from a Single Outline
Make a flat cat measuring 8 × 6 cm. Keep the ears rounded and the tail curling back to the body. Fill the head with strands, then choose your own colors and stripe rhythm for the body. Use the finished cat as a decoration.
Your outcome: Create a recognizable cat silhouette without excessive detail.
Illustration of the finished construction. Full-size (1:1) templates are supplied on a separate sheet.
Session 1 • stage 1/4
Make the cat outline
From START, run one strand up the right side, around the rounded ears, and down the left side, following the W01 template. Finish the bottom of the body. At START, join the fresh strand beside the earlier strand along the marked section. Continue along the tail and connect its return to the side of the cat.
Check: The body outline is closed, and the tail is connected at its base and return.
If it does not work: If you see a gap, ask an adult to help you connect its edges with a short strand of PLA on the mat.
Parts and methods for this stage
1 × Cat - outline and supporting lines · PLA - colors of your choice
• template W01
Follow the W01 template with the outline. Keep the ears rounded; close the body and connect the returning tail to the side. Finished cross-section [mm]: 2 × 1. Support: Draw the outline flat over the template on the mat. Strand direction: From START, go up the right side, around the ears, and down the left side to the bottom; close the body, then make the tail return to the side. Tip access: From above, without resting your hand on fresh PLA.
Close the outline and curl the tail back
Cat - outline and supporting lines
Blue / dark emphasis: the part used in this action. Arrows: visual guides. Illustration not to scale.
Session 1 • stage 2/4
Connect the inside with lines A and B
Follow the template to draw line A below the head. Join both ends to the sides of the outline. Follow the template to draw line B from the bottom of the body to the right side. Join both ends to the outline.
Check: Lines A and B divide the inside of the cat into areas and stay attached to the outline.
If it does not work: If you see a gap, ask an adult to help you connect its edges with a short strand of PLA on the mat.
Add line B
Cat - outline and supporting lines
Blue / dark emphasis: the part used in this action. Arrows: visual guides. Illustration not to scale.
Session 1 • stage 3/4
Fill the head with strands
Choose a color for the head. Run closely spaced strands from one edge of the area above line A to the other. Join both ends of each strand to the existing PLA. The strands will be shorter in the ears; keep their shape clearly visible.
Check: The head has a visible fill, and every strand connects to the edges of the area.
If it does not work: If you see a gap, ask an adult to help you connect its edges with a short strand of PLA on the mat.
Parts and methods for this stage
1 × Head fill - gold, for example · PLA - colors of your choice
• template follow the written method
Run strands inside the area from one edge to the other, joining both ends to the existing PLA. Do not add loose dots or strands outside the outline. Finished cross-section [mm]: 1.6 × 1. Support: Flat on the mat, inside the existing area.
Fill the head with strands
Head fill - gold, for example
Blue / dark emphasis: the part used in this action. Arrows: visual guides. Illustration not to scale.
Session 1 • stage 4/4
Give the cat your own pattern
In the two remaining areas, choose PLA colors and a stripe rhythm: denser or more widely spaced. Run each stripe from one edge of the area to the other and join both ends. Keep the outline visible and the center of the tail empty. Wait until the piece is completely cool. Display the cat as a flat decoration.
Point out the ears, body, and curled-back tail—what makes it recognizable as a cat?
Check: Your own pattern reaches the edges of the areas, and the silhouette still resembles a seated cat.
If it does not work: If you see a gap, ask an adult to help you connect its edges with a short strand of PLA on the mat.
Parts and methods for this stage
1 × Stripes in the large body area - turquoise, for example; 1 × Stripes in the small body area - purple, for example · PLA - colors of your choice
• template follow the written method
Run strands inside the area from one edge to the other, joining both ends to the existing PLA. Do not add loose dots or strands outside the outline. Finished cross-section [mm]: 1.6 × 1. Support: Flat on the mat, inside the existing area.
Give the cat your own pattern
Stripes in the large body area - turquoise, for example · Stripes in the small body area - purple, for example
Blue / dark emphasis: the part used in this action. Arrows: visual guides. Illustration not to scale.