Making A Felt Rug From Recycled Sweaters

A recycled turtleneck sweater will fit a hot water bottle perfectly.

Making a felt rug from recycled sweaters.

I ll cover upcycled rugs from recycled wool sweaters in another tutorial. Upcycle sweaters into a gorgeous diy felt rug what you need to make a felt rug. This area rug is so gorgeous and you can create it with an old sweater. The number of balls you ll need will depend upon the rug size and the size of the balls.

The following is an excerpt from the sweater chop shop by crispina ffrench storey publishing 2009. The first step is to felt also known as fulling or shrink them in your washer and dryer like you re not supposed to with your wool. Sweater materials that are thin to start don t get much thicker when felted merino cashmere. You use a felted sweater preferably in red if you have it but you could do these in any color.

Continue attaching felt balls until the rug is your desired size referring to your pattern as necessary. No sewing required to make this colourful and unique handmade rug for your home. Learn how to make recycled sweater hats for the entire family and everyone else on your list. Here s a list of materials you will need for your upcycled rug from recycled wool.

You can also use scrap pieces of felt or sweater felt for this diy too. Jan 25 2020 have fun recycling your old wool sweaters into a gorgeous diy felt rug. Wool sweaters i used the equivalent of 4 5 sweaters for this felt rug. These hearts are perfect for valentine s day or anytime that you just want a cute little decoration.

I use cotton flannel in a coordinating color on the back. You may want to keep this in mind when selecting sweaters. Mine were mainly cashmere and some lambswool. I ve used mine to make rugs mittens dog sweaters and the most versatile gift item of all hats.

Make these sweater sleeve slippers. They should be at least 70 80 wool. Everyone has a favorite wool sweater or two that has been shrunken and felted in the washer. Sweaters that are really bulky to start get too bulky when felted.

Using recycled textiles to create home accessories sweaters and even furniture ffrench has. So let s get started. So you want to make something with all those wool sweaters. Learn how to do the almost as easy felted version at apartment therapy.

These sweater blankets are really fun and rewarding to make and.