Recycled wool sweater

A sweater jacket that was made from repurposed wool sweaters. Five different sweaters that I felted the wool by washing in hot water and drying on high heat. The sweaters were then cut apart and repieced into fabric. The buttons...

Check out these 21 ideas on ways to Reuse or Upcycle an Old Sweater! They are creative and easy to make for your winter decor this year!

How to Easily Make Felted Wool from Old Sweaters - This is a simple tutorial for felting wool sweaters in the washing machine to use in sewing and DIY projects.

No visit site button? 🔝click the dots! Making your own felt fabric and then turning those fabrics into other things like home decor and useful items is something that you can definitely…

Felting sweaters is a really easy project to do. It will take a few hours but all you need to do is start your washing machine and then...

How to pick up a thrift shop sweater and recycle it for a brand new knitting project!

It’s spring and time to get rid of all these sweaters you haven’t worn in years! Before you throw them away, why not try a quick refashion? This way having lived a long boring life in y…

Someone emailed me recently and asked me to explain how I made the felted sweater blanket I have posted on my projects page. I found some old pictures on my laptop and put this post together.

Years ago, before this blog, before I knew about Craftster, before it ever occurred to me to take pictures of things i made, I got this idea...

Love felting? Learn to felt wool. Skip the fabric stores this round and head to your local thrift store for high quality material at a fraction of the cost.

We have talked a lot in the last two weeks about our food and the challenge it is to eat real food in today’s modern world of pre-packaged processed fare. Today I am going to switch gears a l…

Here are my top ways to upcycle old sweaters and I think you will love them. Don't toss them, upcycle them!

Hello, Felt-sters! I have for you today a quick technique tutorial. I received this tool a few months ago at CHA from the lovely people at Clover. It works pretty much like the other tool I use, but able to pinpoint (ahem) a tinier area. I think it works great for a technique I'm calling

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DIY felted wool bag made from upcycled thrift store wool sweater. Wool is easy and forgiving to work with. Directions and other patterns for wool.

Do you have any old sweaters tucked away in your closet that you're never going to wear again? Regift them! But not as the original sweater. There are all kinds of fun things you can transform a sweater into! Here are a several ways to reuse your old sweaters that I found on Pinterest! Just

See how to make a blanket out of sweaters with these steps! Easy DIY tutorial for making an upcycled wool sweater quilt.

Like I mentioned in my previous post, at my first craft fair on Friday I got TONS of compliments on these recycled sweater booties - but the most common comment was "I love these but I dont have anyone small enough to wear them!" So, I figured I should try expanding my size range. Plus, I've got two toddlers that refuse to wear shoes or socks in the house, even when its FREEZING, so maybe if I make them special slippers they'll be a little more cooperative. This tutorial is from making these…