How-To: Repair a Wool Sweater with Felting By Brookelynn Morris My favorite sweater is starting to fall apart. The cuff on one sleeve unraveled at the seam, splitting the cuff. It’s simple to repair a wool sweater with a felting needle.
Holy moly! Gareth @ MAKE writes: This is creepy and weird in a totally “I SO want that on MY Roomba” sorta way! It’s a cover for the Roomba, the “i-Toad,” made from needle felted Romney and Jacob wool and glass eyes. And you thought the housepets were freaked out about your Roomba before!
I like these uncut felt slippers I just saw over on Treehugger. You just cut out the shape labeled with your shoe size, and shazam! Instant house slippers. This looks really easy to DIY, too, in fun colors with a bit of velcro. Maybe add some applique or embroidery?
The fabulous Lisa Katayama points to these adorable felt speakers on her equally fabulous TokyoMango blog. Whether they’re Russian stacking dolls or Kokeshi, they definitely seem like something you crafty, techno-savvy readers could easily re-create at home. Send us some photos if you do, or post them in the Craft Flickr pool.
When I was 7, I learned how to make a pet rock in a crafting afternoon at the public library. Crafting rocks have come a looooong way these days and I love the natural beauty of the crochet covered rocks in the photo above from Resurrection Fern. Simply inspiring! This beautiful winter berries crochet rock […]
If you’ve ever wondered how felted soaps were made, check out this photo tutorial by FeltedChicken on Flickr. [via WhipUp]
Betz White has come up with a quick and colorful way to keep warm with this cozy scarflette made from felted, recycled sweaters.
