Making A Felt Rug From Recycled Sweaters

Sweater materials that are thin to start don t get much thicker when felted merino cashmere.

Making a felt rug from recycled sweaters.

Here s a list of materials you will need for your upcycled rug from recycled wool. Mine were mainly cashmere and some lambswool. I ll cover upcycled rugs from recycled wool sweaters in another tutorial. So you want to make something with all those wool sweaters.

They should be at least 70 80 wool. A recycled turtleneck sweater will fit a hot water bottle perfectly. Everyone has a favorite wool sweater or two that has been shrunken and felted in the washer. So let s get started.

These sweater blankets are really fun and rewarding to make and. You use a felted sweater preferably in red if you have it but you could do these in any color. Upcycle sweaters into a gorgeous diy felt rug what you need to make a felt rug. The number of balls you ll need will depend upon the rug size and the size of the balls.

Jan 25 2020 have fun recycling your old wool sweaters into a gorgeous diy felt rug. I use cotton flannel in a coordinating color on the back. No sewing required to make this colourful and unique handmade rug for your home. I think a cable knit.

Continue attaching felt balls until the rug is your desired size referring to your pattern as necessary. Wool sweaters i used the equivalent of 4 5 sweaters for this felt rug. 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.

This area rug is so gorgeous and you can create it with an old sweater. A full area rug might take several thousand felt balls while a doormat will require only a few hundred. I ve used mine to make rugs mittens dog sweaters and the most versatile gift item of all hats. You can also use scrap pieces of felt or sweater felt for this diy too.

Wool sweaters are fabulous for recycling too so soft and cushy but the technique for making upcycled wool rugs with them is slightly different. 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. You may want to keep this in mind when selecting sweaters. Learn how to do the almost as easy felted version at apartment therapy.

The following is an excerpt from the sweater chop shop by crispina ffrench storey publishing 2009.