Making A Felt Rug From Recycled Sweaters

Everyone has a favorite wool sweater or two that has been shrunken and felted in the washer.

Making a felt rug from recycled sweaters.

Using recycled textiles to create home accessories sweaters and even furniture ffrench has. You may want to keep this in mind when selecting sweaters. I use cotton flannel in a coordinating color on the back. So let s get started.

Learn how to make recycled sweater hats for the entire family and everyone else on your list. I think a cable knit. 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.

A full area rug might take several thousand felt balls while a doormat will require only a few hundred. So you want to make something with all those wool sweaters. Continue attaching felt balls until the rug is your desired size referring to your pattern as necessary. A recycled turtleneck sweater will fit a hot water bottle perfectly.

Mine were mainly cashmere and some lambswool. This area rug is so gorgeous and you can create it with an old sweater. Make these sweater sleeve slippers. Here s a list of materials you will need for your upcycled rug from recycled wool.

The number of balls you ll need will depend upon the rug size and the size of the balls. Wool sweaters i used the equivalent of 4 5 sweaters for this felt rug. Upcycle sweaters into a gorgeous diy felt rug what you need to make a felt rug. You can also use scrap pieces of felt or sweater felt for this diy too.

These hearts are perfect for valentine s day or anytime that you just want a cute little decoration. Jan 25 2020 have fun recycling your old wool sweaters into a gorgeous diy felt rug. No sewing required to make this colourful and unique handmade rug for your home. Sweaters that are really bulky to start get too bulky when felted.

They should be at least 70 80 wool. I ll cover upcycled rugs from recycled wool sweaters in another tutorial. Wool sweaters are fabulous for recycling too so soft and cushy but the technique for making upcycled wool rugs with them is slightly different. I ve used mine to make rugs mittens dog sweaters and the most versatile gift item of all hats.

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.